India, Nov. 28 -- Following a significant decline in air quality over the last few days, Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora on Thursday wrote to municipal commissioner Bhushan Gagrani, calling for construction activities across the city to be temporarily halted in response to what he described as a "public-health emergency".

In his letter, Deora expressed concern about Mumbai's rapidly deteriorating air quality and the continued lack of strong enforcement to curb dust and particulate pollution, particularly from construction activities, debris transport, roadwork, and unmanaged roadside dust. He wrote that Mumbai requires extraordinary and immediate action to curb air pollution, as routine measures will no longer be sufficient given the severity ...