The Capital on Tuesday expanded its air quality monitoring network from 47 to 60 stations with the inauguration of 13 new continuous ambient air quality monitoring stations (CAAQMS).
The new monitoring stations have been installed at Ghummanhera, Chhawla, Karala, Hastsal, Jharoda Kalan, Burari, Narela, Maidan Garhi, Nangloi, Vasundhara Enclave and Badarpur, among others. The data will be available through the Central Pollution Control Board’s server and the SAMEER mobile application. The ICCC is a centralised digital platform integrating data on air quality, dust-control measures, ambient noise, industrial emissions, stubble burning, citizen complaints and enforcement vehicles. The centre employs artificial intelligence, advanced cameras, real-time data and GPS tracking to monitor pollution-control activities, including mechanical road sweeping, construction and incidents of open burning.
They will continuously measure pollutants, including PM2.5 and PM10, alongside meteorological parameters. Of the 15 external data systems planned for integration, nine have been connected, while the remaining six are being integrated in phases.
