Delhi Pollution: Connaught Place's Smog Tower Back In Action Following Repairs. IN PICS

A team of Delhi government officers was dispatched to inspect the smog tower at Connaught Place and ensure its operationalisation.

The Delhi government on Wednesday sent a team to inspect the smog tower located in Connaught Place, in New Delhi, which stopped operating. However, it was soon made operational.

As Delhi battles severe air pollution, the smog tower installed near Connaught Place became operational on Wednesday. (Source: PTI)

The air quality in Delhi and its suburbs remained in the severe category on Thursday morning. (Source: PTI)

The tower was made operational a day after the Supreme Court pulled up the Delhi government over the smog tower lying inoperative for months. (Source: PTI)

The 24-metre-high smog tower was inaugurated by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on August 23, 2021. It was built at a cost of Rs 20 crore. (Source: PTI)

The smog tower has the ability to reduce air pollution by 70 to 80 per cent within a radius of 50 metres and by 15 to 20 per cent up to 300 metres. (Source: PTI)