Question: recently in which of the following city in India first Smog Tower of the
Country inaugurated?
a) Mumbai
b) Delhi
c) Chennai
d) Ghaziabad
Answer: (b)
Related Facts:-
- On 23 August 2021; the first smog tower of the country inaugurated at Connaught Place in Delhi.
- It should be known that Delhi is one of the most polluted cities in the world, and starting of smog tower here is a path-breaking milestone.
- Chief Minister of Delhi on this occasion said, many such structures can be installed in the national capital if this pilot project yields results.
- It’s a new technology to India, which has been imported from the US.
- The structure will suck polluted air from above and release clean air from below.
- According to Delhi CM Mr Kejriwal; it will purify 1,000 cubic metres of air per second.
- The smog tower has 40 fans and 5,000 filters developed by experts at the University of Minnesota.
- Tata Projects Limited (TPL) built the smog tower with technical support from IIT-Bombay and IIT-Delhi, which will analyse its data.
- According to reports, the experimental tower in northern China has brought a noticeable improvement in air quality.
- A Delhi government statement said the 24-metre-high smog tower at Connaught Place, one of the biggest commercial centres in the capital, is based on a downdraft air-flow model.