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BMC rolls out citywide road washing to curb construction dust in Mumbai

Amid more than 2,400 active construction sites and 629 road projects, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has launched a 150-day citywide road-washing drive. High-pressure tankers and misting machines will target dust-heavy corridors to curb particulate pollution

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Clearer skies over Chowpatty on Wednesday as Mumbai recorded a ‘satisfactory’ AQI reading; (inset) water misting in progress at Elphinstone bridge worksite earlier this month to reduce construction dust and improve air quality. Pics/Ashish Raje

Clearer skies over Chowpatty on Wednesday as Mumbai recorded a ‘satisfactory’ AQI reading; (inset) water misting in progress at Elphinstone bridge worksite earlier this month to reduce construction dust and improve air quality. Pics/Ashish Raje

With thousands of construction sites active across Mumbai and road works peaking outside the monsoon months, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is rolling out a citywide road-washing drive lasting about 150 days each year to reduce dust pollution and stabilise air quality levels.

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