NAVI MUMBAI, March 24 -- Raising alarm over worsening air quality and recurring foul odour from industrial zones, NMMC house leader Sagar Naik has moved a resolution in the general body proposing a city-wide anti-pollution drive, including a "Comprehensive Air Pollution Eradication and Air Quality Improvement Programme" and a zero-dust policy. The move comes amid growing concern over declining AQI levels, persistent haze, dust accumulation and frequent night-time pollution spikes across several parts of the city. Naik said that despite Navi Mumbai being a planned urban centre, rapid urbanisation, infrastructure work and industrial emissions have led to a steady deterioration in air quality. "Our environment and air quality have become extremely poor and highly polluted. If we improve AQI, there should not be much difference between our air and global standards," Naik said, adding that he has been studying the issue since 2020. The proposal identifies key pollution sources, including dust from roads, construction and excavation sites, open plots, vehicular emissions, and industrial and chemical processes. It cautions that fine particulate matter such as PM2.5 and PM10, along with toxic gases, pose serious long-term health risks, including respiratory illnesses, lung damage and allergies. "Air pollution is not just an environmental issue, it is directly impacting public health and requires urgent intervention," he said. At the core of the plan is a zero-dust policy aimed at eliminating legacy dust along roads, dividers and open spaces, while tightening controls on construction activity and strengthening dust-suppression measures such as mechanical sweeping and water fogging. Multiple monitoring stations under the Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) SAMEER network are consistently recording AQI in the 'moderate' (100-200) to 'poor' (200) categories across Navi Mumbai nodes , including Nerul and Vashi....