New Delhi, September 21 (IANS) Delhi government will conduct a focused study on ‘smog’ photochelitic coatings, which can be applied to roads, concrete and tiles to reduce NO2 and harmful hydrocarbons, Environment Minister Meshinder Singh Sirsa said on Sunday.
In a recent order, Sirsa directed the Environment Department to work on an action plan to strengthen the city’s protective shield against air pollution through technology-managed interventions and scientific verification.
Sirsa said, “Delhi will best evaluate and adopt the best evaluation of the proven photochelitic techniques, giving priority to the security, stability and average impact to rapidly distribute the cleaner air.”
He said, “Delhi’s fight against pollution is personal-every senior, every worker-and we are putting simple, safe, science-based equipment on the ground, measuring the results openly, and scaling quickly, wherever the families can feel the difference in the air,” he said.
Sirsa reported that the Environment Department will take this work in simple, accountable stages: selecting a reputed scientific partner within 30 days, running field trials on the real city stretch, sharing monthly progress, and providing a final report within six months of the MoU.
The study will focus on safety, stability and value for money, while maping reliable suppliers so that Delhi can scale fast when the results are strong.
“If the study confirms that these ‘smog of eating’ surfaces are effective and cost, efficient, then the department will be visible in air quality, rapidly to priority places such as busy corridors, markets and priority places to give benefits to people for the first time.
He said that the Environment Department has been empowered to include any practical words required to smooth execution and timely results, keeping citizens at the center of every decision, he said.
The minister further stated that the challenge of innovators has emerged as a strong engine for people-managed solutions. “From the very first day, this administration has supported innovation to find real, on-ground answers of pollution, supported by-science, tested on our streets, and scaled to people,” Sirsa said.
He said that the challenge has drawn students, startups and experts in large numbers, in which the environment department has accelerated pilots and ideas for evaluation. He said, “Bring your best ideas – Delhi will test them, funds what works, and will take it to the city so that every family can easily breathe,” he said.
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