Future smog towers will be at least three times cheaper experts tell Delhi govt
New Delhi Sep 22 PTI Smog towers that could come up in Delhi in the future will be at least three times cheaper than the one at Connaught Place environment department officials said on WednesdayA team of six experts from IIT Bombay and IIT Delhi has been constituted to study the impact of the Rs 20-crore air purifier in central DelhiAmong other things the two-year study will focus on developing design parameters for a cost-effective indigenous smog tower according to the officialsThe experts will try to ascertain the area of influence and the optimum fan speed for best results at minimum costs an official saidThe study will also focus on reducing the size of the structure minimising energy consumption and developing design parameters and specifications for low-cost indigenous filters and fans The filters imported from the US are really expensive he saidThe Indian version of this smog tower will be at least three times cheaper according to experts from IITs the official saidThe smog tower at Baba Kharak Singh Marg has 5000 coarse filters and as many fine filters which can capture particulate matter as small as 03 micronsThus it can also ascertain the concentration of particles smaller than PM25 another official saidChief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had inaugurated the smog tower as a pilot project on August 23Environment Minister Gopal Rai said it will be working at full capacity from October 1The officials said the air purifier was operated for 24 hours straight for the first time on TuesdayWe found that the hourly PM25 levels reduced from 34 micrograms per cubic metre to 4 gm and the PM10 levels reduced from 44 gm to 6 gm an official saidThe smog tower can purify air in a one-km radius around the structure at a rate of around 1000 cubic metres per second PTI GVS IJT
New Delhi Sep 22 PTI Smog towers that could come up in Delhi in the future will be at least three times cheaper than the one at Connaught Place environment department officials said on WednesdayA team of six experts from IIT Bombay and IIT Delhi has been constituted to study the impact of the Rs 20-crore air purifier in central DelhiAmong other things the two-year study will focus on developing design parameters for a cost-effective indigenous smog tower according to the officialsThe experts will try to ascertain the area of influence and the optimum fan speed for best results at minimum costs an official saidThe study will also focus on reducing the size of the structure minimising energy consumption and developing design parameters and specifications for low-cost indigenous filters and fans The filters imported from the US are really expensive he saidThe Indian version of this smog tower will be at least three times cheaper according to experts from IITs the official saidThe smog tower at Baba Kharak Singh Marg has 5000 coarse filters and as many fine filters which can capture particulate matter as small as 03 micronsThus it can also ascertain the concentration of particles smaller than PM25 another official saidChief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had inaugurated the smog tower as a pilot project on August 23Environment Minister Gopal Rai said it will be working at full capacity from October 1The officials said the air purifier was operated for 24 hours straight for the first time on TuesdayWe found that the hourly PM25 levels reduced from 34 micrograms per cubic metre to 4 gm and the PM10 levels reduced from 44 gm to 6 gm an official saidThe smog tower can purify air in a one-km radius around the structure at a rate of around 1000 cubic metres per second PTI GVS IJT
