Watch - "Time To Act Is Now": Maharashtra's Aaditya Thackrey At Global Citizen Live
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Aaditya Thackeray said that the state has seen a staggering seven-fold increase in droughts and a six-fold increase in the frequency of extreme flood events since 1960.
Maharashtra Environment Minister Aaditya Thackrey on Sunday addressed the international event on climate change - Global Citizen Live - and asked for taking up immediate measures to safeguard the environment. ‘I truly believe in the power of young people coming together & taking action to defend our planet, joining the Race to Zero. Because, in our fight against climate change, the time to act is NOW!'My interaction at the Global Citizen Live @glblctznIN#GlobalCitizenLivepic.twitter.com/kYk7K5qX78
Speaking on the climate change scenario in Maharashtra, Mr Thackeray said that the state has seen a staggering seven-fold increase in droughts and a six-fold increase in the frequency of extreme flood events since 1960.
The minister, who is the son of Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, called for immediate steps to be taken in order to curb the events of natural calamities.
"In the last year alone, the state has borne climate-related expenses of over Rs 14000 crore, almost 2 billion dollars due to increased natural disasters. This just reinforces the bleak reality that climate change is the greatest inequity," Mr Thackeray said.
