Air quality forecast system in Patna soon

The city will soon get an air quality forecasting system that can alert three days in advance aboutpollutionand air quality information, like Weather forecast.

The forecast will help the stakeholders identify local sources of pollution and initiate action in the affected areas as per the graded response Climate action plan.

Bihar State Pollution Control Boardhas started the ground work to launch the System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), which is already being run in cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Pune.