Smog Tower in Delhi | 26 Nov 2019

A smog tower is being planned for the National Capital Region (NCR)-Delhi to create a clean air zone in the region.

The smog tower is one of the devices to control air pollution in NCR-Delhi.
It is expected to reduce particulate matter by 50% in the area.
The filters being installed would use carbon nanofibres as a major component.
The proposed smog tower is focused only on reducing particulate matter load at present.
It will majorly help to reduce the severity of air pollution in NCR-Delhi.

Smog towers are structures designed to work as large-scale air purifiers.
They are usually fitted with multiple layers of air filters, which clean the air of pollutants as it passes through them.
China has the world’s largest smog tower and has reduced PM 2.5 by 19% in an area of around 6 sq km in the tower’s vicinity.