Air purifier deployed at Taj Mahal to tackle pollution

Agra (UP), v 3 (PTI) As rth India battles severe levels of pollution, state authorities have deployed an air purifier at Taj Mahal to save iconic monument, officials said on Sunday. air purifier van deployed by Uttar Presh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) has capacity to purify 15 lakh cubic metre air in eight hours within a 300-metre rius, y said.

"Looking at developing situation and consistent deterioration in air quality, a mobile air purifier van has been deployed at west gate of Taj Mahal," Regional Officer of UPPCB Bhuvan Yav told PTI.

Pollution around white marble mausoleum has been a cause of concern for a long time as it has been damaging monument, one of seven wonders of world. district ministration, Agra Nagar Nigam and UPPCB collaborated with telecom operator Vodafone-Idea, as part of corporate social responsibility efforts, to bring in two such air purifier vans to city to combat pollution, officials said. vans were brought to Agra on October 24 and looking at fast deteriorating air quality in city, one of m has w been deployed near Taj Mahal to protect it from air pollution, Yav said. At present re is continuous air monitoring station around Taj Mahal to help calculate AQI so magnitude of how much air has been purified cant be determined, officials said. However, re is a monitoring station at Sanjay Palace in city, which showed an AQI of 293 at 4 pm, according to Central Pollution Control Board. An AQI between 201-300 is considered 'poor' and causes breathing discomfort to most people on prolonged exposure. Several rth Indian cities have been battling tremendous levels of pollution over past few days, prompting authorities to declare a health emergency in Delhi.