Mumbai as a model for sustainable
Development
Dr. R. K. Pachauri
Addressing Environmental
Concerns Of Mumbai
10th January 2012
Director-General, The Energy and Resources Institute
Director, Yale Climate & Energy Institute
Chairman, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Sustainable cities
 Economic growth
 Health
 Education
 Safety, security
 Transport
 Water and sanitation
 Food
 Housing
 Governance
Characterized by their ability to feed and power themselves; minimal reliance on resources
outside their boundaries ; ability to create the smallest possible ecological footprint
Source : TERI
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Slums
 A large % age of
Mumbai’s population live
in slums
 Slums are located both
on public and private
lands
 Lack basic services
 The CDP admits a substantial decline in the quality of life, attributing it to
infrastructure deficits and growing number of people living in slums
Source : http://jnnurm.nic.in/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/CDP-Mumbai.pdf,Mumbai: City Development Plan (CDP) Appraisal Report 2006
Infrastructure deficits
 Limited hours of water supply
 Poor condition of transmission
and distribution system
 Many households without
sanitation
 Slow average travel speed
(proxy for road efficiency) of 6-8
kms/hour
 Drainage capacity limited to
carrying about 50% of the
potential sewage
 Old storm water drainage
network which cannot take high
rain intensity
Little renewal or replacement of city based infrastructure, resulting in infrastructure aged assets
which operate at sub-optimal efficiency
Source : http://jnnurm.nic.in/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/CDP-Mumbai.pdf,Mumbai: City Development Plan (CDP) Appraisal Report 2006
Mumbai Vision 2020 - CDP
6 key areas
1 Economic growth
2 Transportation
3 Infrastructure
4 Housing
(reducing the number of people
living in slums)
5 Finance
(reduce administrative
expenditures)
6 Governance
(transaction cost reduction)
The CDP also recommends city beautification, tourism
Promotion, optimal land use and development controls
Source : http://jnnurm.nic.in/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/CDP-Mumbai.pdf,Mumbai: City Development Plan (CDP) Appraisal Report 2006
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