Pollution menace: Who will pull up the BMC?

Updated On: 13 December, 2023 06:40 AM IST | Mumbai | Prajakta Kasale

Civic body issues 1,000+ notices for errant construction sites; but its own department is wreaking havoc on 3-km stretch in Kandivli

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Uncovered debris seen lying along side of road

While the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has started serving notices to construction sites over air pollution issues, their own work needs some regulation, citizens feel. The civic body is currently carrying out work on drains and footpaths on a 3-km stretch from Mahavir Nagar to Charkop in Kandivli. Although a few locations along the stretch have been fenced with metal boards, debris at the site is not covered or sprinkled with water, leading to dust spreading in the area.

Civic officials have issued around 1,000 notices across the city to construction sites to curb air pollution. This was after the civic body issued strict guidelines to keep pollution under control and even considered costly solutions like cloud seeding to settle dust in the air. However, locals are now complaining about the dust caused by the BMC’s own work on public places such as roads.

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