India, April 15 -- The Delhi government will set up six new continuous ambient air quality monitoring stations (CAQQMS) across the Capital, state environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said on Monday - a decision that will increase the number of such stations in the city to 46.

The CAQQMS will come up at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), Delhi Cantonment, Netaji Subhash University (West Campus), and the Commonwealth Games Sports Complex, the minister said.

"The Delhi government is committed to improving the air quality in the Capital. The six stations will be installed at various locations as a part of that and we are targeting the installation to be completed by June 30," Sirsa told ...