Mumbai, 4/4: Amid the burning issue of air pollution in Mumbai, a group of concerned citizens led by actor and environmentalist Diya Mirza met officials of the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) stressing the need for a 10-year action plan apart from short-term measures to curb severe health risks caused by Mumbai’s high levels of air pollution.
The group including Dia Mirza, Sumaira Abdulali, Convener, Awaaz Foundation, Hema Ramani, Campaigns Director, Bombay Environment Action Group (BEAG) as well as Shruti Panchal and Rasika Nachankar from Waatavaran Foundation met BMC’s Additional Municipal Commissioner Sanjeev Kumar.
The issues discussed by the ‘Clean Air Mumbai’ ranged from construction and demolition waste, solid waste management, and the need for an institutional framework for tackling air pollution at the ground level in Mumbai.
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