The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will organise a special programme titled “Youth Action for Clean Air” on November 28, 2025, officials said on Monday.
The event will take place at the Vivekanand Education Society’s Institute of Management Studies and Research in Chembur, from 11:30 am to 3:30 pm, they said.
According to an official statement, the event is being held by BMC’s Environment and Climate Change Department as part of its ongoing efforts to address environmental challenges in the city.
The initiative is being carried out under the guidance of Municipal Commissioner and Administrator Bhushan Gagrani, Additional Municipal Commissioner (City) Dr Ashwini Joshi, and Deputy Commissioner (Environment and Climate Change) Avinash Kate, it said.
It further said that as part of the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), run by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, the BMC is conducting various public-oriented activities in collaboration with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and the All India Institute of Local Self Government (AIILSG). Through its Regional Centre for Urban and Environmental Studies (RCUES), the campaign “Green Living, Better Tomorrow” is being implemented in colleges across Mumbai.
“The youth action for clean air programme aims to highlight youth-led initiatives under NCAP, interactive eco-friendly activities, students’ ideas on clean air, sustainability and green lifestyles, and the work carried out jointly by BMC and RCUES to improve environmental conditions in the city,” the official statement said.
Senior representatives from the AIILSG, including Director General Dr Jayaraj Phatak and Director Dr Ajit Salvi, will be present at the event.
The Mumbai civic body has appealed to college students across the city to take part in the programme and has urged college students interested in attending to contact 8657622550 / 51 / 52 / 54.
Meanwhile, Mumbai on Monday continued to witness haze in parts of the city.
According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the overall AQI in Mumbai on November 24 morning was recorded at 176. A figure that is `unhealthy` with pockets such as Mazagaon, Malad and Sewri slipping into the poor range.
The air quality index from 0 to 100 is considered `good`, 100 to 200 `moderate`, 200 to 300 `poor`, 300 to 400 `very poor` and 400 to 500 or above `severe`.
