7/4/2018
PUNE (MUMBAI):
The
Maharashtra Government is going to install "air pollution
controlling" devices in areas of five municipal corporations, apart from
50 locations in Mumbai.
"The number of vehicles in the state has considerably
increased in the last few years. Pollution levels are especially high at
traffic signals, bus stands, railway stations, toll booths, petrol pumps,
airports and construction sites," Environment Minister Ramdas Kadam told.
As the high concentration of dust particles in air has
increased health hazards, these devices have become necessary, he said. "These
devices will be installed in about 50 locations in Mumbai. Also, they will be
installed in the areas of Pune, Nashik, Aurangabad, Nagpur and Chandrapur
municipal corporations," Kadam said.
The environment minister was speaking to reporters after a
meeting with Pune-based Strata Enviro, which manufactures and installs outdoor
'air pollution controllers. "Strata Enviro has, on a pilot basis,
installed these devices in Bengaluru, Delhi, Goa and Thane. I was informed that
the company plans to install devices in 100 cities by 2019," Kadam said.
An official from the Environment department said these devices suck dust particles, toxic gases from about 1,000 sq ft of area, and blow out purified air. Kadam said the company will install these devices free of cost.
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