India’s tallest air purifier at Transport Chowk in the city is all set to be dismantled, with the Chandigarh Administration disconnecting power to the device and directing the firm to dismantle the structure immediately, as a three-month deadline given to them ended in October.

Before terminating the contract with the firm, Pious Air Private Limited, which installed the air purifier in 2021 and had to operate and maintain it for five years, the Chandigarh Administration got a third-party assessment of the air purifier done. National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research (NITTTR) found that the air purifier covers a very limited area.

Following this, the Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee (CPCC) issued a notice to the firm for the removal of the air purifier within t

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