Vasudha Foundation had the honour of presenting the Climate Change and Environment Action Plan (CCEAP) of Nagpur district to the Hon’ble Environment Minister of Maharashtra, Shri. Aaditya Thackeray along with the Member Secretary of Maharashtra Pollution Control Board, Shri A.A. Shingare, and the District Collector of Nagpur Smt. R. Vimala, IAS.

The minister appreciated the work and suggested that the senior officials present in the meeting leverage the recommendations listed in CCEAP and develop a target based climate action strategy for Nagpur district. Further, he recommended that the work be taken forward with specific targets for 2025, 2027 and 2030, keeping Vasudha Foundation’s action plan as a reference. 

The minister recommended collaborative work between Vasudha Foundation and other organizations for climate action under the leadership of the district collector, and guidance of the Municipal Commissioner. He emphasized on Nagpur’s potential to achieve carbon neutrality, and the need to view the action plan from Adaptation, Mitigation and Resilience fronts. It was added that, for citizen participation, the detailed action plan must be published for public view and suggestions. The importance of renewable energy, alternative fuel and decarbonization of transport was also duly stressed by the minister during the meeting. Other senior officials present in the meeting acknowledged the findings and expressed their willingness in having further discussions with Vasudha Foundation. The district collector was on board with the findings and stressed on the pressing fly ash problem emanating from the sizeable number of thermal power plants in Nagpur.