First the scare!
It is estimated that India’s population will increase to about 1.26 billlion by the year 2016.
In other words – we are going to overtake China as the most populous country in the world by 2050.
That’s not too far away folks!
And according to a vocal advocate of the sustainable cities movment, Mr. Ajit Gulabchand, chairman, Lavasa Corporation – close to 400 million people are going to migrate to cities in the next 40 years.
That’s a lot of people folks!
What’s more, India’s existing cities ain’t getting any bigger – so that’s a lot of crammed people! Estimates suggest its more on the lines of putting 18% of the world’s population in 2.4% of the world’s total area.
Now, that’s what I call crammed!
THEN THE SOLUTIONS! (and boy do we need ‘em)
1) Efficient Sewerage and Solid Waste Management : Use of human sewage for irrigation & composting
2) Minimum green house emissions
3) 
Generation of energy through renewable sources
All three solutions are present in current day – ECO CITIES!
Eco cities
In the context of environmental enhancement, Eco cities pose an excellent solution to help combat climate change and ensure a good quality of life on a sustainable basis. These cities are designed to create a small ecological footprint by minimimizing pollution emissions, effective waste management techniques, and efficient use of land.
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