MPCB sets up unit to monitor RMC factory
MPCB sets up unit to monitor RMC factory
ByArchana DahiwalArchana Dahiwal / Updated: Jul 1, 2021, 06:00 IST
Maharashtra
Pollution Control Board (
MPCB) officials set up an air pollution monitoring unit to check the degrading air quality caused by the ready-mix-cement (RMC) plant in the Mamurdi’s Urban Forest Housing Society.
Mirror had earlier published the news of residents’ lives becoming miserable due to an RMC plant located close to the residential society. Due to the ill-effects of the RMC plant, the residents are suffering multiple health issues and pollution menace.
Nitin Shinde, a sub-regional officer of MPCB, told Mirror, “After the detailed coverage of Mirror, our team visited the society and inspected the RMC plant nearby. We are regularly checking the air quality of the housing society and keeping tabs on it. ”