Municipal commissioner Bhushan Gagrani said that construction work was immediately suspended in Borivali East and Byculla due to the poor air quality.

Mumbai has been witnessing ‘poor’ air for more than a week. The Graded Response Action Plan includes standard operating procedures to curb air pollution.

The BMC has halted construction activities in Borivali East and Byculla area of the city owing to poor air quality

While Mumbai is already grappling with the effects of localised pollution and winter moisture, both of which are deteriorating air quality, dust travelling from West Asia appears to be adding to Mumbaikars’ woes.

Air quality in different parts of Mumbai dipped to nearly poor levels on Monday, prompting civic authorities to call for strict pollution control measures, including the halting of construction activities.