Indore (Madhya Pradesh): The city has elicited praise for its outstanding work in protecting the environment, improving air quality and conserving water.
During a review meeting of the district environment committee here on Friday, Dr Afroz Ahmed, member of the Principal Bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT), lauded the city’s efforts and noted that the ‘Indore Model’ was often mentioned in NGT guidelines for other cities to follow.
Ahmed highlighted the city’s achievements, such as water recharging projects near metro structures and compliance with environmental rules.
He encouraged officials to finalize the district environment plan for 2025 soon and ensure that new housing colonies included green spaces. Officials informed that rainwater harvesting systems were installed in over 8,500 homes in the city and recharge shafts were built at 200 locations last year. The Indore Metro also added groundwater recharge pits at 311 sites.
In rural areas, utensils banks had been introduced to reduce plastic use and plans were afoot to expand this initiative. Waste management had improved significantly, with mechanized facilities set up in all development blocks and over seven per cent of the district’s population benefiting from door-to-door garbage collection.
A special task force was working to prevent sewage from entering rivers, drains and ponds, they said. Officials also added that large-scale programmes like Jal Ganga Samvardhan Abhiyan for rainwater harvesting and tree plantation drives were going on, ensuring Indore remained a leader in sustainable practices.
