Archive · 27 Dec 2025
Delhi Revives Real-Time Pollution Study
The Delhi government is planning to restart a study that was stopped two years ago.
This study will look at the sources of PM10 pollution in real-time.
The previous study, done by IIT Kanpur, focused on PM2.5 pollution and was stopped because the government was not happy with the data.
Now, the government wants to focus on PM10 because it has been a big problem on many winter days.
They believe that understanding the sources of PM10 will help them come up with better ways to reduce pollution.
A meeting to discuss this is scheduled for January 1.
The government hopes this will help them make long-term plans to tackle both PM2.5 and PM10 pollution.
Delhi government plans to revive real-time source apportionment study focusing on PM10 pollution sources.
Previous study by IIT Kanpur focused on PM2.5 and was halted in November 2023 due to dissatisfaction with data and methodology.
PM10 has been identified as the dominant pollutant on several winter days, necessitating a detailed assessment.
A meeting to discuss the revival of the study is scheduled for January 1 at 3 pm at the Delhi Secretariat.
The study aims to pinpoint specific sources of PM10 pollution and design targeted interventions to mitigate it.
- Who
- Delhi government, Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa
- What
- Reviving real-time source apportionment study for PM10 pollution
- When
- Meeting scheduled on January 1 at 3 pm
- Where
- Delhi Secretariat, super-site near Rouse Avenue
- Why
- To identify specific sources of PM10 pollution and design targeted interventions
- Study Focus
- PM10 pollution sources
- Previous Study
- Conducted by IIT Kanpur, focused on PM2.5
- Current Study
- To be conducted by a new expert agency
- Dominant Pollutant
- PM10 on several winter days
- Meeting Date
- January 1 at 3 pm
- Environment Minister
- Manjinder Singh Sirsa
- Super-Site Location
- Near Rouse Avenue
- Study Resumption
- After November 2023 contract expiration