In a bid to study and combat the real-time pollution sources, the Delhi Government will work with the teams of researchers to launch 'Real-time Source Apportionment' project in Delhi, along with setting up an advanced monitoring system of real-time pollution sources.

Delhi Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal, has directed the senior officials to work on the matter and to submit a proposal in front of the Cabinet in this regard. After the clearance from the Cabinet, the work will start in full swing.

Kejriwal said that IIT Delhi, Kanpur and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) have developed technology for real-time source apportionment of pollution.

The development came after a meeting chaired by the Chief Minister with experts of these institutes on Tuesday. He said that the Delhi will work with them to implement the technology in Delhi.

Kejriwal tweeted, "IIT Kanpur, IIT Delhi, and TERI have developed technology for real-time source apportionment of pollution. Had a meeting with their experts. We will work with them to implement it in Delhi If we know the source of pollution on a real-time basis, it will help us take immediate action."

The Delhi government will bring the proposal of setting up these advanced techniques to study the real-time pollution sources in front of the Cabinet. With the implementation of the electric vehicle policy, the Delhi government is working relentlessly to bring down the pollution levels of the capital.

Kejriwal said, "The Delhi government is focusing on the sources of pollution in the capital and working to curb these sources. This technique will give us a clear idea about the real-time sources of air pollution at pollution hotspots in Delhi. This will also help us to take immediate action against these sources."

Under this technology, the Delhi government will establish a super site and a mobile site to find out the sources of pollution in real-time at a given hotspot. First, the Delhi government will install a super site and mobile site at the pollution hotspots on a pilot basis to study the work of these machines. After a month, the Delhi Government will study the results and work accordingly. The Delhi government will be focusing on the hotspot areas in the pilot project. The entire project will be carried out under the guidance of Professor Mukesh Sharma from IIT-Kanpur.

The Delhi government will be the first government in the country to use this technology to find out real-time sources of pollution. The Delhi government has launched several initiatives in the last one year to curb air pollution. This also includes the electric vehicle policy which is considered the most ambitious policy across India.

It is noteworthy that the Delhi government has also initiated an electric vehicles policy and is also running a 'Switch Delhi' campaign to encourage citizens of Delhi to switch from polluting fuel-run cars to EVs.