Mumbai Air Pollution Worsens, Centre To Assess Steps Being Taken By State
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The visit follows a letter from the Centre to the state government seeking answers on the steps being taken to improve the city's air quality.
A central government team will soon visit Mumbai to assess the city's air quality and the Maharashtra government's efforts to improve it, sources have said. The visit follows a letter from the Centre to the state government seeking answers on the steps being taken to improve the city's air quality.
Mumbai's air quality has been deteriorating in recent months, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) consistently remaining in the moderate to poor category (150-200). This has raised concerns about the health of the city's residents, as exposure to such levels of air pollution can lead to a variety of health problems, including respiratory infections, heart disease, and cancer.
Given the worsening air quality in Mumbai, the economic hub of India, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) sprung into action and sent notices to builders and contractors, including those working on the Goregaon-Mulund Link Road project, a mega project worth around Rs 6,000 crore, for violating air pollution control rules.
