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Mumbai Chokes On Smog As Pune Air Worsens Despite Crores Spent
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News18•19-10-2026, 09:27
Mumbai Chokes On Smog As Pune Air Worsens Despite Crores Spent
- •Mumbai woke up to a heavy blanket of smog with the average Air Quality Index worsening into the moderate category, prompting health concerns among residents.
- •Shiv Sena UBT leader Aaditya Thackeray criticized the Maharashtra government over pollution, urban planning, and drought conditions affecting the state.
- •Pune recorded a seven-year high annual average PM10 concentration despite spending over 270 crores from clean-air funds.
- •Activists and citizens in Thane renewed opposition to a proposed hyperscale data centre in Balkum amid severe local water scarcity concerns.
- •Experts emphasize that weather conditions, unchecked road dust, and construction activities are driving particulate pollution across major Maharashtra cities.
