Dang, June 9: An ‘air pollution station’ set up at the Office of Rapti Rural Municipality in Dang has been beneficial for the locals to know about environmental status of their area.
“The device installed for air pollution station would not only indicate status of air pollution but also suggests on how we could formulate plans on environment conservation, tree plantation, dust control and public health awareness,” said chair of Rural Municipality, Prakash Bista.
The air pollution is triggered by industries, vehicles and other factors, which will be measured by the stations’ device. The device checks the air pollution status round-the-clock. It was set up at a cost of Rs 10 million, which was assisted by the federal government.
It is the first time- two years back- such pollution measuring device was set up in the cities out of the federal capital.
