EESL to partner Delhi's govt hospitals for improving quality of air

According to Sud, EESL was developing a protocol for a wide range of pathogens along with All India Institute of Medical Sciences

Circulation of infected air owing to air-conditioned premises has been among the key concerns of health administrators during the pandemic.  

Energy Efficiency Services (EESL) is looking to address this issue through tie-ups with operators of public spaces like hospitals, malls, airports and offices. For starters, it is in discussions with the Centre to start projects in some the government-run hospitals in Delhi. 

This is part of its Retrofit of Air-conditioning to Improve Indoor Air Quality for Safety and Efficiency (RAISE) programme, a pilot that was launched in its own building earlier this year. 

According to Rajat Sud, managing director of EESL, the programme