Mumbai: Burning of wood, plastic now biggest air pollution factor

Air pollution in Mumbai is mostly associated with heavy industry or traffic, but the fact that biomass is burnt on almost every street goes unnoticed. 


Part of the reason is the extent of the slum population, which is forced to scavenge for wood, coal, plastic to keep kitchen fires burning. The other factor is lack of government initiative to plug pollution by providing more gas connections and enforcing rules against burning of waste more strictly.


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