Protest over rising pollution in city

Protest over rising pollution in city

FPJ BureauUpdated: Friday, May 31, 2019, 06:28 PM IST
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Mumbai: Over 500 people, wearing black clothes and pollution masks, on Wednesday held a demonstration here, seeking a probe into the fire at Deonar dumping ground and resulting smog.

The protesters shouted slogans condemning the ‘apathy’ on Deonar dumping ground issue.

The air quality in Mumbai continued to remain in the ‘very poor’ category for the sixth consecutive day  since the Deonar fire broke out, a meteorological official said.

The protesters took out a march from Deonar to Chembur naka. They carried posters highlighting the problem of uncontrolled dumping and the thick smog persisting across the eastern suburbs in the megapolis and sought an inquiry into the fire.

Municipal schools in central Mumbai’s Shivaji Nagar and Deonar, which were closed for two days last week due to smog caused by a recent fire at the Deonar garbage dumping ground, reopened on Monday. Parts of Mumbai have been engulfed in a thick blanket of smog since Thursday due to the fire and other reasons, including a drop in temperature and vehicular pollution.         PTI

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