India, May 14 -- The Pune Municipal Corporation's (PMC's) efforts to curb dust pollution at construction sites have seen a poor response, with only 453 out of more than 5,000 construction projects across the city installing real-time air quality monitoring sensors despite the civic body having made it mandatory for all developers to install these sensors at project sites.

On December 15, 2025, the PMC issued a circular directing developers to install air quality sensors at construction sites to keep a check on dust pollution and harmful particulate matter such as PM 2.5 and PM 10. At the time, former mayor Manjusha Nagpure announced strict implementation of the decision. However, only 453 projects have installed the required systems so f...