Army commissions system at Fort William to monitor air pollution

As part of it's countrywide 'Go Green' initiative, the Army commissioned a "Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring System (CAAQMS)" at Fort William Military Station here on Monday, a Defence official said. Lt Gen M M Naravane, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Command, commissioned the system, which monitors air pollution on a real-time basis.

The CAAQMS at the Eastern Command headquarters will measure air pollution, including particulate matter throughout the year, the official said. In addition, it also displays wind speed, direction, ambient temperature, relative humidity, solar radiation, barometric pressure and rain gauge.

The data can be remotely monitored on the internet and collated into various desired formats, he said. It can also be used by the West Bengal Pollution Control Board or any other local or international weather monitoring bodies, he added.