Bombay High Court Raps BMC, MPCB Over Lax Air Pollution Control, Seeks Concrete Action Plan
December 24, 2025: The Bombay High Court has strongly criticised the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) for failing to strictly enforce air pollution control norms, a day after a court-appointed committee flagged widespread violations at construction and infrastructure sites across Mumbai and Navi Mumbai. The five-member panel had inspected […]
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 […]