Stalled Projects And Toxic Water Highlight Mithi River Crisis As BMC Polls Approach
January 14, 2026: Over 18 years after the devastating 2005 floods that claimed more than 1,000 lives, Mumbai’s Mithi river continues to reflect the city’s ongoing struggle with urban infrastructure, governance, and pollution. Once a national symbol of vulnerability, the river remains choked with untreated sewage, industrial effluents, and debris, even as successive Brihanmumbai Municipal […]
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 […]
MPCB Orders BMC To Implement 28-Point Plan To Tackle Worsening Air Quality In Mumbai
December 18, 2025: Amid a steady decline in Mumbai’s air quality, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to roll out a 28-point action plan to curb rising pollution levels across the city. The directive follows a review of recent air quality data, which showed sustained deterioration over the […]
Thane’s Air Quality Worsens Amid Rapid MMR Infrastructure Expansion
November 20, 2025: Thane is grappling with a visible decline in air quality even as the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) accelerates major infrastructure works—from metro corridors and expressways to tunnels and large-scale redevelopment. Although these projects promise improved mobility and economic gains, Thane has increasingly become a pollution hotspot, frequently recording particulate matter levels higher […]
MPCB Launches ‘GreenMind AI’ To Simplify Environmental Compliance And Boost Transparency
November 12, 2025: The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has unveiled GreenMind AI, an artificial intelligence-powered virtual assistant aimed at making environmental governance more transparent, accessible, and efficient. Launched at MPCB’s Mumbai headquarters, the digital platform enables citizens to instantly access information about environmental norms, guidelines, and procedures in simple, easy-to-understand language — complete with […]
BMC Faces Challenges As Mumbai’s Air Turns Toxic Ahead Of Diwali
October 15, 2025: As Diwali approaches, Mumbai braces for a surge in air and noise pollution, but the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) appears underprepared to manage rising Air Quality Index (AQI) levels, which could pose serious health risks due to firecracker emissions. Between August and December, the city experiences heightened sound pollution, with Diwali particularly […]
Deonar Landfill WTE Project To Start Mid-2026 After 270-Day Extension
September 30, 2025: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has granted a 270-day extension for the Waste-to-Energy (WTE) project at the Deonar landfill, with commissioning now anticipated by mid-2026. The plant, once operational, will process 600 metric tonnes (MT) of waste daily and generate 8 MW of clean electricity, contributing to Mumbai’s sustainable waste management and […]
Despite Demolitions, Vasai-Virar Has No Facility To Manage Construction Waste
July 25, 2025: A Right to Information (RTI) query has uncovered that the Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation (VVCMC) has failed to establish a Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste processing plant, despite the requirement being in place since 2016. This omission raises serious concerns regarding environmental compliance and waste management in the rapidly developing region. The […]
Construction Sites To Get Real-Time Pollution Monitors Under MPCB Mandate
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region’s (MMR) municipal corporations have been instructed by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) to install sensor-based air pollution monitors at all public and private construction sites and to take prompt action when pollution levels surpass allowable limits. Additionally, MPCB has stated that BMC authorities will have access to the monitoring data […]
MPCB Issues Notice To BMC, Contractors Cover Loose Soil At Coastal Road
The contractors hired by the civic body on Friday took corrective action, including covering the piles of loose soil with green plastic sheets, a day after the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) sent BMC a show-cause notice, asking why the construction of the Mumbai Coastal Road should not be halted immediately and legal action not […]