The Greater Chennai Corporation has received criticism over the draft Chennai Climate Action Plan (CCAP), uploaded recently on its website to seek feedback from the public, for alleged lack of adequate window for consultation and non-availability of the document in Tamil.
The 52-page presentation, prepared by the Corporation with the support of C40 Cities and Urban Management Centre, has identified key risks faced by the city and the long term solutions that it ought to pursue to make the city “climate-resilient.”
It has highlighted some important risks, including the possibility that 100 metres from the coast may get submerged over the next five years due to a 7-cm rise in the sea level. The civic body has given two weeks till September 26 for the public to send feedback and suggestions to the email address chennaiclimateactionplan @gmail.com.
