TheUttarakhandgovernment is mulling to introduce the provision of Climate BUDGETING from next financial year in order to counter adverse effects of global environmental changes in the Himalayan state. If the proposal pitched by the forest and Environment department goes through, Uttarakhand will be among the first states to come up with separate funds for activities related to mitigation of adverse impact of .
To recall, the Uttarakhand government in March this year had presented a Rs 57,400 crore budget for the 2021-22 fiscal in which Rs 455 crore had been earmarked for the environment.