Several suburbs across Mumbai and its neighbouring areas, including Thane, received sudden rainfall with minor thunderstorms on Thursday night. Following the showers, there has been significant improvement in the city’s air quality. As per the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), the overall air quality index (AQI) in Mumbai stood at 94 improving to the ‘Satisfactory’ category.
However, certain areas in the city still continued to record ‘poor’ to ‘moderate’ air quality. Bandra Kurla Complex recorded AQI at 111, Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport T2 at 101 and Vasai at 108,
News agency ANI shared a visual from Girgaum Chowpatty, showing a layer of light haze enveloping the skies, even after the showers.
On the other hand, some areas across the city such as Colaba, Andheri, Malad, Borivali, Mazagaon, and Worli recorded an AQI between 62 and 99, falling under the ‘moderate’ category.#WATCH | Maharashtra: Light haze engulfs Mumbai as air quality deteriorates
(Visuals from Mumbai's Girgaum Chowpatty, shot at 6:45am) pic.twitter.com/rBjA3C0xq8— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2023
Meanwhile, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday brought 27 important points of guidelines, which are going to be implemented to bring down the air pollution, reported news agency ANI.
According to the BMC Commissioner, Iqbal Singh Chahal, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde called a meeting of all the district collectors, police commissioner, and municipal corporation officials on Thursday, November 9 to discuss the alarming situation of air pollution. He said, “In the meeting, the CM directed all to follow the guidelines issued by the Maharashtra government and also ordered strict action against anyone who violets them.”
BMC Commissioner also mentioned that all the districts across the state will be monitoring the air quality levels on a weekly basis and plan the implementation of the pollution control measures accordingly.
On the other hand, the Bombay High Court issued an order regarding the bursting of firecrackers in the state, earlier this week. As per the orders, the court has set a time window of 7PM to 10PM for bursting fire crackers. Following the High Court’s order, the Mumbai Police is preparing to patrol on the streets and warn the violators on the day of Diwali.
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