Archive · 19 Dec 2025
Mumbai's Elite Bhakti Park Faces Severe Pollution Crisis
Bhakti Park in Mumbai is a fancy place where important people live.
It has nice gardens and is close to the sea.
But there's a big problem: the air is very dirty.
The air quality is so bad that it's like smoking many cigarettes every day.
People living there are getting sick because they can't breathe properly.
They blame a nearby cement factory and lots of construction work.
The government told the factory to close, but it opened again.
The residents are very upset and have asked the government for help, but nothing has changed.
Now, they are writing to the Prime Minister to ask for his help.
Bhakti Park, an upscale residential area in Mumbai, faces severe air pollution with AQI levels beyond 300.
Residents, including former judges and top professionals, report respiratory ailments due to toxic air.
A cement-mixing plant adjacent to the colony is a major source of pollution, despite a closure notice from MPCB.
Construction work, vehicular emissions, and illegal industrial activities further worsen the air quality.
Residents have petitioned local authorities and launched a campaign to write to Prime Minister Modi for action.
- Who
- Residents of Bhakti Park, including former judges, bureaucrats, and top professionals
- What
- Severe air pollution crisis due to industrial and construction activities
- When
- Ongoing for months, with recent spikes in AQI levels
- Where
- Bhakti Park and Wadala Truck Terminal (TT), Mumbai
- Why
- Presence of a cement-mixing plant, construction work, vehicular emissions, and illegal industrial activity
- Location
- Bhakti Park, Wadala, Mumbai
- Air Quality Index (AQI)
- Beyond 300 (Severe)
- Resident Complaints
- Respiratory ailments, persistent health issues
- Pollution Sources
- Cement-mixing plant, construction, vehicular emissions, illegal industrial activity
- Regulatory Action
- MPCB issued closure notice in May 2024, but plant resumed operations
- Resident Actions
- Petitions to BMC, MPCB, police; campaign to write to PM Modi
- Notable Residents
- Former judges, bureaucrats, IPS officers, top bankers, senior journalists, politicians