Study by NGO to reveal city’s green needs

Experts including Dr Rakesh Kumar of National Environmental Engineering and Research Institute (NEERI),former chief town and country planner of MMRDA Vidyadhar Phatak and Dr Mahesh Zingde of the National Institute of Oceanography participated in the preparation of the report.

Kumar said,“While we can’t substantiate the carrying capacity of the city with figures,a look at the existing air quality,water quality and noise,shows that they are far exceeding the prescribed standards. Our sewerage system is overloading,our mangroves are being hacked. All this is a clear indication that the environmental resources of Mumbai are at a point of saturation.”

Goenka added that there is a need to tap sustainable resources to tide over the water and electricity shortage.