NOIDA: For proper monitoring of air pollution levels by analysing samples collected from different locations, the regional office of Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) has brought in two portable monitoring systems.
These machines would be made operational from the first week of January.
Until now, air quality in Noida has been analysed by collecting samples from the two stationery locations in Sectors 1 and 6.
According to UPPCB officials, data collected from different locations by using the portable systems would augment analysis compiled from samples taken from the two stationery systems.
The two existing air-monitoring stations did not go a long way in determining overall air quality levels in the city as they are located pretty close to each other, said officials.
"An overall estimate of air quality levels can be determined by collecting samples from different locations and at different times," said a UPPCB official.
Officials said that the systems would be used to collect air samples for verification of the content of oxides of nitrogen and sulphur oxide.
Besides, the samples would also be used to determine the content of respirable suspended particulate matters (RSPM) in air at various locations.
UPPCB said that the machines will be used to collect air samples from Noida-Greater Noida Expressway, Phase-II and City Center, apart from industrial sectors.
"Even though all areas of the city would be covered to monitor air quality, the primary focus would be on places from where more complaints are received," added the official.
