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IN PHOTOS: BMC uses mist canons to control dust at Shivaji Park in Mumbai

Updated On: 28 January, 2025 11:03 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

In a bid to combat the growing dust nuisance at Shivaji Park, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) vehicles have been seen spraying water from sprinklers attached to mist canons around the area. Pics/Ashish Raje

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The expert committee of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B) has suggested spraying water and planting grass at Shivaji Park to prevent dust pollution from the soil. Pics/Ashish Raje

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The expert committee of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B) has suggested spraying water and planting grass at Shivaji Park to prevent dust pollution from the soil. Pics/Ashish Raje
The team also asked the BMC for a time extension to study the soil pattern of iconic ground

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The team also asked the BMC for a time extension to study the soil pattern of iconic ground

After receiving complaints from local residents, BMC’s G North ward decided to remove a nine-inch-thick layer of soil from the park

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After receiving complaints from local residents, BMC’s G North ward decided to remove a nine-inch-thick layer of soil from the park

The BMC asked Prof. Virendra Sethi of IIT-B's Environmental Science and Engineering Department to conduct a study; recently, the experts submitted a report

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The BMC asked Prof. Virendra Sethi of IIT-B's Environmental Science and Engineering Department to conduct a study; recently, the experts submitted a report

The report states that spraying water twice a day, in the early morning and afternoon, would prevent fine soil particles from rising in the air

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The report states that spraying water twice a day, in the early morning and afternoon, would prevent fine soil particles from rising in the air

Also, developing greenery by planting grass on the ground would alleviate the dust problem, the report suggests

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Also, developing greenery by planting grass on the ground would alleviate the dust problem, the report suggests

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