With air pollution becoming a serious concern in the city and its nearby areas, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has issued guidelines for construction sites of infrastructure projects it is executing, and for areas within its jurisdiction that have been notified under the Special Planning Authority (SPA).

The November 3 circular by MMRDA’s Additional Metropolitan Commissioner Aashesh Sharma has been issued to the SPA-notified areas of Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), Wadala Truck Terminal (WTT), Oshiwara District Centre (ODC), Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport Notified Area (CSMIANA), Bharatratna Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Memorial (Indu Mill), Metro Depot, casting yards and allied users in Mumbai, and to Bhiwandi Surrounding Notified Area (BSNA), Kalyan Growth Centre (KGC) and Metro Depot, casting yards and allied users, and Ambernath Kulgaon Badlapur Surrounding Notified Areas in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR).