Mumbai: The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board will now inspect the Thane Municipal Corporation’s (TMC) demolition sites to check air pollution in the city. If the rules are not seen to be followed, a notice will be issued to the civic body.

TMC Faulted for Violating Dust-Control Norms

While the TMC has intensified inspections of construction sites across the city as falling winter temperatures raise the risk of dust lingering in the air, sources said the civic body itself ignored several pollution-control norms during recent demolition action in Diva and Shil. Mandatory green curtains were not installed, water was not sprayed and dust spread across nearby areas, causing inconvenience to residents.

Meanwhile, TMC’s pollution control department has directed builders to strictly follow

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