REVOLUTIONIZING AIR QUALITY MONITORING
By mapping exposures and bridging data gaps with low-cost sensor-based indigenous technologies
Project AMRITOur Mission
To establish a nation-wide network of affordable sensors to improve air quality and strengthen the existing monitoring ecosystem to better address air pollution related health and environmental impacts.
Plenary talk on Strengthening Policy actions in Bihar through Scientific Advice by Prof. S.N.Tripathi at the Bihar Climate Action Conclave at Patna on 4th March 2024
Visit by Team from Clean Air Fund to IIT Kanpur on 30-31 January 2024
Meeting with Officials from RITES on DHSA project & other activities of CoE-ATMAN at IIT Kanpur
Officials from Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB) visited mobile air quality monitoring laboratory at Lucknow.
Faculties from Dr. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University(BBAU), visited mobile air quality monitoring laboratory at Lucknow.
Dr. S. N. Tripathi at the Regional Workshop on Air Quality Management in Cities
Regional (East)Meet of Institute of Reputes Associated With NCAP Convergence of Knowledge, Capacity& Infrastructure Development – 24 & 25 March – Patna
Night-time clues to pollution: Night-time chemistry has an important contribution to air pollution over China and India. Understanding the chemical evolution of pollution in the atmosphere at night is needed for efective solutions to improve air quality.
National Climate Conclave 2023 – 10 & 11 April – Lucknow (Talk titled “States/UTs specific opportunities available with GCF Readiness Programme” by Prof.SNT)
Shri S. Chandrasekar, Member Secretary, BSPCB, Prof. Ashok K. Ghosh, Chairman, BSPCB, Hon’ble Minister Shri Tej Pratap Yadav, DoEF&CC, Govt. Of Bihar, Shri Arvind Kumar Chaudhary, Principal Secretary, DoEF&CC, Govt. Of Bihar and Prof. S.N. Tripathi, Coordinator National Knowledge Network release the meeting brochure on 24th March 2023
A meeting was convened by Mr. Ashish Tiwari (DoEFCC, GoUP) and Prof. Sachchida Nand Tripathi (IIT-Kanpur) on January 27, 2023 at Directorate of Environment, Lucknow in the presence of members from Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB), Lucknow Municipal Corporation, Panchayati Raj Department (GoUP) and CoE-ATMAN (IIT-Kanpur). Inception of AMRIT project & Review-cum-Training on Decision support system (DSS ) project were discussed during the meeting.
Mr. Matt Whitney, Head of Data, Clean Air Fund along with Mr. Shriram Manogaran, Analyst, Clean Air Fund visited IIT Kanpur on January 18, 2023. Various discussions of projects related to CoE-Atman, to be funded was carried in this meeting
Talk by Dr. Navaneeth M. Thamban, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, School of Natural Sciences, The University of Manchester, on January 11,2023.
"Tour conducted for faculty and students of Christ Church College, Kanpur", November 30,2023.
"Tour conducted for faculty and students of Christ Church College, Kanpur", November 30,2023.
Discussion with Shri Ashish Tiwari on 1st December 2023 at Directorate of Environment, Lucknow on impact assessment studies across UP using SAAQM network.
1000s of sensors, 3 Objectives, 1 Goal – Clean Air!
Objective 1
Nationwide Low-Cost Air Quality Sensor (LCAQS) Networks
Reducing the cost of regulatory ambient AQ requirements by 15 times through scientific validation of LCAQS.
Setting up real-time air quality networks in over 8000 cities and 8000 villages of India.
Facilitating local bodies in taking informed air pollution mitigation decisions in real-time.
Objective 2
Building Sensor Hardware and Data/ML Ecosystem for Industry and Citizen Science
Facilitating local bodies in taking informed air pollution mitigation decisions in real-time.
A self-sustaining LCAQS ecosystem that will generate revenue, and provide employment opportunities.
Inspiring other nations to set up their own LCAQS networks
Objective 3
Fabrication and designing of Indigenous Low-cost sensors (LCS).
Centre alignment testing for paragraph block.
Design the light source and optical routing to air chamber.
Air sampling system.
Scattered light detection and post-processing.
Miniaturization and packaging.
