Arita Sa rkar arita. sarkar@ mid- day. com APART from making allocations to various departments and infrastructural projects, the civic chief Praveen Pardeshiu2019s speech has included growing concerns over climate change.
Accordingly, the civic budget has made certain allocations to make Mumbai a u2018 climate- resilient cityu2019. Pardeshi stated that in order to make the city environmentally sustainable, 33.8 per cent of funds will be utilised for provisions for u2018 mitigating the adverse effect of climate changesu2019. The civic budget also allocated R 1500 crore to public transport to reduce its carbon footprint. The initiative will focus on areas like recycling, reuse of water and energy conservation.
u201c The idea is to adapt. In Mumbai, the number of rainy days have reduced and rainfall has become heavier. We will focus on expanding the stormwater drains and work on storing underground water.
The Coastal Road will also have a sea wall that can protect the city against rising sea level,u201d he said.
In order to further reduce its carbon footprint, the civic body allocated R 5 crore to set up Tri- generation technology in civic hospitals. Pardeshiu2019s speech stated the use of Tri- generation technology in partnership with Energy Efficiency Services Limited will help to save on power needs.
By using this technology, hospitals will also be able to provide hot and cold water for drinking purposes.
Civic budget makes allocation for making Mumbai u2018 climate- resilientu2019 Pardeshi introduces measures to make city environmentally sustainable The civic budget also allocated R 1,500 crore to public transport to reduce its carbon footprint. representation PIC / istock
