Mumbai, Dec. 31 -- A day after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) issued a stop-work notice to the upcoming Bombay High Court (HC) complex in Bandra East for violating its air pollution mitigation guidelines, Hindustan Times on Tuesday found that metal sheets have been erected around the worksite, signalling better compliance. But residents of the area claimed that the metal sheets were inadequate given the quantum of dust pollution; they also said that sanitation lines in the area were damaged or blocked by debris from the site. On Tuesday, HT also visited the bullet train project site and the adjacent Metro line 2B project site at Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC); the BMC had issued stop-work notices to contractors of the two sites on December 1 and December 11, respectively, for violating its 28-point pollution mitigation guidelines. On December 11, HT had reported about rampant violation of pollution control norms at major construction sites in the city, including the new HC complex, the bullet train site and the adjacent Metro 2B site. On Tuesday, HT found that strips of green cloth had been hurriedly strung over metal sheets that comprised the boundary of the bullet train site. Officials stationed there claimed water was sprinkled regularly on the streets and inside the site too to suppress dust. "We have six tankers being used for the purpose almost daily," a site worker said, requesting anonymity. At the adjacent Metro 2B site, where ready mix concrete plants are operational, workers were seen sweeping the road outside while debris-laden trucks plying intermittently were covered with cloth. At the HC site in Bandra, which was found violating at least 12 of the 28 points in BMC's pollution mitigation guidelines, tall metal sheets had been erected all around to prevent dust from escaping outside. But residents said the tin sheets had been erected only a week earlier and were clearly inadequate. "Dust emanating from the site has reduced a lot since the sheets came up. But it continues to be a nuisance for us," said Jyotsna Sonawane, who lives in an adjacent building. Her neighbour Vidya Jadhav said they had been falling sick repeatedly since work on the court complex started. "Cough and cold have been constant companions for me and my family since construction started. We've had to visit doctors frequently, and our medical bills have shot up," Jadhav said. Residents also claimed that debris from the HC site had blocked gutters in the area and broken some pipelines, leading to water stagnation. "The mosquito menace has spiked because water has accumulated in front of our building," said Jyotsna Sonawane, who lives in a building adjacent to the HC site. When these violations were brought to the notice of a senior BMC official, he said though the civic body had issued stop-work notices, most officials were tied up with election duty. Mridula Ande, assistant municipal commissioner, H-East ward, said, "We have already issued stop-work notices. Now, it is for them (contractors) to comply and submit reports to us."...