Eateries asked to discard charcoal tandoors, move to green fuel by July 8

The high court has ordered the BMC to initiate action against all commercial establishments using coal VIRENDRA MOHITE, Medical officer of health, G South Ward, BMC

- Linah Baliga

MUMBAI: Your favourite tandoori rotis and tandoori chicken with a smoky, barbecue flavour will soon be a thing of the past. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has started issuing notices to restaurants and dhabas using charcoal tandoors and warned them to switch to electric appliances by July 8. Failure to comply will lead to stringent action, including revocation of licence, penalties and legal proceedings.

Pursuant to the Bombay high court order of January 9, 2025, which mandated that those using wood, coal or other conventional fuels within BMC limits must transition to cleaner energy sources such as LPG, PNG, CNG, electricity, or other green fuels, the BMC's G South ward medical officer of health (MOH) has been issuing the first notices since February 10. The notices have been issued to 84 open-air eateries, dhabas, hotels, restaurants and tandoor establishments.