The BMC has also stopped issuing permits for trenching work, which involves digging up roads for utilities or infrastructure projects and is a major contributor to dust pollution
Construction activities, in both public and private zones, were suspended on Monday, with Mumbai’s air quality worsening in recent weeks. The BMC implemented these GRAP-IV measures in areas where the AQI exceeded 200, which is categorised as ‘poor’.
Construction work in Borivali East and Byculla has already been halted after the air quality index (AQI) in these areas consistently crossed 200. Municipal commissioner Bhushan Gagrani said: “In locations where the AQI surpasses 200, construction will be stopped immediately as per GRAP-IV norms. No stop-work notices will be issued in advance. Borivali East and Byculla are the first areas where this has been implemented.”
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