India, April 19 -- The Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) is planning to install 23 continuous ambient air quality monitoring stations (CAAQMS) across the state, including five in Gurugram, before year-end, officials said on Saturday.

The proposal was presented before the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) during a meeting with board members on Wednesday. It also added setting up of manual "low-cost" air quality monitors as part of a "grid-based spatial coverage arrangement," where a city is divided into equal zones for uniform coverage.

In Gurugram, the proposed locations include peri-urban and transitional zones in Behrampur (Sector 71) and Jahajgarh (Sector 106); residential clusters and urban background areas li...