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Atmospheric Observatory to enable researchers find sustainable solutions to problems such as severe air pollution,erratic monsoon and extreme weather events associated with climate change

IIT Delhi’s Centre for Atmospheric Sciences (CAS) held a groundbreaking ceremony for a state-of-the-art Atmospheric Observatory on the Institute’s campus in Sonipat (Haryana). Dr. Madhavan Nair Rajeevan, Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Chief Guest on this occasion, performed the groundbreaking ceremony through video conferencing. IIT Delhi has provided a seed grant and allocated space to CAS on its Sonipat campus to establish this atmospheric observatory.

This first of its kind observatory in the heart of the Indo-Gangetic belt will enable researchers to make new discoveries and help find sustainable solutions to some of the country’s pressing problems such as severe air pollution, erratic monsoon and extreme weather events associated with climate change.

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