New Delhi: IIT Kanpur and Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board collaborated with Airtel and Ericsson to install low-cost, narrow band IoT-based air quality sensors in 40 main locations in Jaipur. The sensors were easy to install, compact, and of low maintenance.
As per IIT Kanpur, these sensors will keep a track of the real-time data of the pollution levels in the air, which will then be analysed by the Rajasthan Pollution Control Board (RPCB) and displayed at five main public locations in Jaipur.
These main locations are RPCB Head Office at Jhalana-Dungri Jaipur, VKIA Police Station, Government Secretariat, Yadgar Jaipur, and Airport Sanganer. The data displayed will include Air Quality Index, PM2.5 and PM10 concentrations.
This will play an important role in creating awareness regarding air quality levels, aid in policy intervention and implementation of corrective measures for reducing air pollution.
According to Sunadereshwaran Raman, Head of Digital Products, Airtel Business, ‘The mission is to take advantage of Airtel’s IoT capabilities for serving customer needs as well as for greater good of the society.
He also added that the company prioritises climate change and pollution and hence it was happy to partner with Ericsson, RSPCB and IIT Kanpur in this initiative.
Ms Veenu Gupta, Chairperson, Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board states, “I am very happy to launch this project and appreciate the efforts made by IIT Kanpur, Ericsson and Airtel in developing and supporting this low-cost sensor network project in Jaipur. It will help in better understanding of the air quality of Jaipur and formulating a scientific action plan for control of air pollution in the city”.
Prof. Sachchida Nand Tripathi, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Kanpur said “The collaboration with Ericsson mainly by implementing NB IoT has helped sensor data transmissibility, reduced power consumption and increased battery life. This has resulted in a more autonomous sensor network.”
IIT Kanpur is developing a mobile app that will enable users to easily check these data on the go. The app will make it easier for users to easily understand the data and will go a long way towards creating a sustainable Jaipur.
Meanwhile, IIT Kanpur along with the scientists of Denmark is also conducting research on Biomedical waste to know about the adverse effects of medicines and medical devices used on patients. IIT Kanpur is progressing fast in this field and the collaboration will boost the research outcomes in eradicating negative impacts of medical equipment used during operation procedures.
Additionally, IIT Kanpur Admission 2022 for MTech, MDes, MS, DIIT, and PhD programmes will begin on March 22, 2022 at 12 noon for the July 2022 semester. Last date of application is April 11, 2022.
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