Taking note of mid-day’s report on dust pollution caused by the demolition of an old building on First Cross Lane in Lokhandwala, Andheri West, the K West ward of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) issued a stop-work notice to the developer on October 20, a resident said.

Residents had alleged that the demolition was being carried out without adequate dust-control measures, allowing dust to spread into the surrounding neighbourhood and potentially affect people’s health. A resident, requesting anonymity, told mid-day that the civic body had also issued a show-cause notice and imposed a penalty on the developer.