Overview
- Pune’s RMC operators halted production for a few days after Wednesday’s pre-dawn PMC drive razed seven plants in the Kharadi–Lohegaon belt.
- The association says the pause will last three to four days to run audits, upgrade dust controls, check mixer safety, and roll out quality and safety certification.
- Municipal commissioner Naval Kishore Ram said enforcement will continue, while the civic standing committee sought a report on plant permissions and notices.
- Developers warned of delays because concrete must be poured within hours, and limited traffic slots for mixers already squeeze schedules.
- MPCB data say road dust drives most PM10 in Pune, with construction sources far lower, as an industry with about 300 plants and 12,000 direct jobs pushes for a single-window policy.