Mumbai pollution, Jan. 28 -- To address Mumbai's worsening air quality, the Maharashtra government has set up a seven-member panel to explore the possibility of banning petrol and diesel vehicles and allowing only CNG and electric vehicles in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR).

The move came after the Bombay High Court noted that vehicular emissions are a major source of air pollution and that the current measures to control the number of vehicles and pollution in Mumbai are proving inadequate.

While hearing a suo motu (on its own) public interest litigation on January 9, the High Court expressed serious concerns over traffic congestion and increasing pollution in Mumbai city and their negative impact on the quality of life, environme...