Maharashtra: CM Shinde reviews prevailing air quality, pollution in Mumbai

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde Thursday chaired a review meeting on prevailing pollution in Maharashtra amid rising concerns over the air quality in the stateThe meeting was held at the chief ministers residence Varsha Bungalow Officials from different parts of Maharashtra joined the meeting virtuallyTo control air pollution in Mumbai the BMC has served notices to more than 100 contractors and real estate firms engaged in executing private and government projects asking them to adhere to dust mitigation norms or face actionThe Bombay High Court has also limited fireworks between 7 pm and 10 pm for Mumbai residents during the festival of lightsMeanwhile the overall Air Quality at 930 am today was shown as 118 in Mumbai according to data provided by the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research SAFARIndia This was an improvement from AQI of 131 that was recorded on WednesdayRain lashed parts of Mumbai yesterday bringing some temporary respite According to the India Meteorological Department IMD on Thursday morning at 830 am Mumbai Colaba recorded 242 mm rainfall The IMD has forecast isolated rain at one or two places in Maharasthra for today and tomorrowThunderstorm accompanied with lightning light spell of rain with gusty winds speed 30 40 kmph very likely to occur at isolated places in districts of South KonkanGoa and South Madhya Maharashtra according to the Met DepartmentAlso read Mumbai Hawkers outside Dadar station to stay till DiwaliAt 9 am today the Bandra Bandra Kurla Complex recorded AQI at 121 in the Moderate category Bandra Kurla Complex the AQI was at 74 at Borivali East it was at 122 ChakalaAndheri East recorded Satisfactory AQI at 100 Chembur recorded AQI of 150 Moderate the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport station recorded 132 Moderate AQI In Colaba the AQI was Satisfactory 98 while Kurla the AQI was at 126 in Malad Westit it was 106 in Mazgaon it was recorded at 119 Mulund West AQI was 122 In Powai the AQI was Satisfactory 67 Vasai West Moderate 119 Vile Parle West recorded Moderate 109 Worli recorded Moderate 107 AQIState Minister Deepak Kesarkar on Wednesday said in view of the deteriorating air quality in Mumbai a lot of new initiatives are being taken by the corporation to reduce air pollutionThe pollution level is above what is prescribed in Mumbai And thats why a lot of new initiatives are being taken by the corporation One of them is cleaning roads with water The second is sprinkling water on construction sites Fogging guns which spray water into the air are also being used to reduce air pollution Kesarkar told ANI With inputs from ANI