Mumbai, Nov. 27 -- The Bombay High Court today criticised the state authorities for attributing Mumbai's deteriorating air quality to volcanic ash from Ethiopia.
A bench of Chief Justice Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad observed that the city's Air Quality Index (AQI) had been poor long before the recent volcanic event.
The remarks came during the hearing of a batch of petitions, including a 2023 suo motu matter concerning rising air pollution in Mumbai.
Senior counsel Darius Khambata, appearing as amicus curiae, informed the court that the AQI has remained consistently above 300 throughout the month.
Additional government pleader Jyoti Chavan presented the state's view that the volcanic eruption in Ethiopia had contributed to w...