Nagpur: No other government acknowledges the need to act on climate change such as Maharashtra in the same size, said Minister of Environment Aaditya Thackeray in exclusive interactions with TOI.
The Minister’s statement is indicative that the state has taken destruction caused by a recent climate disaster seriously.
The deadly flood and landslides triggered by unprecedented rain were reported to drop more than 200 lives.
Many people still disappear in the flooded flood district in Maharashtra and Konkan.
When the country crackling back from disaster, the government prepares to face a climate disaster.
“We realize that climate change is here and in our backyard, our path and agriculture and time for old messaging passes.
The time to act is now,” said Minister.
Furthermore, it shows that for circumstances that have faced severe drought, floods, hail in five years and two main cyclones in 11 months, Thackeray said that the compensation spent had reached Rs 13,000 Crore.
“Most of the actions that are in place and environmental norms ensure that climate change measures are norms.
But it was not given his previous interests.
The Government of Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) is aware of the depth of the problem and we want to make sure there are no rejected rules and they are the same For all, “he added.
The Minister stressed that the country’s record in the past one and a half years, even when handling Covid pandemics, had been from several “star work” on climate change.
“The right of protecting 9,800 hectares of mangrove forests for urban forests and 808 hectares of Aarey in Mumbai, of 10 conservation reserves and two holy places to change the alignments of the road and Metros to save a single legacy tree – no other government that recognizes the need to act on climate change from Maharashtra is in the same size.
The Chairman of the Minister of UDDHAV Thackeray has explained that every bit of development must and will be sustainable, “Thackeray added.
Climate change in the backyard, time to act now: aaditya
