No wonder municipal commissioner Pravin Pardeshi is an environment lover that Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials are now planning to woo him by engaging citizens in fighting environmental problems.

In a bid to encourage citizens to brainstorm on ways to reduce air pollution caused by wastes, the civic body's D ward plans to hold a conference on the matter at its office on June 4. Officials concerned said more than 100 people including environmentalists, residents and members of the ward's ALM would be present for the event, which will mainly discuss ways of preventing air pollution.