The Brihanmumbai Mumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to wash roads across the city with a total length of 650 km daily to reduce dust. The civic body will use treated or non-potable water for this exercise.

The civic solid waste department shared a detailed plan for cleaning roads at a meeting held by Additional Municipal Commissioner Dr Sudhakar Shinde on Friday.
Deputy Municipal Commissioner Chanda Jadhav said, “Now we are cleaning roads that are more than 60 feet wide. We are also cleaning around 650 km of roads. We have asked ward offices to identify roads that see more footfall, dust issues and traffic. The BMC will use treated grey water or non-potable water from ponds wells and borewells. Road washing is being done during off-peak hours, especially between 3 am to 6 am. If there is less traffic in some sections. It will be done in the afternoon or evening.”