Strengthening State Capabilities
for Air Quality Management
Building a robust air quality monitoring and decision-making infrastructure across Uttar Pradesh, from real-time sensor networks to atmospheric modelling and early warning systems.
Science-Driven Air Quality Management
The GAINS-IGP atmospheric model, developed with IIASA, IIT Kanpur, and IIT Delhi, enables scenario analysis for the most cost-effective emission reduction pathways.
Robust Air Quality Monitoring
193 CAAQMS stations with 3 supersites and 4 mini supersites providing detailed atmospheric composition analysis.
Automated Speciation
Real-time identification of pollution sources and their relative contributions to ambient air quality.
Evidence-Based Decisions
Data Centre with supercomputing and a Web Portal for real-time virtual monitoring and policy decisions.
Early Warning System
Air pollution forecasting for pre-emptive actions before pollution episodes escalate.
15 Regional Knowledge Centres
IIT Kanpur serves as the Apex Institute, leading a distributed network across UP for air quality research, technical support, and capacity building.
Development of SOPs
Standard operating procedures for air quality measurements and reporting.
Capacity Building
Training regional institutions to operate monitoring and research facilities.
Green Skill Force Development
Training a skilled workforce for clean-air monitoring and pollution-control operations.
IIT Kanpur
Anchors the Regional Knowledge Centre network, coordinating SOPs, methodologies, and research direction across all 15 RKCs.