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Mumbai: Why did BMC stop washing roads after G20, ask activists
Updated On: 10 March, 2023 06:21 AM IST | Mumbai | Sameer Surve
Activists say civic body must focus on root causes of pollution, dust problem
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BMC workers use a vacuum machine to eliminate roadside dust in Goregaon in 2020. File Pic/Satej Shinde
In light of the city’s poor air quality, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to use 200 vehicle-mounted air purifiers to combat pollution. However, the machines won’t be pressed into service until the end of the year. In an environment department meeting, which was held at the BMC headquarters on Wednesday, Additional Municipal Commissioner Dr Sanjeev Kumar asked officials to prepare a standard operating procedure to reduce dust generated by construction and demolition work on a war footing as well as work on a project that would reduce air pollution.
It’s under this project, that the 200 air purifiers will be introduced. According to a BMC official, preparations are being made for the procurement of the purifiers and by the end of this year, all processes are expected to be completed. “The BMC will install dust controllers at Kala Nagar Junction, Mankhurd, Haji Ali, Dahisar East and Mulund Check Naka. The BMC also decided to procure 50 vehicle-mounted water sprinklers with road cleaners. The cleaning of roads with water will start after the monsoon,” said an official.
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