CHANDIGARH: On the occasion of International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies, UT adviser Dharam Pal inaugurated the air purification tower at Transport light point, Sector 26, Chandigarh, on Tuesday.
Secretary, environment Debendra Dalai, MC commissioner Anindita Mitra, deputy commissioner Mandeep Brar, secretary, health Yashpal Garg and other senior officials were present.
According to Dalai, the tower is the country’s highest, standing 25 mt tall. He said it would cover an around 500 meter radius around Transport Chowk, Sector 26, Chandigarh.
The tower functions by taking polluted air into its mist chamber, where water is sprayed through nozzles in the form of mist on the polluted air. The heavy particles of polluted air are drained out into a tube and collect in a water tank. The purified air is released out into the environment.
This purifier has been installed by Pious Air Pvt Limited without any cost to Chandigarh Administration. The company will also operate and maintain the tower for five years without any cost, Dalai added.
The UT adviser also flagged off a water sprinkler machine on the occasion. The machine will be used to wash road side plants and suppress the dust along roads. He also flagged off a bicycle rally to raise public awareness on air pollution and to encourage people to use bicycle as their local mode of conveyance.
Thereafter, a prize distribution ceremony was conducted at Paryavaran Bhawan, Sector 19 B, Chandigarh to distribute prizes to winners of the poster making competition on the theme of this year's International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies.
