NEW DELHI: Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday inspected a series of high-tech machines designed to combat air pollution at the Delhi Secretariat. During the inspection, the CM observed the machines in action and sought detailed information on their functionality.
Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa also took part in the demostration of new machines. Addressing the issue of severe air pollution in the capital, Gupta reiterated the Delhi government’s commitment to tackling the problem.
The chief minister also pointed out that the government has allocated specific provisions in this year’s budget to deploy advanced machines for street cleaning. “The initiative aims to ensure round-the-clock road cleaning and water sprinkling across the city.
These machines will be deployed in all assembly constituencies across Delhi as part of the ongoing effort to improve air quality,” Gupta said. The demonstration featured several advanced machines, including water sprinklers integrated with smog guns, mechanical road sweeping machines (electric and CNG), litter picker machines and water jetting machines. Each of these machines plays a crucial role in dust control and air pollution mitigation.
One of the machines shown during the event was a water sprinkler with an anti-smog gun. It can hold 17,000 litres of water and run for four hours.
It sprays a fine mist that helps reduce harmful dust in the air and can even clean off dust from tall trees, the statement said. An electric road sweeping machine with a 3.5-metre sweeping range can clean up to 45 km in one shift.
It has a water tank that can be expanded up to 2,000 litres and is useful for removing dust, small stones and litter from roads, it added. The CNG-powered sweeping machine is similar and works at a speed of 8 to 10 kilometres per hour, the statement said. A battery-operated litter picker was also on display.
The CM said Delhi will get 460 sprinkler machines with anti-smog guns, 70 sweeping machines, 70 litter pickers, water tankers and garbage trucks. All of them will be equipped with the latest technology like GPS, CCTV, air quality monitors, and IoT sensors, the CM added.