India, Nov. 5 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)'s proposal to appoint an independent agency at a cost of Rs.11.28 crore over three years to audit sensor-based air quality monitors installed at construction sites across Mumbai was approved by the civic standing committee on Wednesday.

The audit will examine 9,000 monitors over three years, covering 3,000 installations annually, to verify their compliance with technical standards, calibration, data accuracy and real-time transmission of readings to the BMC's central monitoring dashboard.

The move follows a January 9, 2025, Bombay High Court order in a suo motu PIL on air pollution, directing the installation of sensor-based air quality monitors at all construction sites and ...