Bombay HC Raises Alarm On Construction Dust, Calls Top Civic And Pollution Officials To Court
December 23, 2025: The Bombay High Court has expressed serious concern over Mumbai’s deteriorating air quality and summoned the municipal commissioner and the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) chief to appear in person while hearing a suo motu public interest litigation on the issue. The court questioned whether the Bandra East site selected for the […]
BMC Cracks Down On 53 Construction Sites As Mumbai’s Air Quality Worsens
November 28, 2025: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has issued stop-work notices to 53 construction sites found contributing to Mumbai’s deteriorating air quality, amid rising public concern over the city’s increasingly poor Air Quality Index (AQI). On Thursday, the civic body reiterated that all pollution-control guidelines must be “strictly followed,” including the mandatory installation of […]
Mumbai Residents Raise Alarm As Dust From Redevelopment Works Hits Air Quality In Juhu, Santacruz And Andheri
November 28, 2025: Heavy dust accumulation has become a daily reality across Juhu, Santacruz and Andheri, where residents say unchecked demolitions, rapid construction activity and ongoing road-concreting work by the BMC have sharply worsened air quality. Despite repeated complaints, locals claim there are no AQI monitoring systems installed in these neighbourhoods and that basic dust-mitigation […]
Mumbai’s Dust Crisis: 1,800+ Contractors Pulled Up Amid Construction Boom
Mumbai’s air quality keeps declining as the city’s skyline soars to new heights. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) issued 1,867 show-cause letters to contractors for breaking dust mitigation regulations at construction sites throughout the city during a massive crackdown that took place between October 2024 and February 2025. What is raising alarm is not just […]