Good News: Delhi to Breathe Fresh Air Soon, First Smog Tower to be Inaugurated on August 23

Delhi is all set to get its first smog tower scheduled to be launched on Monday. The smog tower will help combat air pollution at hotspots. Arvind Kejriwal, chief minister, Delhi will be inaugurating the tower in Connaught Place, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai stated on Thursday. The tower is built at Baba Kharak Singh Marg.

Talking about the length, the structure is over 20-metres-tall and is expected to clean the air around a 1-kilometre radius in that area. The inauguration for the smog tower will take place on August 23 by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. After that, experts will help ascertain its impact on pollution. The results will help further decide whether we need to install more equipment or not, added Gopal Rai.

The COVID pandemic had led to the delays in construction of the tower. The smog tower holds the capacity to purify 1,000 cubic metres of air per second, Rai added. Once the structure becomes operational, a two-year pilot study will be undertaken to understand the effectiveness of the smog tower.