Overview
- Mumbai’s citywide Air Quality Index reached 326 on Monday morning, placing conditions in the severe category as a dense haze lingered.
- Local readings were highest in Chembur at 382, with Santacruz East at 362, Wadala Truck Terminal at 355, Malad at 344 and Bandra Kurla Complex at 342.
- The spike follows Sunday’s CPCB citywide reading of 181, when pockets such as Mazgaon (295), Deonar (290) and Chakala–Andheri East (284) were already elevated.
- IMD updates diverged, with a clear-sky outlook for Monday and a separate forecast of light showers or thunderstorms within 48 hours for Mumbai, Thane and Raigad.
- The BMC is enforcing GRAP IV through flying squads, inspections and show-cause or stop-work notices for construction sites and RMC plants, with requirements for on-site pollution controls.