Hola Reader's!

I'm from India's holiest city, Varanasi, surrounded by temples and ghats.

~Scenarios faced:
Severe Air Pollution, Drainages, Sewerage
Vector Borne diseases like Malaria, Dengue, Drought, Uneven Scanty Rainfall.

~Solution:-

•Create Green Lungs In City
•Appoint Guardians for blocks look over from climate vantage point

•Use of Electric Vehicles
->Maintain potholes free roads for free-flow of.
Introduce water fountains at major traffic. intersection, wherever feasible.
Black topping of metalled road.
Use of treated effluent of STPs in Pollution. Control Measure such as watering of Plants,
Wall to Wall pavement for control of dust.

~Financial Sustainability:-

Smart city auction
Drainage: JNNRVM project

Sewerage :Install STP, DEWAT System

Energy Efficient Scale Up Program


~Technical Feasibility & Know -How:-

Personal Rapid Transit System

Installation of SCADA system for water supply

Awareness Program by Schools, NGOs and RWA

Multilevel Parking Facilities

Implementation of Biomedical waste

~Strategy:-

Environment Sustainability:

The Heritage conservation committee will be functioning under Ministry of Housing and
urban planning. There would be a heritage cell under VDA which is right now de-functioning. This cell in coordination with the Heritage cell will be responsible for
conservation of Heritage and its surrounding areas.
Policy 2: Under Disaster management act, 2005; formation of District disaster management
committee and preparation of city disaster management plan.
The plan is prepared to help the District Administration focus quickly on the essentials and crucial aspects of both preparedness and response. The plan deals with Risk Assessment and
Vulnerability Analysis, Identification of Disaster Prone Areas, Response Structures,
Inventory of Resources, Standard Operating Procedures, directory of Institutions and key
individuals etc.

~Call To Action:-

Government
Push Climate Science as a key area of research and knowledge; come up with more localised action plans

Media
Focus on critical environment topics, with issue-centric reporting, presenting clear narratives

Citizens
Be more involved in environmental issues
Set up city-based social watch groups; convey the message that citizens are watching. Press for disclosure on funds utilisation by governments.
Show awareness of the linkage between climate goals and the goals of local political economy.
Prioritise collaboration and leveraging existing knowledge.

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