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A day earlier, Mumbai state minister Deepak Kesarkar advised reporters that six applied sciences, together with vehicle-mounted air filters, have been recognized to scale back air air pollution within the metropolis.
The Mumbai civic physique is establishing a command and management heart to gather information utilizing sensor-based air high quality index (AQI) displays, an official mentioned on Thursday.
The proposal is within the pipeline, an official advised PTI, including that machines will probably be put in in several areas of the town to get “hyper-local” data.
However he mentioned no formal proposal has been ready concerning the initiative.
A day earlier, Mumbai state minister Deepak Kesarkar advised reporters that six applied sciences, together with vehicle-mounted air filters, have been recognized to scale back air air pollution within the metropolis.
As many as 350 buses of the Brihanmumbai Electrical Provide and Transport (BEST) Company will probably be geared up with “vehicle-mounted filters” to “take away impurities” of mud and different particles, Kesarkar mentioned throughout a press convention.
In line with the most recent System for Air High quality and Climate Forecasting and Analysis (SAFAR-India) information, Mumbai’s general air high quality index was recorded at 133 (reasonable) on Thursday night.
The air high quality at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, south of the town, was recorded as “very poor” with the air high quality index standing at 301 final Friday night.
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First printed: November 2, 2023 | 9:25 pm he
(tags for translation) Air air pollution