What was meant to signal smoother roads and faster mobility around Girgaon Metro station has instead kicked up a growing health concern, our report said. Residents, shopkeepers and daily commuters say stone dust spread across newly concreted roads on JSS Road is turning the busy stretch into a cloud of fine particles every time vehicles pass, triggering coughing, eye irritation and breathing trouble in the area.

Locals say the dust problem has persisted for months and worsens during peak traffic hours.