Last year’s Environment Status Report yet to get general body clearance

“IIT-Bombay,Pune Municipal Corporation and MMRDA are some of the agencies who come forward to buy the report as it helps them in many ways. But this year,we had to turn them down as we cannot sell the report unless it is formally approved by the BMC’s general body,” the official said. He is hopeful that the general body will approve last year’s ESR along with this year’s ESR that will be presented by the end of July.

The ESR is a well researched report that gives a status of air quality,water quality,green cover and other problems pertaining to environment and civic amenities. Various departments of the BMC work towards it including the hydraulic engineering department,storm water drainage department,solid waste management department,gardens department etc.

Asked about the delay in the approval,Municipal Secretary Mrudula Kulkarni said she was unaware that the item has still not been passed. Standing Committee Chairman and Shiv Sena corporator Rahul Shewale too said that he was unaware that the proposal was yet to be passed.