Archive · 15 Dec 2025
Mumbai Launches AI-Powered MANAS Platform to Track Air Quality
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has launched a new platform called MANAS to track air quality in Mumbai.
This platform uses artificial intelligence and has many sensors to give more detailed information about pollution.
It will help find specific areas with bad air quality, the busiest times for pollution, and common problem spots.
This way, the authorities can take quick and targeted actions to reduce pollution.
The major causes of air pollution in Mumbai include road dust, construction activity, traffic emissions, industrial activities, and residential energy use.
To tackle these issues, short-term actions include strict dust control, better traffic management, and real-time alerts.
Long-term actions involve adopting electric vehicles, improving public transport, and stricter industrial emission controls.
The platform will provide real-time data to help make better decisions about reducing pollution.
The BMC launched the MANAS platform to track Mumbai's AQI with 75 new sensors, providing one sensor per 6 square kilometers.
MANAS will offer more detailed and real-time data on pollution, helping to identify specific hotspots, peak hours, and recurring problem areas.
Major causes of air pollution in Mumbai include road dust, construction activity, traffic emissions, industrial activities, and residential energy use.
Short-term actions to tackle pollution include strict dust control, traffic flow management, real-time hotspot alerts, and public communication.
Long-term actions involve adopting electric vehicles, better public transport, redesigning traffic routes, controlled construction, greening, and stricter industrial emissions control.
- Who
- Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Dr. Sachida Nand Tripathi
- What
- Launch of the MANAS platform to track Mumbai's AQI
- When
- Recently launched (exact date not specified)
- Where
- Mumbai, India
- Why
- To provide more micro-level data and improve air quality monitoring and management
- Platform Name
- Mumbai Air Network for Advanced Sciences (MANAS)
- Purpose
- Track Mumbai's Air Quality Index (AQI)
- Coverage
- One sensor per 6 square kilometers
- Current System Coverage
- One station per 20 square kilometers
- New Sensors
- 75
- Major Pollution Causes
- Road dust, construction activity, traffic emissions, industrial activities, sea–land breeze, residential energy use
- Short-Term Actions
- Strict dust control, traffic flow management, real-time hotspot alerts, public communication
- Long-Term Actions
- Adoption of electric vehicles, better public transport, redesigning traffic routes, controlled construction, greening, stricter industrial emissions control
