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CM Rekha Gupta inaugurates 6 new continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations
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The six new monitoring stations were inaugurated online at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), SPMSPC Talkatora Garden, Commonwealth Sports Complex, Delhi Cantonment and NSUT (West Campus).
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta today inaugurated six new Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations (CAAQMS) and launched the ‘Vayu Rakshak’ initiative with the deployment of 100 dedicated Vayu Rakshaks, as part of the Government’s sustained efforts to control air pollution in the national capital. The initiative aims to strengthen both real-time air quality monitoring and on-ground enforcement, ensuring year-round action against pollution.
The programme, held at the Delhi Secretariat, was attended by Delhi’s Environment Minister Shri Manjinder Singh Sirsa and senior officials of the Environment Department.
Effective expansion of the air monitoring network
The six new monitoring stations were inaugurated online at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), SPMSPC Talkatora Garden, Commonwealth Sports Complex, Delhi Cantonment and NSUT (West Campus).
With the addition of these stations, the total number of CAAQMS in Delhi has increased to 46, making it the largest air quality monitoring network in any city in the country. Of these, 30 stations are operated by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), 10 by the India Meteorological Department / IITM, and 6 by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). A further 14 monitoring stations are planned to be installed in the coming period.
