The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to sprinkle water on certain streets to cleanse the city roads of dust. Initially, the BMC will pick two roads from each of Mumbai’s 24 administrative wards. The initiative will take place after the monsoon season. Civic chief I S Chahal had mentioned the initiative in his budget speech this year.

In his 2023-24 civic budget speech, Municipal Commissioner I S Chahal stated, “The contribution of road dust to the city’s overall pollution load has more than doubled. The BMC has decided to sprinkle water to settle the dust on roads and footpaths.”