PMC stops work at Pune development websites for not taking mud mitigation steps | Pune Information

Work at development websites throughout the town has been stopped by the Pune Municipal Company (PMC) in a crackdown in opposition to mud air pollution. The company has issued notices to 158 development websites, of which 91 have been served stop-work orders for failing to implement mud mitigation measures like erection of boundary partitions round development websites, protecting of the location in inexperienced fabric, and water sprinkling. The notices have been issued throughout six development division zones within the metropolis.

In keeping with the 24-hour common information uploaded by the Central Air pollution Management Board at 4 pm, Pune’s Air High quality Index (AQI) deteriorated and fell beneath the reasonable class 106-69 throughout December 9-13, triggering the PMC for stern measures.

Pune had an AQI of 88 and 83 on December 7 and eight respectively. These ranges fall beneath the passable class.

Mud produced throughout development contributes a major proportion to airborne particulate matter. A 2021 report by the Maharashtra Air pollution Management Board stated that development mud accounts for round 11.5 per cent of all PM10 and PM25 air pollution in Pune.

Sridhar Yeolekar, superintendent engineer at PMC Constructing Division, advised The Indian Categorical that surveys have been undertaken by engineers after which the stop-work notices have been issued. “The opposite websites that haven’t been issued stop-work notices have been requested to offer details about the websites to the division,” he added.

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