The pollution control board’s crackdown on cement mixing plants in the city continues as fresh notices were issued to two ready-mix concrete (RMC) plants at Kurla on Wednesday. For the past three years, several complaints by Kurla residents regarding two RMC plants have fallen on deaf ears. In November last year, city-based NGO Watchdog Foundation discussed the matter with top officials from the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB). In June last year, HT had reported that the MPCB issued closure notices to 32 RMC plants. According to MPCB guidelines, RMC plants must create a 100m buffer zone from residential areas and arterial roads.

Source: Hindustan Times January 27, 2017 14:32 UTC