Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh launches improved Air Quality Early Warning System for Delhi-NCR

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh launches improved Air Quality Early Warning System for Delhi-NCR

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh launches improved Air Quality Early Warning System for Delhi-NCR

  • The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune has developed a new ‘Decision Support System’ (DSS) and enhanced the existing ‘Air Quality Early Warning System’ (AQEWS) for Delhi-NCR region, to have better air-quality management in the region.
  • IITM Pune is an autonomous institute under the Ministry of Earth Sciences.
  • The institute has also developed a dedicated website for DSS, to deliver quantitative information about the contribution of emissions from Delhi and surrounding districts to the air quality. 
  • The new and improved systems were launched by Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences, as a part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav week organised by the Ministry of Earth Sciences.

Source: PIB

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