The Hindu
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To deal with the environmental impacts of rising urban population, the Tamil Nadu government is set to rank cities based on ‘green index’ and other environmental metrics.
Minister for Environment and Climate Change Siva V. Meyyanathan said in the Assembly on April 13 that the ranking would help better understand specific challenges, provide them insights into effective policies and best practices, and support the cities’ actions against climate change.
“Urbanisation in Tamil Nadu has been steadily increasing over the years. Urban population increased by 30.6% between 2001 and 2011,” noted Mr. Meyyanathan, adding that the index would encourage cities to improve through positive competition and cooperation.
In March this year, the State government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to develop an urban cooling programme to improve urban design and enhance green cover in cities. The programme was also aimed at building efficiency measures, extreme heat planning, and district cooling.
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