Today is World Environment Day, and Mumbai is marking the occasion in several ways. There are a clutch of programmes about environmental awareness. It is heartening to see that many of these events have children involved, so awareness about environment is beginning at an early age. The events centre around how to cut pollution, preserve patches of green which are so scarce in Mumbai, and bring environmental issues on the radar of the city’s populace.

In a city where the population literally doubles every few years and there is such a heavy influx of immigrants, it is always a huge challenge to achieve that delicate balance between development and environment.