India, Aug. 29 -- Following instructions by the Maharashtra government and the pollution control board, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) met builders' associations and discussed steps taken to check dust and noise pollution at construction sites.

The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board has framed guidelines and instructed installation of sensor-based air quality system at sites with major exposure to dust.

Additional municipal commissioner Prithviraj BP has appealed to builders to take necessary measures to address the dust issue at sites.

"We have formed a task force to implement policies formulated by authorities to address the dust issue," he said.

Prashant Waghmare, PMC engineer, said, "We are taking steps to conduct regular i...