Mumbai to get 1st biodiversity management panel
On December 1, during the General Body meeting, Mayor Kishori Pednekar gave the formal approval to the constitution of the committee and announced names of five environmentalist and experts who will be among the 23 members.
Updated: December 14, 2020 10:38:49 am
In 2016, the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court had ordered the state government to form a biodiversity committee under the urban bodies. (Representational)
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has cleared a proposal to set-up the city’s first Biodiversity Management Committee. The 23-member committee will be headed by a joint municipal commissioner.
On December 1, during the General Body meeting, Mayor Kishori Pednekar gave the formal approval to the constitution of the committee and announced names of five environmentalist and experts who will be among the 23 members.