The 15th International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific“Accelerating Sustainability Transitions in Asia and the Pacific: The
Transformative Potential of Integration, Inclusion and Localisation”
Mainstreaming CES in the Post-2030 Agenda for Enhancing Integrated Actions on
Climate and Sustainability Goals: Towards Bridging Local-to-Global Feedback Loops

Circulating & Ecological Sphere
Experiences in Nagpur MetropolitanRegion, India
Mr. Kamalkishor Futane,
Deputy Commissioner (Development),
Nagpur Divisional Commissionerate
Maharashtra, India

December 19, 2023

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About Nagpur Metropolitan Region (NMR)
37.2
62.8

Urban
Rural

Rural-urban distribution in percent for the Nagpur
Metropolitan Area•

NMR comprises 721 villages and is spread across3,567 square kilometers.

•Nagpur City as one of the Smart cities under
Smart City Mission 2016•

Economic boom due to the development of theMulti-Modal International Cargo Hub (MIHAN)•1

Source: Pathak V., Deshkar S. (2023)

Prominent power sector; two major thermal
power plants Koradi & Khaparkheda.

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Changing Climatic and Demographic
conditions and emerging concerns

Source: https://nagpur.gov.in/geography-climate/

Rising temperatures and asymmetric rainfall distribution resulting in
agricultural challenges and disaster events (Average decadal data for theyears 2011-2021)

2

Source: Directorate of Census operations Maharashtra (2001-2011)

Population decline in rural areas and pertinent rise in urban resulting in a highdemand for water and energy resources (Decadal data 2001-2011)

Water loss due to ageing
infrastructure

Land use change, loss of
productive agricultural lands

The residual untreated waste
polluting the river

Rising demand from various
sectors (Industry, Power, Agro)

Water stress due to surface water
loss and groundwater exploitation

Lack of awareness about
conservation practices

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Current Policy Priorities/Programs in theNagpur Division
Towards decarbonization, smart development
Bhumi(Earth)

Thematic Areas
3

Vayu(Air)

Jal(Water)

Agni(Fire)

Akash(Ether)

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Majhi Vasundhara Abhiyan
ARegistration ofGPs/ ULBs

integrated‘Environment

andfirstClimate

everexercise

ChangebytheDepartment’,

Government of Maharashtra for urban and rural areas -Award Distribution
Field Work

5 Juneunique,(World EnvironmentDay)toidentifyandimplement

focusedandscalable

measures towards preservation and restoration of natural
ecosystems

andtoencourage

activecitizenparticipation in different Climate Action initiatives.
FieldAssessment

MIS
Submission
DesktopAssessment

4Objectives• To encourage active citizen participation in different
climate change mitigation initiatives in a timely andinnovative manner.
• To identify dynamic and incremental/scalable measures
towards a sustainable environment through replication

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PM-KUSUM Yojana
About

The PM-KUSUM scheme is aimed at ensuring energy
security for farmers in India, along with honoring India’s
commitment to increase the share of installed capacityof electric power from non-fossil-fuel sources to 40% by
2030 as part of Intended Nationally Determined
Contributions (INDCs).

Components

5The Scheme consists of three components:
 Component A: 10,000 MW of solar capacity throughthe installation of small Solar Power Plants of individual
plants of up to 2 MW capacity.
 Component B: Installation of 20 lakh standalone solarpowered agriculture pumps.
 Component C: Solarisation of 15 Lakh Grid-connected
Agriculture Pumps.

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Mukhyamantri Saur Krushi
Vahini Yojana
AboutIntended to increase the use of solar
energy in agricultural activities so that
farmers do not have to depend on
anyone for electricity and also toprotect
theenvironment,
theMaharashtra State Vidyut Vitratan Co
Ltd has launched the Mukhyamantri
Solar Krishi Vahini Yojana.

Objectives

To provide cheap electricity to those farmers who can not meet thecost of electricity. Electricity is available at low cost so that the entire
farming community can use the electricity. It was proposed to installsolar panels to generate solar energy in various areas of the state.
Through this scheme, all the farmer communities will be suppliedelectricity to their homes.

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Priority Areas and Initiatives Towards
Urban-Rural Equitable Development

Ensuring adequate
water that is safe
and safe toconsume
7

Finance and Job
creation

Ensuring anuninterrupted
supply of clean
energyEnvironmental
sustainability andsocial inclusion/
gender equality

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‘CES’ as a Potential Approach
Rural-Urban Partnerships for benefit-sharing
Policycoordination

TechnologicalInterventions

Stakeholder
Engagement

Urban - Rural
Linkages

Rural-Urban
Partnerships

CommunityAwareness

8Key Entry Points To Achieve CES

Urban - RuralPartnerships

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Existing Administrative Hierarchy forEnabling CES
 District Collector office (city administrative) Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) (city administrative) Nagpur Improvement trust (NIT) (city administrative) Nagpur Metropolitan Region Development Authority(NMRDA) (city administrative) Nagpur Smart and Sustainable City Development
Corporation Limited (NSSCDCL) (city administrative)
 Gram Panchayat (rural administrative)
 Subject experts

9 Social workers (Working in rural and urban sectors)

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‘Water’ as Crucial Linkage
High spatial variation in groundwater availability

Pench reservoir

Considering water as a crucial
linkage between urban and ruralareas, the CES initiative in theNagpur

MetropolitanRegion

highlighted the conflicts over thesharing of this valuable resource
between urban and rural entities
andexploredcollaborative

opportunities

formanagement

through various entry points.

11Source: NMA Development Plan: 2012-32(NIT 2015)

Drainage Pattern

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Agri-Voltaics as a Decarbonization Initiative:
Existing policy provisions to be leveraged
Representative image(s)12- Nagpur shows tremendous potential for harvesting
solar energy.
- People are willing, yet some challenges need to beaddressed at the local scale for effective
implementation and sustainable partnerships

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Co-Design andCo-Development Approach
Outreach and Impact• Closely working with knowledge institutions and project
partners to determine locally relevant and feasible solutions
for addressing the integrated concerns.
• Building partnerships and collaborations to bring together
governing authorities, urban-rural community members, andvarious stakeholders, including private partners.

Decision theatre workshop in VNIT, Nagpur

Round Table Meeting with local stakeholders in VNIT,Nagpur

Multi-stakeholder consultation workshop at VNIT, Nagpur

13Community Consultation in
Kadoli and Palsad villages,
Nagpur district

Focused Group Discussion at Nayakund village,
Nagpur districtThank You
Mr. Kamalkishore Futane,
Mail ID: kishorakola@gmail.com

Contact No. : +91 94221 24762