Today, June 5, 2014, is World Environment Day. Mumbai is marking the day in different ways. There are a slew of programmes about environmental awareness, some of which involve campaigning against the use of plastic, spreading the word on conservation, and raising general awareness about different environmental issues that have put the planet in peril.

In a city where population literally doubles every few years, it is always a huge challenge to achieve that delicate balance between development and environment. Builders and city planners are, at times, on a collision course.