JMC launches newly procured Antismog Guns to mitigate dust pollution

STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: In continuation of its efforts to provide a clean, green & healthy environment to citizens, Jammu Municipal Corporation on Fridaylaunched two recently purchased state of the art Antismog Guns with Water Sprinklers to mitigate air and dust pollution in high traffic areas.
These are special purpose anti smog guns each fitted with water sprinklers possessing 9000 liters capacity, have been procured under NCAP programme.

On the directions of the Commissioner, the water sprinkler gun operations were conducted in Dogra Chowk, Canal road, Secretariat road, Shakuntala, Raj Bhawan, BC Road, Residency Road, Wazarat Road, Amphalla to High Court Road- Kachi Chawni Palace Road, Vivekanand Chowk to Indira Chowk in North zone Jammu.
The drives will continue to Vikram chowk – Airport, Vikram Chowk, Panama Chowk, Green Belt Road, Gandhinagar, Channi and Trikuta nagar in Jammu South.
JMC is continuously making efforts to mitigate air and dust pollution by sprinkling water on roads and air at different locations of Jammu city.
With the induction of these vehicles, the JMC now has increased its in its fleet of water Sprinklers of different capacity & ranges to 6, even as these two freshly procured vehicles are having additional feature of Anti Dust Gun on rear side of the vehicle, which increases the thrust of very fine spray particles to cover an area up to 30ft height from the ground level.
The utilization of these special purpose vehicles will also help to meet the guidelines of NGT & POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD authorities issued to take minimum basic measures for improvement of the quality of Air in Jammu Urban areas.