Experts attribute spike in AQI in Mumbai to construction activities, vehicular pollution

Key Points

1. Mumbai's average AQI was 104 on November 30, 2025, falling in the 'moderate' category.
2. Bandra Kurla Complex experienced 'severe' AQI levels.
3. Angshuman Modak (IIT Bombay) attributes AQI spike to construction and vehicular emissions.
4. Sushma Nair (IMD Mumbai) links worsening AQI to infrastructure work and temperature inversion.
5. BMC issued notices to stop work at 53 construction sites contributing to air pollution.
6. 662 sensor-based AQI monitoring systems are installed across Mumbai, with 251 more in progress.
7. BMC is pushing bakeries and crematoriums to use cleaner fuels.
8. WHO identifies air pollution as a risk for mortality and specific diseases like stroke and lung cancer.