[Urbanstudy] Odd-even: 3-tier air quality monitoring to be set up by Delhi government

[Vinay Baindur]

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Odd-even: 3-tier air quality monitoring to be set up by Delhi government
By ET Bureau | 4 Apr, 2016, 09.25PM IST
RELATED VIDEOPhase 2 of odd-even scheme in Delhi to begin from April 15
[image: Delhi government plans to undertake three tier monitoring of air
pollution in the second phase of odd and even road rationing scheme, which
begins on April 15.]Delhi government plans to undertake three tier
monitoring of air pollution in the second phase of odd and even road
rationing scheme, which begins on April 15.

NEW DELHI: Delhi <http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/Delhi>
government <http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/government> plans to
undertake three tier monitoring of air pollution
<http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/air-pollution> in the second
phase of odd and even
<http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/odd-and-even> road rationing
scheme <http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/road-rationing-scheme>,
which begins on April 15. This was discussed on Monday when Environment
minister <http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/Environment-minister> Imran
Hussain <http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/Imran-Hussain> reviewed
preparations with government officials.

"In view of forthcoming Odd-Even Part-2 Drive, Environment Department &
Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) have planned to undertake
monitoring of major parameters such as PM2.5, PM10 and NO2 during the
period from 6th April 2016 to 30th April 2016 in Delhi and its surrounding
areas," informed an official government statement. Further, it explained
that the three tier monitoring system will involve the Existing Real Time
Monitoring Network, Manual Monitoring and Hand Held Light Scattering
System.

Existing Real Time Monitoring Network gives the data of six locations where
monitoring equipments have been installed. These locations are Mandir Marg,
Punjabi Bagh, R.K. Puram, Anand Vihar, IGI Air Port and Civil Lines. Manual
Monitoring stations will be deployed to collect data, twice before the
start of Odd Even 2 period as well as twice during the period of the
scheme's implementation. "Such data will be collected and monitored at 10
different locations near road side, 20 different residential areas and 15
industrial areas, thus, totalling 45 locations, said the statement.

The 'Hand Held Light Scattering System' will be used to collect data at 55
locations. Additionally, it will also be put in place at 21 points i.e. 3
different points at each of 7 Border Areas i.e one inside Delhi Border,
second on the Border and third one outside Delhi Border.

Hussain reviewed preparations with the Environment Department as well as
the Delhi Pollution Control Committee for measurement of various parameters
of Ambient Air Quality of Delhi during the road rationing scheme's second
phase. During the first phase, the Delhi government had depended upon the
six stations and handful of hand held devices for measuring impact on air
pollution on account of the scheme
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