"On February 7, MPCB member secretary Avinash Dhakne wrote to the municipal commissioners of Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Kalyan Dombivali, Panvel, Mira-Bhayander, Bhiwandi Nizampur, Ulhasnagar and Vasai-Virar, and gave them directions under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 to mitigate air pollution from Construction & Demolition (C&D) activities. Corporations were directed to ensure compliance.
Dhakne also referred to the Bombay high court order dated January 9, 2025, mandating the installation of pollution indicators on all construction sites where construction is in progress. The order had further directed that all the devices / monitors be centrally connected, and an appropriate surveillance of the pollution generated by construction sites be rigorously observed."
We, residents, now need to monitor if this gets implemented in the context of Thane-Borivali Tunnel Project
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