Mumbai environment pollution penalties
Mumbai Environment Alert: BMC To Enforce Stricter Pollution Penalties On Construction Sites From November
The BMC’s Environment Department, currently enforcing Solid Waste Management (SWM) by-laws, is finalising a new by-law with stricter penalties set to take effect in November. This will empower the department to act directly and impose tougher fines for pollution violations, especially targeting construction sites that breach dust control norms, boosting efforts to reduce environmental pollution.