09
Nov
As toxic air gripped Delhi on Monday morning after Diwali celebrations, bringing the citywide Air Quality Index above 350 and driving several neighborhood readings into the severe category past 400, the Delhi government deployed anti-smog guns throughout the capital to cleanse the atmosphere using fine water mist. An anti-smog gun—alternatively known as a water cannon, mist gun, or spray gun—utilizes a vehicle-transported water tank and high-pressure propellers to disperse 30 to 100 liters of water per minute in 50-to-100-micron micro-droplets reaching heights of up to 150 feet, creating a protective canopy that binds particulate pollutants including PM2.5 and PM10 and…
