Archive · 10 Sep 2026
BMC, ARAI Begin Mumbai Region Pollution Mapping Study
Mumbai’s monsoon is nearing its end, and officials are concerned that air quality could worsen.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and the Automotive Research Association of India have started a pollution study.
They will look for places where pollution is especially high.
The study covers Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Thane.
Researchers will examine pollution sources close to the ground.
They will study how emissions change during summer, monsoon and winter.
The work will continue for more than a year.
Officials hope the results will help create an early warning system and better plans to reduce pollution.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and Automotive Research Association of India have begun field research in Mumbai.
The study will create a high-resolution inventory of pollution emissions across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.
Researchers will identify pollution hotspots in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Thane.
The research will examine at-grade pollution sources across selected Mumbai wards before expanding elsewhere in the region.
Conducted for more than a year, the study will track emission patterns across summer, monsoon and winter to support an air-quality early warning system.
- Who
- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and the Automotive Research Association of India.
- What
- A field study to map pollution emissions, identify hotspots and analyse changing emission patterns.
- When
- The research has commenced as the monsoon approaches its withdrawal and will continue for more than a year.
- Where
- Mumbai, with planned expansion across Navi Mumbai, Thane and the wider Mumbai Metropolitan Region.
- Why
- To identify evolving pollution sources, develop a fresh mitigation plan and support an air-quality early warning system.
- Lead agencies
- Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and Automotive Research Association of India
- Study area
- Mumbai Metropolitan Region, including Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Thane
- Study duration
- More than one year
- Seasonal analysis
- Summer, monsoon and winter
- Main objective
- Develop a high-resolution inventory of pollution emissions
- Additional objective
- Identify pollution hotspots and support an air-quality early warning system
- Initial coverage
- Selected Mumbai wards, with expansion to other parts of the region planned