Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Watchdog Foundation Urges MMRDA To Add Fans At Stations
A commuter group says some Mumbai Metro stations are too hot and poorly ventilated.
The trains have air conditioning, but many places where people wait do not have enough cooling.
This can be especially uncomfortable during hot and humid weather.
The group wants fans or other systems to move air around the stations.
It says older people, children, women, people with disabilities and passengers carrying luggage may suffer the most.
The group has asked officials to check every station.
It also wants the equipment installed safely without disrupting Metro operations.
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority has been asked to explain what it will do and when.
Watchdog Foundation has urged the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority to install fans and cooling systems at Metro stations.
The group said platforms, concourses and waiting areas on several stations lack adequate ventilation despite air-conditioned trains.
It described hot and humid conditions as especially difficult for passengers waiting for trains.
Senior citizens, children, women, persons with disabilities and luggage-carrying commuters were identified as particularly affected.
The foundation requested station-wise inspections, suitable fan installations and details of MMRDA’s action plan and timeline.
- Who
- The Watchdog Foundation urged the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority to act; Advocate Godfrey Pimenta is the foundation’s trustee.
- What
- The foundation requested fans and other cooling or air-circulation arrangements at Mumbai Metro stations.
- When
- The letter was sent to MMRDA officials on Saturday; the article does not specify the date.
- Where
- The request concerns Mumbai Metro stations, particularly those on the Red and Yellow Metro lines.
- Why
- The foundation said heat, humidity and inadequate ventilation make station waiting areas uncomfortable for commuters.
- Requesting organisation
- Watchdog Foundation
- Authority addressed
- Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA)
- Main request
- Install ceiling fans, high-volume industrial fans or other suitable air-circulation systems
- Priority locations
- Platforms, concourses, entry and exit points, and passenger waiting areas
- Metro lines highlighted
- Red and Yellow Metro lines
- Most affected groups
- Senior citizens, children, women, persons with disabilities and commuters carrying luggage
- Requested follow-up
- A station-wise inspection, proposed action details and an implementation timeline