India, March 14 -- A day after Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone raised concerns over Mumbai's deteriorating air quality on social media, saying "the city is choking," Mayor Ritu Tawde on Friday said the civic administration is closely monitoring the situation and has issued strict guidelines to curb pollution caused by construction activities.

Responding to the actor's remarks on the city's rising Air Quality Index (AQI), Tawde said the civic body listens not only to celebrities but to every citizen of Mumbai.

"We do not listen only to Deepika Padukone but to every Mumbaikar. The AQI has increased and we are continuously reviewing the situation and discussing measures to address it," she said.

The mayor pointed out that nearly 2,250 bu...