Air Quality and SAFAR-India
Published: Jul 30, 2016
Photo: Prasad
SAFAR-India is able to provide for casts of 1 to 3 days in metropolitan cities which is a first in India.
Abstract: SAFAR is an indigenous technological initiative by the MoES for India’s urban centres that combines the best of weather and air pollution research to generate air quality forecast leading to preventive action for better health. In its five years of existence, SAFAR has notched up successes that have earned plaudits not only from large section of society but also from the World Meteorological Organisation.
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