India, Jan. 31 -- A blanket ban on construction sites will not improve the air quality index (AQI), said experts in a discussion on Thursday to highlight the critical role of effective Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste management in tackling Mumbai's rising air pollution.

While the BMC had recently banned construction sites in areas like Borivali East and Byculla, Dr Rakesh Kumar, president of the Society for Indoor Environment, said that if the construction sector was lumped together under one umbrella solely because of poor AQI, the underlying cause and effect was not being truly addressed.

"Construction activity involves a variety of tasks, but only two or three contribute significantly to dust pollution," he said. "If construc...