Overview
- The court said air quality has not improved and was reported as very severe in December, calling past compliances by civic bodies and the MPCB insufficient.
- A new committee has been set up to supervise and verify compliance by the BMC, NMMC and MPCB on mitigation measures across Mumbai and Navi Mumbai.
- The panel will comprise a former Supreme Court judge and a former high court chief justice, assisted by a technical expert, with names to be finalized in a written order.
- It will be empowered to issue directions in the form of recommendations, meet daily at first then fortnightly, and receive infrastructure and logistical support from authorities.
- Judges flagged on-ground gaps including missing air-quality monitors at about 477 sites and minimal inspections by BMC squads, while existing technical committees will continue to provide inputs.