Mumbai: Lokhandwala residents renew BMC complaint over persistent dust pollution

Updated On: 17 September, 2025 08:11 AM IST | Mumbai | Eshanpriya MS

Residents fume as BMC ignores year-old complaints of trucks dirtying roads, turning them into health hazards

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Mud that fell off trucks on Best Colony Road in Lokhandwala, Andheri, as they exit a construction site. Residents say the mud dries and turns into dust, causing pollution; (right) muck left behind by trucks from a construction site has made roads near Lokhandwala hazardous for bikers and pedestrians. Pics/By Special Arrangement

Over a year after filing their first complaint, residents of Lokhandwala in Andheri have once again written to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) over inaction against dust pollution along the 800-metre Best Colony Road.

According to residents, the problem worsens during the monsoon, as trucks with mud-caked tyres exit a construction site that turns marshy during rains. The mud is deposited on the road, and once it dries, it turns into thick dust clouds — polluting the air and endangering public health. Citizens have also accused the BMC of ignoring repeated complaints. mid-day had first reported the issue in July this year.