During the time of Diwali and some days before that Mumbai crossed its air quality limits, we saw this in the Cricket World Cup match a lot of foreign players were using medication, and a lot of people started having skin diseases as well as throat diseases.
After several incidents Environment & climate Control department has issued guidelines for the same.
VARIOUS MEETINGS WERE HELD RECENTLY
BY BMC FOR ALL STAKEHOLDERS IN THIS
REGARDS ON:
BY HON’BLE MC ON 20-10-2023.
BY DMC (ENV) & CH. ENG. (DP) ON 23-10-2023.
BY AMC (CITY) ON 26-10-2023
GUIDELINES ISSUED BY BMC U/NO. MGC/F/25-10-2023

NOW, THEREFORE. Given the above, you are hereby directed to ensure compliance with the following directions;-

1. All the project proponents in the corporation area shall ensure that at least 25 feet high tin/metal sheets shall be erected around the periphery of construction projects having a height of more than 50 meters and outside the corporation area at least 20 feet high tin/metal sheets

2.ln Mega cities all construction layouts having an area of more than 1 (one) acre shall have tin/metal sheet erected of height 25 feet at least around the periphery of the construction project sites and for construction sites, less than 1 {one) acre, the tin/metal sheet height shall be at least 25 feet.

3.All the buildings under construction shall be compulsorily enclosed by wet green cloth / wet jute sheet/tarpaulin from all sides.

4. All the structures under demolition shall be covered with tarpaulin / wet green cloth / wet jute sheet from top to bottom. There shall be continuous sprinkling/spraying of water during the process of demolishing the structure.

5.LT shall ensure that water fogging is carried out during the loading and unloading of materials at the construction sites (use of stationary/ mobile antismog guns).

6.The water sprinkling shall be done on debris/earth material etc. which are prone to generate airborne particulate matter at all construction sites without fail.

7. All vehicles carrying construction materials shall be fully covered (i.e. from top and all sides) so that construction material or debris does not become airborne during transportation and the vehicle shall not be overloaded to avoid any spillage from the vehicle.

8.All construction sites shall deploy sensor-based air pollution monitors at work sites and act immediately on observing pollution levels exceeding the limit. This monitoring shall be made available for inspection to Municipal authorities as and when demanded.

9.All the work sites shall ensure that the grinding, cutting, drilling, sawing, and trimming work is carried out in the enclosed area and that water sprinkler/water fogging is continuously done while working to avoid the escape of fugitive air.

10.All the construction sites shall ensure that Construction and Demolition (C & D) waste generated within the premises/site of work is transported to the designated unloading site strictly as per the C & D Waste Management Plan After unloading the debris the vehicle shall be washed and cleaned thoroughly.

11.All the construction personnel managers shall mandatorily wear personal protective equipment such as masks, goggles, helmets, etc,

12.All the worksites like bridges and flyovers shall have to be barricaded for a minimum of 20 feet.

13.The timeline for procurement of sprinklers shall be '15 days and for procurement of smog guns shall be 30 days from issuance of this circular. All the project

14.The vehicles carrying construction material or C & D Material, possess a vehicle tracking system installed on them, if found not adhering to above stated provisions shall be impounded by the RTO
/ Police Department.

15.They take action against the overloading of vehicles, uncovered vehicles, and vehicles spilling construction materials on roads. Vehicle Scrappage policy shall be encouraged for End-of-Life Vehicles.

16.All vehicles carrying materials shall have valid PUC certificates and the same shall be produced as and when asked for by competent authorities.

17.The loose soil, sand, construction materials, and debris of any kind and quantity shall be stored in a demarcated dedicated area and properly barricaded, fully covered/enclosed/protected with tarpaulins. lt shall ensure that there is no dumping of construction material and debris on public roads, footpaths, pavements, and open areas.

18.Vehicle tire washing facility shall be provided at all exit points of construction sites. lt shall be ensured that daily cleaning is carried out of major roads for removal of dust by using vacuum sweeping or water sprinkling, brushing, brooming, and sweeping. This work may be outsourced to ensure wide and fast coverage of all major roads in one month.

