Meet concludes on Air Pollution

Nainital: A two day review meeting of AT-CTM project of ISRO-GBP programme related to air pollution concluded at the Arya Bhatt Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) here today. As many as 70 persons participated this meeting including participants from abroad. Prof GP Brasseur, Director, Climate Service Centre, Hamburg, Germany inaugurated the meeting.
In the (AT-CTM) project, as many as 15 sites have been selected and planed all over India including three high altitude places namely, Nainital, Mt Abu and Ooty. The main focus is to observe the levels of O3, CO, NOx, SO2, radiation, wind and temperature in the atmosphere.  Dr Manish Naja, the organiser of the meeting presented an overview of the background of the air pollution study in India since its inception. The main focus in the meeting was on the pollution free environs. The scientists laid emphasis on the importance of clean air. We ought not to pollute our atmosphere and keep it clean, aid the scientists. Prof GPBrasseur spoke on the climate change and emphasised the need to conduct studies related to melting of glaciers of the Himalayas. Dr CBS Dutt, Dy. Director ISRO-GBP threw light on the significance of clean atmosphere and Prof Shyam Lal, Project Director AT-CTM briefed about this project.