The state government is now poised to seek changes in monitoring equipment and devices for accurate air pollution readings. Deepak Kesarkar, the guardian minister, stated that they will approach the central ministry due to the equipment’s susceptibility to corrosion in Mumbai’s salty and humid air, which results in inaccurate information.

The ongoing conflict between the local administration and SAFAR over elevated air pollution readings in Mumbai is set to escalate to Delhi. The complex issue of air pollution in the city has been under discussion for the past few days. The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) accused the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) of providing inaccurate air quality data, while SAFAR dismissed MPCB’s allegations as unfounded and baseless.