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CSIR-CMERI launches outdoor air purifier at residential campus

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NEW DELHI: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-CMERI), Durgapur launched the Outdoor Air Purifier at its residential campus in Durgapur. Dr Harish Hirani, Director, CSIR-CMERI, said that emissions from industries and automobiles is the major contributor to air pollution. He added that indoor air purifiers are available in the market but this is an outdoor set-up with a radial range of 5 metres.

Hirani said that the machine is cheap and has a low maintenance cost which can be easily cleaned by a vacuum cleaner. They have been installed on the street poles focussing on the narrow lanes of the campus and it can run on solar power, he added.

Arup Kumar Dey, Office In-charge, Durgapur Regional Office, West Bengal State Pollution Control Board, said that such innovative products will play a major role in developing sustainable societies. He also talked about the smokeless chulha developed by the Institute and said that this innovation will also bring down the pollution in the country, particularly in the rural space.

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