IIT Bombay Develops Revolutionary Air Pollution Solution with PAVITRA Model – London, Mumbai, Shanghai & Delhi Struggle With Air Pollution

The PAVITRA project is a collaboration between researchers from IIT Bombay, the University of California Berkeley, the University of Washington, and the Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP).

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The project has received funding of $3 million from US-based Open Philanthropy.

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PAVITRA is a high-fidelity and computationally efficient air pollution management and intervention tool for India.

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The PAVITRA platform is powered by InMAP, an open-source air quality model that is user-friendly yet provides scientifically robust information on the benefits of air pollution interventions at fine spatial scales.

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The model will be publicly available, providing authorities with the necessary information to develop effective strategies to mitigate air pollution.

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The team behind PAVITRA is working to bring a range of stakeholders together to address the issue of air pollution in India, including university scholars, non-profits, think-tanks, industries, regulatory bodies, and citizens.

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The goal of the project is to create a science-policy ecosystem that can tackle air pollution in India.

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The project aims to build a community of users in India with varying levels of technical expertise to increase access to scientifically sound decision-making for air pollution policy stakeholders in India.

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