Even as weeks have passed since the deadline of March 31 set by Mumbai Police Commissioner Sanjay Pandey to install sound cutters and barriers at construction sites, many sites still don’t have any. A senior civic official on condition of anonymity said, “It is mandatory to put up iron sheets around construction work which can help reduce noise as well as dust.” However, when mid-day spoke to builders, some of them argued that it was not mandatory to install these barriers. A few builders, off the record, mentioned that since this isn’t a mandate by the BMC, they haven’t installed the sound barriers.

As per the rules, construction work can take place till 10 pm. File pic