Minister for Science and Technology Harsh Vardhan unveiled the first of its kind Air Quality and Weather Forecast System, SAFAR at Chandni Chowk in New Delhi.
The giant true color LED display will give real-time air quality index on the 24x7 basis with color coding along with 72-hour advance forecast.
The new system can track UV-Index, PM1, Mercury and Black carbon in real time and will provide health advisory and related precaution.
The system was developed by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune in record time and operationalized by the India Meteorological Department.