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Renewing its battle for cleaner air, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is rolling out fresh measures to make sure the air we breathe is healthier and safer. Construction sites - Mumbai's biggest source of air pollution - bakeries, vehicles and other contributors to dust and particulate matter are the focus of the BMC's revamped action plan now underway across the city.

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MUMBAI: Renewing its battle for cleaner air, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is rolling out fresh measures to make sure the air we breathe is healthier and safer. Construction sites — Mumbai's biggest source of air pollution — bakeries, vehicles and other contributors to dust and particulate matter are the focus of the BMC's revamped action plan now underway across the city.

An official from the BMC's recently revamped environment department said daily inspections are being conducted at construction sites to check for compliance with the Mumbai Air Pollution Mitigation Plan's (MAPMP) norms. Around 700 sites have been inspected so far and 28 have been issued show-cause notices.

"Sub-engineers have been given additional charge of measures to curb environment and climate change in each ward, with the responsibility of the core aspects of the Mumbai Climate Action Plan. But the focus right now is tackling air pollution," said the civic official.