Greater Chennai Corporation to monitor air quality at 75 locations
The civic body has installed sensors at 93 places and will use digital display boards to show real-time data in various areas.
The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) is set to begin real-time air quality monitoring at 75 locations across Chennai, according to The Hindu.
The civic body has installed sensors at 93 places, though real-time data display is expected to launch at 75 of these sites. Most sensors and digital display boards have been placed on the premises of GCC schools and hospitals.
The Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) will manage the monitoring and analysis of air quality. The ICCC will track pollutants including PM2.5, PM10, NO2, SO2, CO, and O3 through a centralised dashboard.
Using analytics, the GCC will inspect polluted locations and construction sites. The body will also decide on tree planting in areas with poor air quality and launch initiatives to increase public transport usage on polluted roads.
The ICCC will identify areas with poor, very poor, and severe Air Quality Index (AQI) levels. During Deepavali, the ICCC reported the highest location averages of AQI in Kallikuppam, Oragadam Ambattur, Valasaravakkam, Triplicane, and Ernavoor.
A decision regarding the display of real-time air quality data is expected to be taken shortly.
