Mumbai air pollution: Amid growing concerns over the rise in air pollution in Mumbai, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) reportedly said that it has asked the a petroleum company, power company and a few other companies to cut down their production by 50 per cent with an aim to curb pollution, reported the PTI.

According to the news agency, in its press statement on Wednesday, the MPCB said it gave this instruction in the notices issued on October 27 to the companies at Ambapada located in Trombay area of Mumbai.