The drive will focus on major arterial roads and identified dust-prone stretches, with intensive cleaning, mechanised sweeping, dust removal and water sprinkling planned ahead of Diwali. BMC has issued instructions to all wards to undertake the drive as a precautionary measure to control road dust

As per the minutes of the MCZMA's 202nd meeting, held on September 24, the authority recommended the proposal to the Union Environment Ministry, accepting the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority's (MMRDA) submission that no alternative route was feasible to bypass the internationally recognised Ramsar site