Overview
- Maharashtra Pollution Control Board sent PCMC a list of 30 ready-mix concrete units lacking required control systems and directed closure of non-compliant sites.
- PCMC activated its Graded Response Action Plan, deployed two detection squads, and began immediate field inspections across suburban localities.
- Nine plants in Tathawade, Punawale, Pimple Nilakh, and Moshi were sealed for violations that included open mixing, no water-sprinkling, uncovered transport, and poor noise control.
- Officials, including Additional Commissioner Vijaykumar Khorate and Chief Engineer Sanjay Kulkarni, said compliance is mandatory and enforcement will continue.
- Operational orders require tarpaulin-covered transport, enclosed mixing areas, on-site water-sprinkling, prescribed working hours, and adherence to noise limits.