The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) will install 46 additional Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations (CAAQMS) in Delhi-NCR as part of the ongoing strengthening of the air quality monitoring network across the region.
These stations include 14 in Delhi, 16 in Haryana, one in Rajasthan and 15 in Uttar Pradesh, constituting the NCR region. The Commission has been reviewing the status of augmentation of 27 new CAAQMS across the region. The CAQM reiterated that a robust and dense air quality monitoring network is vital for effective monitoring and mitigation of air pollution in the region.
The Commission said that the air quality monitoring framework in Delhi-NCR is being significantly strengthened through systematic augmentation of the CAAQMS network. The framework aims to ensure spatial coverage, improved data reliability and robust scientific assessment of air pollution across the region.
The initiative is aimed at enhancing real-time air quality surveillance and supporting evidence-based policy interventions for effective air pollution abatement in Delhi-NCR. The CAQM emphasised that monitoring density must adequately reflect population distribution, land-use characteristics such as residential, traffic, industrial and background areas, urban contiguity and the rapid expansion of peri-urban/suburban regions. It said that background and border stations are also required to better understand regional transport of pollutants and baseline air quality levels influencing Delhi-NCR.
