The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will carry out a citywide road-cleaning and dust-control campaign from November 28 to 30. The drive will reduce rising air pollution in mumbai and its suburbs.
BMC’s three-day Drive
The drive comes at a time when the city’s air quality index has been rising in several areas. As per reports, ward officials and junior supervisors will give priority to deep cleaning in the worst-affected zones.
The campaign will combine water-spraying, misting, and mechanical sweeping. All ward-level solid waste teams have been instructed to work quickly and carefully. They will focus especially on roads designated for daily cleaning.
The campaign is supervised by Additional Municipal Commissioner (City) Dr. Ashwini Joshi. Municipal Commissioner and Administrator Bhushan Gagrani directed stricter measures to reduce air pollution across Mumbai.
Similar Drive in Navi Mumbai
In response to similar directives from Navi Mumbai Municipal Commissioner Dr. Kailas Shinde, the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation has also started extensive dust-control cleaning. They are focusing on major arterial roads and industrial areas in the MIDC zones.
नवी मुंबईतील वर्दळीचे मुख्य रस्ते व एमआयडीसी क्षेत्रातील रस्त्यांवर धूळ प्रतिबंधक सखोल स्वच्छता मोहीमा
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On Tuesday, November 25, teams from all eight NMMC wards began cleaning immediately. They used mechanical sweepers, sprinkler vehicles, and jet-spray machines to remove dust from road borders. The waste collected was taken away, and the roads were washed. Water tankers, misting machines, and other equipment will also be used to control dust on streets and other public areas.
Priority stretches taken up include Thane–Belapur Road, Amra Marg, and key MIDC roads such as South Central Road in Turbhe, South Feeder Road in Ghansoli, and the Mahape–Koparkhairane route.
What will BMC’s efforts be to fight pollution?
The BMC’s drive will focus on long and crowded roads and areas where dust builds up due to construction or heavy traffic. Officials said the goal is to reduce visible dust quickly in high-pollution zones.
Deputy Municipal Commissioner (Solid Waste Management) Kiran Dighavkar will supervise operations on the ground. Executive engineers from each ward are required to monitor the work and ensure all designated roads are covered.
The BMC may repeat such campaigns in the coming weeks depending on air quality trends. The city has already issued “stop-work” notices to 62 building sites for violating air pollution rules.
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