19.The Continuous Air Quality Monitoring stations installed

MAIN AIR POLLUTION FACTORS: WIDESPREAD REAL ESTATE CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY BY PRIVATE
DEVELOPERS.

CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES BY BMC, STATE GOVT. OR CENTRAL GOVT.
WIDESPREAD INFRA-STRUCTURE PROJECTS BY BMC, MMRDA,
GOVT. etc.
METRO
BRIDGES
OIL REFINERIES BY ONGC
CHEMICAL FACTORIES OF RCF
VEHICULAR POLLUTION


IMPORTANT POINTS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF SITE:

INSTALLATION OF TIN / METAL SHEETS AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF THE PLOT –
35’-0” FOR BLDG HT MORE THAN 70 MTS.

35’-0” FOR A PLOT AREA OF MORE THAN 1 ACRE. 25’-0” FOR A PLOT AREA LESS THAN 1 ACRE.

COVER THE BUILDING WITH GREEN CLOTH / JUTE SHEET/ TARPAULIN FROM ALL SIDES.


CARE TO BE TAKEN DURING THE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUILDING:

DURING THE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING STRUCTURES, BLDG. TO BE COVERED BY TARPAULIN / GREEN CLOTH / JUTE SHEET FROM TOP TO BOTTOM.


CONTINUOUS SPRINKLER OF WATER DURING DEMOLITION. WATER FOGGING TO BE CARRIED OUT DURING LOADING / UNLOADING OF MATERIALS.

WATER SPRINKLING ON DEBRIS / EARTH MATERIAL ON ALL SITES WITHOUT FAIL.

VEHICLES CARRYING CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS TO BE FULLY COVERED AND SHALL NOT BE OVERLOADED TO AVOID SPILLAGE.

INSTALLATION OF CCTV CAMERAS ALONG THE PERIPHERY OF WORK SITES.
SENSOR-BASED AIR POLLUTION MONITORS TO BE DEPLOYED AT WORK SITES.
MADE AVAILABLE TO BMC AUTHORITIES FOR INSPECTION.


PROCESSES LIKE GRINDING, CUTTING, DRILLING, SAWING, AND TRIMMING ARE TO BE CARRIED OUT IN ENCLOSED AREAS AND WATER SPRINKLER/WATER FOGGING TO BE DONE CONTINUOUSLY.


C & D (CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION) WASTE GENERATED IS TO BE TRANSPORTED TO DESIGNATED UNLOADING SITES STRICTLY AND SUCH VEHICLES ARE TO BE WASHED AND CLEANED THOROUGHLY.
VEHICLES CARRYING MATERIALS TO HAVE VALID PUC CETRIFICATE.


MANDATORY USE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SUCH AS MASKS, GOGGLES, HELMETS ETC. BY CONSTRUCTION PERSONNEL/ MANAGERS. 

BUILDERS/DEVELOPERS SHALL ENGAGE WITH VEHICLES POSSESSING VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEMS.

LOOSE SOIL, SAND, CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL AND DEBRIS TO BE STORED IN DEMARCATED/ DEDICATED AREA AND PROPERLY BARRICATED, FULLY COVERED/ ENCLOSED/PROTECTED WITH TARPAULINS.

NO DUMPING OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND DEBRIS ON PUBLIC ROADS, FOOTHPATH, PAVEMENTS AND OPEN AREAS.

VEHICLE TYRE WASHING FACILITY TO BE PROVIDED AT ALL EXIT POINTS OF CONSTRUCTION SITES.

ACTION IN CASE OF VIOLATION OF THE CIRCULAR:
STOP WORK NOTICE WILL BE ISSUED.
SITE TO BE SEALED.
STOP WILL BE WITHDRAWN ONLY AFTER COMPLIANCE OF ALL THE CONDITIONS AS PER THE GUIDELINES.

BY AIR POLLUTION AND ITS MITIGATION

Guidelines By the Environment & Climate Control Department