New Delhi, Oct. 30 -- Geographically, Mumbai is a peninsular city that faces significant environmental challenges throughout the year such as urban flooding, deteriorating air quality index, and now the oppressive heat waves.With the enactment of the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act that has reshaped urban political landscapes, promoting democratic decentralisation and empowering municipalities as entities of local self-government.

The erstwhile Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is one of three municipalities that were established by British colonisers outside Britain. Hence, the corporation is comprehensively involved in an array of responsibilities such as sanitation, sewerage, and water supply, maintenance of vital infrastruct...