For the third time in a span of just over a year, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Saturday received complaints about a bad smell, similar to a gas leak, from parts of Ghatkopar, Vikhroli, Govandi and Bhandup, Chembur, Mulund , Bhandup and Powai. Many residents took to Twitter to voice their concerns about the smell.
Classifying it as an ‘unknown foul smell’, BMC mobilized the Mumbai Fire Brigade and alerted the Mumbai Police, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board and the district officials of the respective areas. At 8.15pm, BMC’s disaster management department said it had consulted with whistleblowers and investigating agencies, and they said the odor was gone.
In early June, residents reported a similar incident to BMC’s disaster management department. The second such incident at the time, BMC established a committee to trace the source of the leak, but the panel was unable to determine the cause. The first such incident was reported in September last year.
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