The heat is relentless, the rains are erratic, and concrete seems to be winning over little green cover. Disturbed by what she sees as a worsening ecological crisis, veteran actor Moushumi Chatterjee has written to the country’s top political leaders, urging them to protect nature before development comes at an irreversible cost.

(L-R) Narendra Modi, Devendra Fadnavis, Amit Shah, and Eknath Shinde