BMC may cut over 3,000 trees for swimming pool amid worsening air quality
Mumbai to make space for Olympic-size swimming pool and sports complex, reported TOI.
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), India's richest municipality has given time till Monday to raise objections on the said project.
Activists are protesting against the four pools that will be built under this project.
Reports of trees being cut on a large scale have become a concern as the air quality of the city has worsened in the last few weeks.
BMC Project
The budget set by the civic body for swimming pools and sports complex is Rs 40 crore.
The said budget has also been approved by the state government authorities, stated media reports.
Construction of roads to the sports facilities and pools is also a part of the project.
As per the media reports, Shiv Sena legislator Pratap Sarnaik while laying the foundation stone during the early months of 2023 has said that plans are underway to collaborate with professional academies to train swimmers.
City's battle with Poor Air Quality
Recently, BMC issued new guidelines on October 25, 2023 to curb air pollution from construction sites in Mumbai.
According to BMC guidelines, the civic body has asked construction sites to ensure that at least 35 feet high tin/metal sheets are erected around the periphery of construction projects having a height of more than 70 mtr.
All the buildings under construction shall be compulsorily enclosed with green cloth/jute sheet/tarpaulin from all sides and the structures under demolition shall be covered with tarpaulin/green cloth/jute sheet from top to bottom. There shall be continuous sprinkling/spraying of water during the process of demolishing the structure, according to BMC notice.
(with agency inputs)
