GRAP-4 measures implemented in Mumbai as air quality deteriorates
The municipal corporation suspended all construction work in Borivali East and Byculla, where the air quality index entered the ‘poor’ category.
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The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Tuesday invoked Stage 4 restrictions under the Graded Response Action Plan as the city’s air quality deteriorated, halting all construction activity in areas where the air quality index exceeded a value of 200, reported the Hindustan Times.
Municipal commissioner and state-appointed administrator Bhushan Gagrani said that construction work was immediately suspended in Borivali East and Byculla due to poor air quality.
“In areas where the AQI index surpasses the 200-mark, we will be stopping work at all construction sites under the GRAP-4 norms,” he said. “Once the AQI breaches 200, the rule will be implemented immediately without issuing any stop-work notices to the developers. For now, we have immediately implemented the rule and suspended construction work in Borivali East and Byculla which have consistently seen poor AQI.”
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has clarified that no new trenching permissions will be granted until there is improvement in the air quality. Developers who continue work despite stop-work orders will face penalties under Section 52 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, officials said.
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