Member Secretary of Maharashtra Pollution Control Board Avinash Dhakne explained that the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board has taken strict steps to bring the pollution in Mumbai under control and no new commercial RMC project will be allowed in Mumbai. He also said that instructions have been given to close down the RMC projects that are currently in operation and for that, a period of three months has been given to these projects.
Dhakne gave information about the action taken by the MPCB in a press conference held at the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) headquarters on Monday to inform about the measures taken against pollution in Mumbai.
In the background of increasing pollution, the court had filed a Public Interest Litigation last year. Dhakne said that the instructions given from time to time during the hearing are being followed. As per the instructions of the court, the state government has constituted a committee for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Municipal Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani is the chairman of this committee and this committee meets every month.
28 Rules Guidelines
Dhakne said that the guidelines of 28 rules prepared by the BMC to prevent pollution from construction sites are binding on all the Municipal Corporations in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Instructions have been given to close down the ready-mix project in Mumbai. For this, the project has been given a time limit of three months. Dhakne explained that no new RMC project will be allowed in Mumbai.
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All rickshaws in the metropolis are on CNG
Wood-fired bakeries will be closed henceforth and these bakeries will be allowed to run on electricity. They will be given a period of one year for that. He also said that all the rickshaws in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region have been converted to CNG. He also said that action has been taken in the last few months on the gravel making projects, RMC projects in Navi Mumbai.
Walking guidelines in factories
Keeping in view the increase in air pollution in Mumbai, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board has announced new guidelines for readymix cement concrete factories in the Mumbai metropolitan area. However, it has been noticed that these guidelines are not being followed and recently a complaint has been lodged with the board in this regard.
Social activist Godfrey Pimenta has complained to the Pollution Control Board about non-compliance of guidelines in some readymix cement concrete factories. According to the new guidelines, it is mandatory to set up air quality monitors to measure PM 2.5 and PM 10 particulate matter in the premises of readymix cement factories.
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