Last year, the municipal corporation announced strict rules to control the increasing dust due to construction in Mumbai. It was made mandatory to install air quality sensors and display boards at every construction site. However, it has now come to light that the corporation does not have information on whether these rules are being followed in practice.
This shocking revelation came to light from the answers given to questions asked by social activist Jitendra Ghadge through RTI. The environment department admitted that there is no consolidated information available on how many sensors were installed, how many punitive actions were taken, or how much expenditure was incurred for this.
As the entire responsibility has been left to the ward offices, it appears that there is no control at the central level. Therefore, citizens are now beginning to question whether the orders given to prevent dust pollution have remained only on paper.