Mumbai: A provision of about Rs 160 crore for the environment and climate change department in the BMC budget for 2026-27 is more than double that of about Rs 76 crore made in the revised estimates for 2025-26. The BMC said it aims to leverage climate budgeting as a governance system, to allocate resources to climate-relevant measures and projects on an annual basis.
This would enable the integration of climate priorities into the city’s planning and budgeting cycles.As part of its efforts to improve the city’s air quality, the BMC has deployed advanced electric sweepers and mechanical power sweepers designed to capture Particulate Matter, specifically PM2.5 and PM10, supported by litter-picker machines. Washing of major roads is carried out to maintain cleanliness in high-footfall areas. Besides, the BMC has also deployed misting machines in each ward.It is also implementing the MANAS (Mumbai Air Network for Advanced Sciences) project in association with IIT-Kanpur, where a network of 75 low-cost sensors is being installed, operated and maintained by IIT Kanpur, across Mumbai. The project work, which is in progress, is intended to help the BMC identify air pollution hotspots through hyperlocal monitoring.
