BMC reinstates ward level teams to implement pollution control measures
No industrial activities, construction in areas where AQI stays over 200
Mumbai’s skyline has changed — glass towers, cranes, highways, flyovers Amid deteriorating air quality index in the city, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has reinstated ward level teams to ensure implementation of air pollution control measures. On Thursday, the civic body said that industrial activities and construction work will be suspended in areas where Air Quality Index (AQI) goes beyond 200 consistently.
In a bid to mitigate pollutants emerging from construction sites, the BMC in 2023 issued 28-point norms comprising stricter rules for construction sites, ban on open burning of garbage to deploying enforcement squads on ward level for monitoring.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has started issuing fresh notices to all the real estate companies that are carrying out construction works in Mumbai, asking them to instal air pollution monitoring sensors within the next 30 days in all the project sites.
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