New Delhi: A team from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi will be analysing the impact of the odd-even scheme, which will be rolled out from November 4 in the city, using real-time pollution monitoring devices invented by students. The monitoring will be done from October 15 to November 15 to study the effectiveness of the car-rationing scheme in improving air quality. The six-member team has invented sensor-based pollution monitoring devices called "Eziomotiv" which has been patented and has received certification from the Institute of Computer-Aided Design (ICAD), a report stated. IIT Delhis, incubation member, Pooja Singh, said, "The devices will be placed atop around 250 buses running in the national capital to gauge air quality. The devices will help calculate Particulate Matter (PM), heat, temperature and humidity across different terrains, traffic movement, weather and times of the day." The study will be conducted in two phases — pre odd-even and odd-even. "To analyse whether the scheme was impactful or not we also need data of preceding days to compare with. Hence, it will be done in two phases and we will analyse whether the quality improved or not during odd-even and if yes by how much percentage," she added. The devices that will be used have been invented at IIT through the incubated start up Aerogram. The IITs Centre of Excellence for Research on Clean Air, had provided the initial funding for the project. Other members of the team include — Manoj Sahukar, Faheem Ashraf, Sahil Siwach, Bhaskar Dutt and Surbhi Kumari. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had earlier this month announced introduction of the third edition of the odd-even plan. Under the scheme, odd and even-numbered vehicles will ply on alternate days from November 4 to 15.

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