The massive use of coal in the industries situated around Mumbai could be one of the biggest contributor to pollution in the city and its surrounding areas, finds a study by Delhi-based non-profit organisation Centre for Science and Environment (CSE).
Factories in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) burn two million tonnes of coal every year, the report released in February, highlighted.
Of the 13 industrial areas bordering Mumbai, CSE assessed four – Trans-Thane Creek (TTC), Taloja, Ambernath and Dombivali.
These four areas cover about 70 per cent of the industries operating in MMR.
The TTC, which comes under the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation, was found to be a hotspot, contributing about 44 per cent of the total pollution load from the four areas.
