Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on September 7, 2021 launched a portal named “PRANA” – Portal for Regulation of Air-pollution in Non-Attainment cities under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP).
- Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) are implementing National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) in the country since 2019 with targets to achieve 20 to 30 % reduction in Particulate Matter(PM10 and PM2.5 ) concentrations by 2024 across the country.
First functional smog tower in India
- Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav on September 7, 2021 inaugurated the first functional smog tower in India at Anand Vihar, Delhi.
- The smog tower at Anand Vihar with a height of over 20m, is of downdraft type, i.e. polluted air comes in from the top of the tower and clean air comes out of the bottom is intended for localised reduction in air pollution (Particulate Matter).
- The filtration system used in the tower has been designed by University of Minnesota with an expected efficiency of 90%. 40 fan units have been installed to provide a design airflow rate of 1000 m3/sec. The tower has been built by Tata Projects Limited with NBCC (India) Ltd. as the project management consultant.
International Day of clean Air For Blue Skies
- Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav has asked all stakeholders including the citizens to sincerely and earnestly contribute to achieve cleaner air and healthier lives for all.
- The Union Minister, who was speaking at an event in New Delhi on September 7 to mark the second International Day of clean Air For Blue Skies.
