MUMBAI: The BMC has issued a speaking order against a construction firm for not adhering to air pollution guidelines at their construction project on Babrekar Nagar Road in Charkop, Kandivli. The R-South ward issued a notice earlier in Jan this year, and the developer responded, claiming they were adhering to the guidelines. However, following a complaint, the site was inspected recently, and the BMC found that the site was not adhering to several pollution guidelines.
According to officials of the R-South ward, the site is an SRA construction site, and further action will be initiated if the developer fails to adhere to the anti-pollution guidelines.
When the site was inspected by the BMC staff following a complaint recently, they found that the under-construction building was not covered with green cloth from all sides.
The anti-smog gun was not permanently deployed at the site, the jet spray machine was not being used at regular intervals, and construction material and debris were not stacked in a properly barricaded area, resulting in air pollution.
Additionally, tin sheets were not erected around the periphery of the under-construction building at the site. Therefore, the R-South ward issued a speaking order to Nikunj Sanghavi, VD Infrastructure, Veena Smart Home.
The R-South ward also directed the developer to take all precautionary measures to abate air pollution and comply with the observations before carrying out any further construction activity on site.
Activist Reji Abraham said, “This site is next to the main road, and the residents have to deal with dust and sound pollution. Meanwhile, construction work continues unabated, despite the recent BMC speaking order and a letter by the civic body asking police to maintain vigil. This is just one such example in Charkop under the R-South ward. Charkop/Kandivli has recorded high AQI levels, but where do authorities care?”
