Overview
- Four units in Deonar–Govandi, eight in Thane, six in Navi Mumbai and one in Kalyan were ordered shut after inspectors found missing dust controls, poor emission management and absent permissions.
- Officials said winter enforcement will continue, with 32 fixed monitoring stations and 22 mobile vans tracking hotspots and bank guarantees seized from some violators.
- Additional actions included removal of unauthorised metal furnaces in Sion and directions to port authorities to restrict emissions along the Wadala–Mahim corridor.
- Mumbai’s overall AQI held in the moderate range at 128, yet stations such as Kherwadi-Bandra East recorded far higher readings with PM2.5 spikes above 300.
- Navi Mumbai’s civic body inspected 86 construction sites this week with warnings of penalties and week-long closures, as a citizens’ group sought an independent source-apportionment study and stricter, transparent enforcement.