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The Centre has issued guidelines asking the state governments to incorporate plans for water conservation and sewage disposal in the Master Plans for cities before any projects are sanctioned.
Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath said that in the next phase of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), sustainable cities would be encouraged.
“We are building it in, we have asked all states to build it in their Master Plans — water conservation and sewage. In all building plans that they sanction, they must ensure that it is a part of their Master Plans,” Nath told reporters here on the sidelines of a function organised by CII and ITC.
“We have already issued the guidelines,” Nath said.
The Minister also said that the central government was also trying to promote cleaner cities in the next phase of JNNURM.
“We are going to see how carbon—neutral they are, how are they bringing in sustainability concerns. That will be a part of the next JNNURM,” Nath said.
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