Delhi govt trials new air-cleaning technologies to tackle pollution
The Delhi government began field trials of multiple air-cleaning systems across the capital. The tests are meant to identify effective technologies for wider deployment through year-round pollution control.
The Delhi government on Saturday began field trials of a range of air-cleaning technologies across the national capital as part of its effort to tackle pollution through innovation and year-round intervention.
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta inspected several newly installed pollution-control systems under the Delhi government’s ‘Innovation Challenge’, and was accompanied by Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa and MLA Harish Khurana.
Among them was the STR 101 Filterless Air Purifier, with 21 units installed on Satguru Ram Singh Marg in west Delhi. According to officials, the self-cleaning system can process nearly 300,000 litres of air every hour and is designed to reduce smoke, dust, PM2.5, PM10 and other pollutants.
The delegation also reviewed India’s first EV-mounted anti-smog gun deployed in Kirti Nagar and Mayapuri. The zero-emission mobile system aims to suppress road dust, improve visibility and create cleaner air corridors.
Another technology undergoing trials is the PAWAN III pollution control device installed near Kirti Nagar Fire Station. Officials said the system targets vehicular emissions at the source and field tests have shown a nearly 29 per cent reduction in particulate pollution.
Gupta also inspected pole-mounted dust catchers and central verge air purifiers installed in the Kirti Nagar industrial area.
Calling pollution control a continuous priority rather than a seasonal campaign, the Chief Minister said these Made-in-India technologies are designed to reduce particulate pollution and improve public health.
Explaining the functioning of the devices, Sirsa said the systems automatically collect dust and generate alerts after 15-20 days once storage capacity is reached. Each unit is capable of covering an area of nearly 400 square metres and will be protected with iron enclosures.
The devices form part of 22 shortlisted innovations currently being tested under the next phase of Delhi’s Innovation Challenge, launched last October to invite solutions from startups, research institutions and individuals for reducing PM2.5 and PM10 emissions.
Sirsa said 15-16 pilot projects have already been deployed in different parts of Delhi and added that technologies found effective after evaluation by IITs and other laboratories could be rolled out on a larger scale across the city.
The Delhi government on Saturday began field trials of a range of air-cleaning technologies across the national capital as part of its effort to tackle pollution through innovation and year-round intervention.
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta inspected several newly installed pollution-control systems under the Delhi government’s ‘Innovation Challenge’, and was accompanied by Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa and MLA Harish Khurana.
Among them was the STR 101 Filterless Air Purifier, with 21 units installed on Satguru Ram Singh Marg in west Delhi. According to officials, the self-cleaning system can process nearly 300,000 litres of air every hour and is designed to reduce smoke, dust, PM2.5, PM10 and other pollutants.
The delegation also reviewed India’s first EV-mounted anti-smog gun deployed in Kirti Nagar and Mayapuri. The zero-emission mobile system aims to suppress road dust, improve visibility and create cleaner air corridors.
Another technology undergoing trials is the PAWAN III pollution control device installed near Kirti Nagar Fire Station. Officials said the system targets vehicular emissions at the source and field tests have shown a nearly 29 per cent reduction in particulate pollution.
Gupta also inspected pole-mounted dust catchers and central verge air purifiers installed in the Kirti Nagar industrial area.
Calling pollution control a continuous priority rather than a seasonal campaign, the Chief Minister said these Made-in-India technologies are designed to reduce particulate pollution and improve public health.
Explaining the functioning of the devices, Sirsa said the systems automatically collect dust and generate alerts after 15-20 days once storage capacity is reached. Each unit is capable of covering an area of nearly 400 square metres and will be protected with iron enclosures.
The devices form part of 22 shortlisted innovations currently being tested under the next phase of Delhi’s Innovation Challenge, launched last October to invite solutions from startups, research institutions and individuals for reducing PM2.5 and PM10 emissions.
Sirsa said 15-16 pilot projects have already been deployed in different parts of Delhi and added that technologies found effective after evaluation by IITs and other laboratories could be rolled out on a larger scale across the city.
