As air pollution continues to plague urban areas, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is taking action to combat the growing crisis in Mumbai. Learning from previous challenges, the civic body has unveiled an ambitious plan to sprinkle borewell water on half of the city’s roads daily. This initiative aims to mitigate the spread of dust and improve air quality. To implement this plan, the BMC has contracted agencies to provide 106 tankers, each equipped with a 6,000-litre capacity and high-pressure jet sprays. The goal is to cover approximately 1,060 roads each day.

The tankers will be deployed in 24 wards as needed according to a schedule. “Each tanker will cover approximately eight to 10 km of roads in two daily rounds. This means 1,060 roads can be covered within a day, out of a total network of 2,100 km of roads in the city. Due to the high-pressure spray, it will use less water,” said an official from the solid waste management department of the BMC. It will cost around Rs 7 crore to hire the tankers for 90 days. The schedule for the rounds will be decided at the ward level.