Carbon dioxide exchange tower set up in Uttarakhand

A unique carbon-dioxide exchange tower,the first of its kind in India,has been installed by the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing in the forests of Haldwani.

A unique carbon-dioxide (Co2) exchange tower,the first of its kind in India,has been installed by the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) in the forests of Haldwani. The purpose of setting up the tower is to quantify the exchange of Co2 emanating from the forest region and the atmosphere. The IIRS then wants to make use of it to study various issues related to global warming and climate change. the study will also help in drafting a policy to tackle the situation.

A senior official of the IIRS told The Indian Express,”There are about 500 such towers across the globe. We need to quantify the phenomenon so that a model can be derived at to deal with the emerging scenario.”

Such towers are installed away from the thickly populated areas with no background pollution. The variations in emanation and exchange of Co2 has become an important matter of research over the years

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The Dean of IIRS VK Dadhwal says,”Slowly and gradually we want to install more such towers in the state with the help of our partners. A tower is being planned in Barkot near Rishikesh in the near future.”

The idea is to study the Co2 exchange in various types of forest cover. Haldwani has a large plantation area. Similarly Rishikesh has a unique homogenous forest cover. Outside Uttarakhand,a tower is scheduled to be set up in Madhya Pradesh to study Co2 exchange in teak forests.

The tower in Uttarakhand is learnt to be equipped with four types of sensors,which monitor the degree of Co2 said to be responsible for global warming.

India took the first step towards developing a national plan to tackle the effects of global warming and assess its own greenhouse gas emissions,in July last year.

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