According to Maharashtra minister Deepak Kesarkar, it might take up to two months for Mumbai’s air quality to improve despite all the measures made to mitigate air pollution.
At a press conference held on Wednesday at the offices of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Mumbai’s guardian minister, Kesarkar, said that the primary source of air pollution in the city is dust particles.
On Wednesday, the BMC released recommendations for mitigating air pollution from building sites and other sources.
“This action has now been initiated, and you will witness its outcomes in the next one to two months,” Kesarkar said.
According to him, the Maharashtra government has formed a committee to investigate the matter, and it has begun working on it.
According to Kesarkar, the firms in charge of major infrastructure projects in Mumbai have consented to take part in the effort to improve the quality of the air.
“It is also the government’s duty to provide Mumbai residents with clean air,” he said.
The education ministry’s chief, Kesarkar, also said that the city has launched the “Drugs-Free Mumbai” campaign.
“We want Mumbai to be a beautiful, healthy, and joyful city.” Thus, it is imperative that drugs be kept out of the city. He said that the program would include 452 schools and colleges around the city. “We will involve schools and colleges, along with their students, in this campaign,” he stated.
According to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s instruction, narcotics valued at Rs 250 crore have been confiscated during a special drug-related sweep across Maharashtra, he said.
In response to a question on unlawful banners in Mumbai, Kesarkar said that the state government will establish guidelines for banner installation in the area.
