IN PHOTOS: Office-goers mask up as smog engulfs Mumbai’s BKC

Updated On: 13 February, 2026 03:38 PM IST | Tarun Verma

Office-goers were seen wearing face masks while walking along footpaths in Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC), Bandra (East), as smog engulfed the area and continued to affect Mumbai on Thursday. PICS/SATEJ SHINDE

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Hazy conditions are likely to continue throughout the daytime on Thursday. Visibility is expected to improve as the day progresses

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For three days in a row, Mumbai has reported air quality index (AQI) figures that are worse than those recorded during December and January

<p>The AQI on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday was 141, 140, and 134, respectively, which fall in the ‘moderate’ (yellow) category, as per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)</p>

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The AQI on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday was 141, 140, and 134, respectively, which fall in the ‘moderate’ (yellow) category, as per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)

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PM10, from construction dust and vehicular emissions, has been the worst pollutant

<p>The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), however, thinks ‘wind speed’ is to blame for the alarming AQI. The wind speed during these days was in the range of 10 kmph to 13 kmph</p>

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The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), however, thinks ‘wind speed’ is to blame for the alarming AQI. The wind speed during these days was in the range of 10 kmph to 13 kmph

<p>The civic body said dust-control guidelines applicable to private construction sites — including misting, wheel washing and covering of material-carrying vehicles — will also apply to contractors handling BMC road works</p>

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The civic body said dust-control guidelines applicable to private construction sites — including misting, wheel washing and covering of material-carrying vehicles — will also apply to contractors handling BMC road works

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The Bombay High Court had also earlier expressed dissatisfaction over Mumbai’s AQI remaining at a “moderate” level.

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