Mumbai air quality deteriorates, BMC to implement anti-pollution measures

With Mumbai reeling under air pollution levels exceeding Delhi in the past few days, the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation on Friday issued a set of tough directives for construction sites, industries and vehicles to enable Mumbaikars breathe easy. At a top-level meeting of various stakeholders, BMC Commissioner I.S. Chahal ordered them to ensure that pollution dust raised by nearly 6,000 construction sites must be strictly monitored and preventive/remedial measures should be taken forthwith, and violations would lead to ‘stop work’ notices issued at the site concerned itself.