Speaking to The Indian Express, Gufran Beig, founder of System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), said, “In the coming days, as the temperature will start lowering, the AQI will remain between moderate to poor as the air quality will deteriorate.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has sounded a yellow alert in Mumbai as well as its neighbouring districts of Thane, Palghar and Raigad between Saturday and Sunday.
"High vehicular emission, construction works or other activities may increase pollutant levels. The actual cause behind these can be identified by increasing AQI monitoring to a hyperlocal level," he added.
For instance, in Andheri (West), residents of the 12-story Chitralekha Heritage Society are fed up with the daily influx of construction debris-laden trucks into their neighborhood, which they believe is causing severe health problems.