Overview
- Environment Minister Eshwar Khandre said all 28 Bengaluru MLAs will be convened for a pollution-focused meeting to be chaired by Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar.
- Officials were told to issue notices whenever AQI crosses 100, require time-bound corrective plans from local bodies, and pursue legal action if they fail to act.
- The session will include senior officials from the five city corporations under the Greater Bengaluru Authority to coordinate responses across jurisdictions.
- Air quality is being tracked by 11 fixed stations and 13 mobile units, forming the basis for notices tied to daily readings.
- Khandre ordered awareness squads to curb single-use plastic and a one-month review of waste-treatment plants and capacity after January data showed multiple stations over 100 AQI.