Delhi-NCR has launched a new pollution-tracking command centre that will combine air-quality, emissions, weather, satellite, mobility and enforcement data to help authorities identify and act on pollution sources in real time.
Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav visited the Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) at the headquarters of the Commission for Air Quality Management in the National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) on Friday. The centre has been named PAVAN, short for Platform for Air Quality Vigilance and Analytics for NCR.
According to an official statement, PAVAN will operate as a single-window digital platform integrating data from multiple agencies across Delhi-NCR. Its inputs will include air-quality readings, emissions information, meteorological data, satellite imagery, camera feeds, mobility data, public complaints and compliance records.
The platform currently brings together information from 111 Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations operating in Delhi-NCR. It also covers more than 2,300 industries, over 3,200 active construction sites and traffic congestion hotspots, the statement said.
The centre is intended to give agencies a common operational picture of pollution conditions across the region. The CAQM oversees air-quality management in Delhi and adjoining areas, where pollution sources frequently cross administrative boundaries and involve several State and local agencies.
Mr. Yadav said non-conforming industries, non-compliant polluting sources and traffic congestion hotspots would be acted upon swiftly through the platform. He described access to precise, hyperlocal data and greater transparency as the first priority in addressing regional air pollution.
“The ICCC is a single-window digital centre that integrates various data streams, including air quality, emissions, meteorological, satellite, camera, mobility, complaint and compliance data from multiple agencies,” the official statement quoted him as saying.
The Minister said the launch would help eliminate operational delays and reduce data silos by giving State Pollution Control Boards access to what he described as a single, verified source of information. The stated objective is to enable agencies to identify pollution sources and hold polluters accountable within minutes.
The system is designed to track a range of pollution-linked events and activities, including farm fires, emissions from industrial stacks, uncovered construction sites and traffic-related pollution. Mr. Yadav said the platform would allow these sources to be seen, flagged and acted upon in real time.
He also stressed that clean air could not be secured by one agency or one State acting alone. The PAVAN-ICCC’s regional design reflects the need to coordinate pollution monitoring and enforcement across Delhi-NCR, although the statement did not provide details of specific response timelines, penalties or agency-wise operating procedures.
The official statement said implementing agencies would be expected to act in real time on alerts generated through the platform. Further information on the centre’s operational protocols, public access to its data and the outcomes of alerts was not provided in the material released with the launch.
