The SAFAR is a project of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India, wherein a new System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (AQWFR) is being developed for the purpose of improving air quality and forecasting in cities. The project is being carried out in four cities - Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Kolkata - with the objective of providing the most accurate and reliable forecasts for air quality, rainfall, wind speed and direction, temperature, and atmospheric pressure, for use by the public and the government. The system is being developed in collaboration with the Air Quality and Weather Forecasting Research Institute (AQWFR) and the Department of Environment and Forest Science, Government of India.

The SAFAR system is being developed using a combination of physical, chemical, and electronic sensors to collect data at various locations. The data is being collected and processed in a way to provide accurate and reliable predictions.