Chennai Corporation to monitor air quality in city; installs sensors at 93 places

CITY MATTERS CHENNAI The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) is set to start real time air quality monitoring at 75 locations, disseminating air quality data with the installation of on-site digital display boards. The digital display boards will show real time data in areas such as Thalankuppam, Ennore, Ernavoor, Andarkuppam, Chinnamathur, Manjambakkam, Puzhal, Kathirvedu, Puthagaram, Chinnakodungaiyur, R.K.

Nagar, Royapuram, Ripon Buildings, Thousand Lights, Kolathur, Korattur Lake, Padi, Villivakkam, Rajamangalam, Kilpauk, Shenoy Nagar, Nungambakkam, Triplicane, Koyambedu, Maduravoyal, Valasaravakkam, Adambakkam, Nanganallur, Velachery, Taramani, Palavakkam, Uthandi, and Chemmanchery. Most of the digital display boards and air quality sensors have been installed on the premises of schools and hospitals of the GCC.

GCC officials said that the air quality sensors and digital display boards were ready for display of real time data at 75 locations. A decision on display of real time air quality is expected to be taken shortly.