BMC on December 30 said that construction activities will be halted in those areas where the air quality index breaches 200 mark

Municipal commissioner Bhushan Gagrani said that construction work was immediately suspended in Borivali East and Byculla due to the poor air quality.

Mumbai witnessed a significant decline in air quality with areas like Byculla and Worli recording high AQI levels due to pollutants like PM10 and PM2.5. Civic authorities have urged residents to take precautionary measures and stressed the need for immediate pollution control to improve air quality standards.

The BMC has halted construction activities in Borivali East and Byculla area of the city owing to poor air quality

The municipal corporation suspended all construction work in Borivali East and Byculla, where the air quality index entered the ‘poor’ category.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has suspended construction activities in Borivali and Byculla after the air quality index breached the 200 mark. It also imposed several restrictions under stage 4 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in these areas.

MUMBAI: BMC halts construction in Borivali East and Byculla due to poor air quality, with real estate developers expressing dissatisfaction.

Air quality in different parts of Mumbai dipped to nearly poor levels on Monday, prompting civic authorities to call for strict pollution control measures, including the halting of construction activities.