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Delhi CM Gupta inspects dust catchers, plans smart registrar offices
The Story in Brief
The Story in Brief
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday inspected air pollution mitigation devices installed under the Delhi government’s Innovation Challenge, including pole-mounted dust catchers near Kirti Nagar. Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said each device collects dust from a 400-square-metre radius and alerts authorities when full after 15-20 days.
The devices are among 22 shortlisted technologies now undergoing pilot trials. Separately, Gupta announced plans to overhaul registrar offices with AI-based facial recognition and blockchain-backed record security, modelled on Passport Seva Kendras. Around 15-16 pilot projects have been installed across the city, Sirsa added.
The Indian Opinion
The Innovation Challenge is an honest effort, but Delhi’s toxic air is mostly seasonal: winter inversion traps emissions from vehicles, industry, and stubble burning. Pole-mounted dust catchers of 400-square-metre radius are tiny against 1,500 sq km. The real test will be outside trial season: can these devices reduce the air quality index in November? Or will they, like smog towers, remain photo ops with high maintenance costs?
Source: millenniumpost.in
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