Dia Mirza, known for her environmental activism, expressed concern over the city s Air Quality Index surpassing 200 and highlighted the impact on children and the elderly.
Construction Pollution In Mumbai: Show-cause notices were served to 603 construction sites and notices were issued to a total of 2,955 constructions for not following the guidelines during this period, it said in a release.
On Friday afternoon Sudhakar Shinde and a delegation of civic officials carried out an inspection on multiple sites in Mumbai where construction work was underway for various infrastructure projects.
Speaking to The Indian Express, Dr Gufran Beig, senior scientist and project director of the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), said, “As the temperature is falling, the AQI levels are increasing.
The BMC’s move came weeks after chief minister Eknath Shinde said that if the city’s air quality worsens in the city then artificial rains could be carried out to improve the air quality.