January 3, 2026: The Maharashtra government is set to roll out the ‘Green Mumbai’ initiative, a wide-ranging programme aimed at reshaping the city through environmentally responsible infrastructure, sustainable mobility and climate-focused governance. The initiative is designed to address Mumbai’s long-standing challenges around air quality, congestion and emissions while aligning urban growth with long-term climate goals.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has directed officials to ensure that the programme places strong emphasis on clean air, pollution control and measurable climate action. Civic officials said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will play a central role, with air quality improvement and stricter pollution monitoring forming a key pillar of the initiative. Several ongoing and upcoming infrastructure projects will be brought under the Green Mumbai framework.
“Every Mumbaikar deserves clean air. We are enforcing strict accountability by monitoring over 1,000 construction sites in real time and modernising local industries with clean fuel. By tackling pollution at its source, we are ensuring that Mumbai’s rapid growth does not come at the cost of its citizens’ health,” CM Fadnavis told TOI.
Sustainable mobility is another major focus area. The government plans to leverage Mumbai’s expanding Metro network and electric public transport to cut congestion and emissions. “We are building a Mumbai that moves faster and breathes easier. The results are already verified: traffic police surveys record a 30% drop in congestion at major hubs since the metro launch. But this is just the beginning. We are aggressively executing a comprehensive 411 km metro network. Anchored by our 33.5 km underground Aqua Line and combined with our fleet of 5,000 electric buses, we are permanently removing 4.5 lakh vehicle trips daily and eliminating 2.6 lakh tonnes of CO₂ annually. Progress and the planet must thrive together,” he said.
Financial commitment is a defining feature of the initiative. “Mumbai is pioneering ‘Climate Budgeting’ in South Asia. By committing over Rs 17,000 crore—nearly 38% of the BMC’s capital expenditure—to green initiatives, we made environmental protection a core financial priority. This is not just expenditure; it is our concrete roadmap to Net Zero 2050, ensuring that our financial planning secures our future,” the chief minister said.
Officials noted that Mumbai has become the first city in South Asia to institutionalise “Climate Budgeting” as a mandatory annual process, reinforcing its ambition to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.
