Digging is a sign of progress
Updated On: 11 May, 2024 06:28 AM IST | Mumbai | Lindsay Pereira
It’s unfair to accuse the BMC of incompetence just because nothing in the city works the way it is supposed to
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As a long-time supporter of the BMC, I would like to propose the argument that digging on every street is a good thing because it is a sign that something is always being done. Representation Pic/Anurag Ahire
Here’s a solid recommendation for the weekend: the World Air Quality Report 2023. It makes for fascinating reading because it encourages all smokers living in Bombay to abandon the habit as soon as possible. Apparently, our country of 100 Smart Cities had the third worst air quality out of 134 countries last year. The only places with lower scores were Bangladesh and Pakistan. It also said that of the top 50 most polluted cities in the world, 42 were in India.
I mention pollution because a lot of people—and more than a few experts qualified to talk about this sort of thing—have begun to connect poor air quality with factors such as traffic and construction. I recently read another report stating that 29 per cent of airborne particulate matter in the city came from road and construction dust, followed by power plants. It doesn’t take a degree in Entire Political Science to see how traffic congestion caused by unchecked construction, poorly maintained roads, and crumbling infrastructure can lead to the relentless pumping of exhaust gases into the atmosphere. And this is where the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation comes in.
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