BMC plans five new air-quality monitoring stations across Mumbai

Five new air-quality monitoring stations are planned for Mumbai’s parks and recreational grounds, in areas that are not currently covered by other monitoring networks.

The BMC has estimated the project cost at ₹17.5 crore. Each station is expected to track air quality hourly, expanding the city’s ability to record conditions beyond its existing network of monitors.

For residents, the practical change would be access to more localised readings through the BMC’s online portal. The civic body plans to link the data to the Central Pollution Control Board server as well, allowing the readings to feed into the national pollution-monitoring system.

The proposal follows BMC efforts to identify pollution hotspots across wards and tighten pollution controls at construction sites. The new stations are planned for neighbourhoods without coverage from existing networks; the BMC has not yet specified their exact sites or a commissioning date.