Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh's First Pollution Control Tower
- 04 Oct 2021
- 2 min read
Why in News
- Recently, installation of an Air Pollution Control Tower (APCT) has been approved on DND Expressway to control air pollution in the Noida region.
- This work has been done with the help of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL).
Key Points
- According to the official information, this air pollution control tower in the green belt of DND Expressway near Sector 16 (A) Filmcity of Noida will be installed and operated as a pilot project within the next two months.
- The base of this Air Pollution Control Tower (APCT) will have a diameter of about 4.50 meters and a height of about 20 meters.
- At present, this tower is being constructed at Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited's Haridwar plant and for its installation, about 400 square meters of space has been provided by the authority temporarily.
- With the installation of this tower, the area of about one square kilometer and the air quality of DND and Greater Noida-Noida Expressway will improve.
- An expenditure of about 37 lakh rupees has been estimated per year in the operation of this tower, 50% of which will be borne by the Noida Authority.
- A tower of this type has been set up in Delhi's Connaught Place in August 2021, but this will be the first air pollution control tower in Uttar Pradesh.
