India, Dec. 2 -- Malaria detections at the city's construction sites have more than doubled this year, according to data shared by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in response to an RTI filed by advocate Tushar Bhosale.

The civic body recorded 38 positive malaria cases among construction workers during screening drives held in February-March and June-July 2025, compared to 17 cases during the same period last year. However, the rise in recorded cases has come alongside a sharp increase in testing.

In February-March this year, the BMC screened 50,190 construction workers and detected seven cases, while in the same period in 2024 it screened 21,791 workers and found the same number of positive cases.

The contrast was sharper ...