Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Mumbai AQI Falls 43 Points in 48 Hours to 120
Mumbai’s air quality score was 120 on Thursday.
That was 43 points lower than it had been two days earlier.
Some parts of the city had higher readings, with Worli recording the highest one.
The report says only 20 of Mumbai’s 30 air-monitoring stations were working that day.
The city’s municipal corporation has announced a plan to tackle pollution.
It will monitor places such as construction sites, waste-burning spots and busy roads.
It is also cleaning roads after the monsoon using recycled water or misting.
If pollution at a monitoring station stays above 300 for three days, certain polluting activities nearby can be stopped.
Mumbai’s overall air quality index was 120 on Thursday, down 43 points in 48 hours.
Worli recorded the highest reported AQI at 164, followed by Deonar at 154 and Navy Nagar-Colaba at 151.
Only 20 of the city’s 30 air-monitoring stations were active on Thursday, according to the report.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation announced its Air Pollution Control and Enforcement Action Plan-2026 on October 2.
The corporation is mapping pollution hotspots, monitoring construction sites and conducting a post-monsoon cleaning drive.
- Who
- Mumbai’s Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and the city’s air-monitoring stations.
- What
- Mumbai recorded an overall AQI of 120, a 43-point drop in 48 hours, while the municipal corporation outlined pollution-control measures.
- When
- Thursday, October 8, 2026; the action plan was announced on October 2.
- Where
- Mumbai, India.
- Why
- The municipal corporation says the measures are intended to tackle pollution from major sources and enforce rules against violations.
- Mumbai overall AQI
- 120 on Thursday, October 8, 2026
- Change over 48 hours
- Down 43 points
- Highest listed reading
- Worli: 164
- Other high readings
- Deonar: 154; Navy Nagar-Colaba: 151
- Active monitoring stations
- 20 of 30
- Action plan announced
- October 2, 2026
- GRAP construction trigger
- If a station’s AQI remains above 300 for three consecutive days, polluting activities, including construction, may be suspended within a 2-km radius.