BMC constitutes 7-member committee to control Mumbai's air pollution

In a bid to control dust in the air the main factor contributing to air pollution Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC Commissioner on Sunday constituted a sevenmember committee and directed it to submit a report within a weekThe decisions have come in the wake of G20 meetings scheduled to be held in Mumbai at the end of March 2023Strict measures to curb the citys air pollution will be implemented on the basis of the committees report The committee will be headed by Additional Municipal Commissioner Sanjeev KumarMunicipal Commissioner and Administrator Iqbal Singh Chahal held an urgent review meeting today through videoconferencing in the wake of the need to control air pollution preparations for the G20 meeting scheduled to be held in Mumbai at the end of March 2023 and the progress of the Mumbai Beautification project wherein he gave various instructions BMC said in a press statementIN PHOTOS 30 years of Mumbai 1993 blasts people in Worli recall horrific attacksThe air quality in the Mumbai region including the City of Mumbai is currently bad due to changes in the wind speed conditions combined with dust arising from various development and construction works which are going on a large scale In view of this dust is the main factor responsible for air pollution To control it a committee comprising seven members has been constituted under the chairmanship of Additional Municipal Commissioner Western Suburbs Dr Sanjeev Kumar The committee shall submit its report within seven days and on the basis of that from April 1 2023 strict implementation of these measures will be initiated in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation area Stringent action including stopping construction work will be taken against the violators the statement addedThe sevenmember committee is comprised of Additional Municipal Commissioner Western Suburbs Dr Sanjeev Kumar Chairman Deputy Municipal Commissioner Environment Deputy Municipal Commissioner Infrastructure Deputy Municipal Commissioner Solid Waste Management Chief Engineer Development Planning Executive Engineer Satish Gite as a representative from Municipal Commissioners office and a member nominated by Maharashtra Pollution Control BoardBased on the report of this committee the final Standard Operating Procedure for dust control in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation area will be finalised and implemented from April 1 2023 The Municipal Commissioner has also stated that in case of violation of this procedure or any rule the concerned will be issued stop work notice and other stringent action will also be takenThe meeting was attended by all Additional Municipal Commissioners all concerned Joint Municipal CommissionersDeputy Municipal Commissioners Assistant Commissioners and Heads of DepartmentsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever