Capital pollution information now on display

Bhubaneswar | Wednesday | 17th October, 2018

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Besides, humidity and temperature is also shown," he told TOI.Kumar said the work on the pollution display was completed within two weeks. "It also shows the air quality index - from which people can know if they have the standard air quality that is healthy for breathing. BHUBANESWAR: To inform residents of noise and air pollution levels, the Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited ( BSCL ) has installed display boards showing relevant data at two sites in the city.BSCL sources said 10 pole-mounted environmental sensors will send inputs on pollution to the data centre, which in turn will forward the information to the display panels. This way, the air quality can also be regulated. The locations were selected based on the traffic and human rush of the areas.Smart city operations leader Shailesh Kumar said for air pollution, the display board shows the level of particulate matter (PM 2.5 and PM 10), nitrogen compounds, sulphur dioxide and carbon monoxide ..