Delhi to get 13 new air quality monitoring stations this year
New Delhi, May 8 -- To eliminate geographical gaps in pollution tracking in the Capital, 13 additional Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations (CAAQMS) will be set up across Delhi this year, with 10 expected to be operationalised by November, environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa told HT on Thursday.
Officials aware of the matter said the locations of the new CAAQMS, along with other details, will be finalised within the next few days.
"Delhi currently has 47 CAAQMS, and 13 more will be added this year. The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) will develop 10 of these stations. The location of the new stations is still being finalised, but they will be operational by November. The other three stations will be run by inst...
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