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Smog Towers, Cloud Seeding Not Solution To India's Air Pollution Problem: US Scientist
Richard Peltier said there is a good understanding that air pollution is "really quite bad" across India but precision is lacking due to the limited distribution of air pollution monitors.
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Delhi Environment Minister Orders Smog Tower To Be Functional Again
With the ruling AAP government coming in the line of Opposition fire amid runaway pollution in the national capital, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Tuesday said he has ordered the resumption of the functioning of the city's only smog tower.
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Smog Tower Non-Operational Due To Delayed Salary: Delhi Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj
While the national capital remains shrouded in a thick blanket of haze, the smog tower located in Connaught Place is locked up.
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Delhi Smog Towers Not Effective In Reducing Air Pollution, Tribunal Told
Two experimental smog towers in the city have not been effective in reducing air pollution and the operation of these costly giant air purifiers lacks merit, the Delhi Smog Towers Not Effective In Reducing Air Pollution, Tribunal Told (DPCC) has told
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Smog Towers To Improve Air Quality: How Delhi Is Fighting Pollution
Every winter for at least a decade now, Delhi has been bracing for extreme air pollution that harms the health of its population, particularly children and the elderly.
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Delhi Minister Seeks Suspension Of Officer Who Halted Smog Tower Project
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai wrote to Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday, seeking the suspension of Delhi Pollution Control Committee chairman Ashwani Kumar for "arbitrarily halting" the operation of a large smog tower installed at Connaught Place.
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Connaught Place Anti-Smog Tower Shuts Down, Blame Game Begins
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said the large smog tower installed at Connaught Place two years ago to reduce air pollution in the vicinity has been shut down arbitrarily on the orders of DPCC Chairman Ashwani Kumar.
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Even A 78-Feet-High Smog Tower Couldn't Give Breathable Air To Delhi
Even the recently installed smog tower in Delhis Connaught Place could not give breathable air to residents on Diwali night as air quality across Delhi-NCR nosedived to the "severe" zone following rampant cracker bursting, government data showed.
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Arvind Kejriwal Announces Action Plan To Combat Air Pollution In Winters
To combat air pollution in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced a 10-point "winter action plan" that focuses on dust control, using the Pusa bio-decomposer, installing smog towers and checking waste burning and vehicular emissions.
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Smog Tower At Delhi's Connaught Place To Start Fully From October 1: Minister
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Wednesday said the trial of the smog tower at Connaught Place has been completed and it will start working at full capacity from October 1.
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India's First Smog Tower Inaugurated In Delhi
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday inaugurated India's first smog tower in Delhi's Connaught Place that will purify 1,000 cubic metres of air per second within a radius of around 1 km.
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Delhi's First Smog Tower Will Be Ready By August 15: Gopal Rai
The national capital is all set to get its first smog tower by August 15, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Thursday, adding that its construction had been delayed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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20-Crore Rupee Smog Tower In Delhi's Connaught Place To Be "1st-Of-Its-Kind": Arvind Kejriwal
The Delhi Cabinet has approved a tree transplantation policy to prevent felling of trees due to development works in the national capital, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said, asserting that it will be a first-of-its-kind policy in the country.
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Smog Tower In Delhi's Connaught Place Will Be Ready In 10 Months: Officials
The work to install a smog tower at Connaught Place in central Delhi has started and it will be ready in 10 months, officials said on Wednesday.
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Start Smog Tower Work Soon: Top Court Tells Centre After Deadline Lapses
Half a year since the Supreme Court ordered installation of a Smog Tower, aimed to help combat air pollution, in Delhi's most polluted area - Anand Vihar - "within three months", the top court pulled up the Central and state governments directing them to "start at the earliest".
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Smog Towers, Cloud Seeding Not Solution To India's Air Pollution Problem: US Scientist
Richard Peltier said there is a good understanding that air pollution is "really quite bad" across India but precision is lacking due to the limited distribution of air pollution monitors.
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Delhi Environment Minister Orders Smog Tower To Be Functional Again
With the ruling AAP government coming in the line of Opposition fire amid runaway pollution in the national capital, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Tuesday said he has ordered the resumption of the functioning of the city's only smog tower.
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Smog Tower Non-Operational Due To Delayed Salary: Delhi Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj
While the national capital remains shrouded in a thick blanket of haze, the smog tower located in Connaught Place is locked up.
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Delhi Smog Towers Not Effective In Reducing Air Pollution, Tribunal Told
Two experimental smog towers in the city have not been effective in reducing air pollution and the operation of these costly giant air purifiers lacks merit, the Delhi Smog Towers Not Effective In Reducing Air Pollution, Tribunal Told (DPCC) has told
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Smog Towers To Improve Air Quality: How Delhi Is Fighting Pollution
Every winter for at least a decade now, Delhi has been bracing for extreme air pollution that harms the health of its population, particularly children and the elderly.
-
Delhi Minister Seeks Suspension Of Officer Who Halted Smog Tower Project
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai wrote to Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday, seeking the suspension of Delhi Pollution Control Committee chairman Ashwani Kumar for "arbitrarily halting" the operation of a large smog tower installed at Connaught Place.
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Connaught Place Anti-Smog Tower Shuts Down, Blame Game Begins
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said the large smog tower installed at Connaught Place two years ago to reduce air pollution in the vicinity has been shut down arbitrarily on the orders of DPCC Chairman Ashwani Kumar.
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Even A 78-Feet-High Smog Tower Couldn't Give Breathable Air To Delhi
Even the recently installed smog tower in Delhis Connaught Place could not give breathable air to residents on Diwali night as air quality across Delhi-NCR nosedived to the "severe" zone following rampant cracker bursting, government data showed.
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Arvind Kejriwal Announces Action Plan To Combat Air Pollution In Winters
To combat air pollution in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced a 10-point "winter action plan" that focuses on dust control, using the Pusa bio-decomposer, installing smog towers and checking waste burning and vehicular emissions.
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Smog Tower At Delhi's Connaught Place To Start Fully From October 1: Minister
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Wednesday said the trial of the smog tower at Connaught Place has been completed and it will start working at full capacity from October 1.
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India's First Smog Tower Inaugurated In Delhi
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday inaugurated India's first smog tower in Delhi's Connaught Place that will purify 1,000 cubic metres of air per second within a radius of around 1 km.
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Delhi's First Smog Tower Will Be Ready By August 15: Gopal Rai
The national capital is all set to get its first smog tower by August 15, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Thursday, adding that its construction had been delayed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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20-Crore Rupee Smog Tower In Delhi's Connaught Place To Be "1st-Of-Its-Kind": Arvind Kejriwal
The Delhi Cabinet has approved a tree transplantation policy to prevent felling of trees due to development works in the national capital, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said, asserting that it will be a first-of-its-kind policy in the country.
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Smog Tower In Delhi's Connaught Place Will Be Ready In 10 Months: Officials
The work to install a smog tower at Connaught Place in central Delhi has started and it will be ready in 10 months, officials said on Wednesday.
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Start Smog Tower Work Soon: Top Court Tells Centre After Deadline Lapses
Half a year since the Supreme Court ordered installation of a Smog Tower, aimed to help combat air pollution, in Delhi's most polluted area - Anand Vihar - "within three months", the top court pulled up the Central and state governments directing them to "start at the earliest".
