Ever heard of a 'Do not buy a house...' campaign? Believe it or not, that's what's going on in suburbs on the outskirts of the city. Residents have started a 'Do not buy a house in Ambernath, Badlapur and Ulhasnagar' campaign, fed up with the toxic air and dangerous pollution problems plaguing the area.

First, Kalyan and Deonar residents had agitated over thick smoke billowing into their homes due to dumping grounds in the vicinity; later, those staying in Ambernath and Ulhasnagar complained to the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) repeatedly after failing to even see the road properly owing to the same problem.