Air pollution has become a common issue in almost all states of India. Several cities like Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata are experiencing several harsh impacts of pollution. Understanding the severity of air pollution is very important and to address the issue, the Pollution control boards of numerous areas have installed special devices to record and display the data collected from the areas. These devices are often installed in one fixed place providing data in just one place. Some students and researchers from Visakhapatnam have designed a special device to monitor air pollution levels named ‘Mobile Air Pollution Monitoring Facility.’
Visakhapatnam is significantly affected by Air pollution due to high port activity. Areas like Bheemunipatnam, Parawada, Gajuwaka, Pedagantyada, One Town, Scindia, Kurmannapalem, Gangavaram Port and Visakhapatnam Port experience high levels of air pollution. The general public remains unaware of the exact levels of air pollution in the areas.
To address these issues, the Department of Meteorology and Oceanography of the Andhra Pradesh University has built the Mobile Air Pollution Monitoring Facility. While the devices widely used are often fixed, this facility can travel to different parts of the city. It allows the citizens to stay informed about the air quality in their respective areas. It can also collect data from various parts of the city to help in the research and studies of the students.
The entire facility is built on a van that allows it to move from one place to another. The facilities usually fixed in one place can provide wrong readings but this facility records the data of every specific location. It was built as a part of the research work by the researchers and students of the Andhra Pradesh University. A research scholar named Anasa Rao of the Department of Meteorology and Oceanography mentioned that a company-sponsored the whole expenditure of the project. He also mentioned this vehicle would greatly benefit the public.
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