Press Release: Clean Air for Delhi 2010 and Beyond Programme

This programme is implemented by Aria Technologies and Léosphère in collaboration with the Central Pollution Control Board.

The “Clean Air for Delhi 2010 and Beyond” programme is an advanced notification system on daily air quality developed for the National Capital Region of Delhi, through technical assistance supported by the French Government. The programme, started during the Commonwealth Games, is implemented by two French firms, Aria Technologies and Léosphère, in collaboration with and for the Central Pollution Control Board. It is designed to provide pollution alerts to the public and the media with the aim of minimising future instances of higher health impacts.

Mr Jérôme Bonnafont, Ambassador of France to India, introduced this programme which was presented by Prof S. P. Gautam, Chairman of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and Dr Armand Albergel, Representative of Aria Technologies and Léosphère during a press meet on Friday, 22nd October,2010.

The “Clean Air for Delhi 2010 and Beyond” programme covers an area of 52km x52km of the NCR. While the system is based on a modelling exercise combining the atmospheric physics of weather forecasting and atmospheric chemistry, the inputs include emission intensities from multiple sources contributing to air pollution. The data includes information from the existing monitoring network operated by CPCB and a laser-based lidar network deployed in the region. The programme provided 48-hour forecast on air quality during the Commonwealth Games and it continues its day-to-day operations under the leadership of CPCB in Delhi. When the system is fully established for Delhi, its replication in other cities may be considered.

Link to the Press release posted @ France in India.

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Mr. Jérôme Bonnafont, Ambassador of France to India, & Prof S. P. Gautam, Chairman of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) interacting with the media





Mobile lidar monitoring provided 3D evolution of pollution during the Delhi Commonwealth Games 2010






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Current air pollution forecasts for Delhi are here.


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Articles from SIM-air working paper series on Air Pollution in Delhi

• No.35 - Analysis of air quality index for Delhi, India
  
• No.22 - Air quality management in Delhi - Then, Now, and Next
  
• No.29 - Monitoring what we want to manage and mapping urban air pollution in Delhi
• No.24 - Urban passenger travel statistics in India
• No.28 - Measuring 3-wheeler emissions in Delhi
  
• No.25 - Photochemistry of air pollution in Delhi
• No.32 - nalysis of impact of metro rail on air pollution in Delhi
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