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Dignitaries L-R Bhagwan Patil, COO, MahaIT_ Prerana Langa, CEO, AKAH India_ Adv. Ashish Shelar, Hon\u2019ble Minster, Electronics, IT, AI Dept. GoM_ Devendra Fadnavis Hon\u2019ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra_ Sunetra Ajit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The agency and the Maharashtra Government have forged the partnership to combat heat and strengthen drought resilience<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Mumbai,\u00a0India:\u00a0<\/strong>Aga Khan Agency for Habitat India (AKAH) officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)\u00a0with\u00a0Maharashtra Information Technology Corporation Limited (MahaIT). This partnership will potentially enable the agency to further scale habitat improvement and build the resilience of vulnerable communities against heat, drought and flood as well as other impacts of climate change.<\/p>\n

Shri Devendra Fadnavis, the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, in whose presence the MoU was signed, said that total CSR\u00a0contributes nearly\u00a0\u20b936,000 crore annually and Maharashtra is the largest contributor of CSR funds. He emphasised the need to ensure these resources are equitably channelled towards leveraging technology across\u00a0districts\u00a0in Maharashtra.<\/p>\n

Delivering the Opening Remarks, Sanjay Shripatrao Katkar (IAS) stated that the Government of Maharashtra aims to facilitate, rather than regulate, the CSR ecosystem in the state. He highlighted that MahaIT is developing a dedicated CSR platform to enable complete visibility into onboarding, execution, and compliance for corporates, donors, and implementing agencies.<\/p>\n

AKAH works to create habitats that allow communities\u00a0to be\u00a0resilient to disasters, adapt to climate change, and thrive.\u00a0MahaIT\u00a0on the other hand is the nodal agency of the Government of Maharashtra for Information and Communication Technology (ICT), e-Governance, and Digital Governance, responsible for planning, implementation, operation, and capacity building\u00a0across State departments, local governments, and allied institutions. This MoU between the two is expected to galvanise powerful data-driven risk-responsive strategies in the service of climate-resilient habitats.<\/p>\n

Prerana Langa, Chief Executive Officer of the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat India, believes that the expertise of\u00a0MahaIT\u00a0in designing and executing structured initiatives will prove to be invaluable\u00a0in the near future. She says, “This MoU will further streamline actionable, large-scale implementation within a facilitative, collaborative framework. Through our heat mitigation interventions in informal settlements, schools, and housing societies across Mira Bhayandar and Chandrapur, AKAH India has demonstrated measurable improvements in thermal comfort, with indoor temperatures reduced by up to 4\u20136\u00b0C in vulnerable communities. This collaboration underscores our commitment to urban habitat risk resilience, biodiversity preservation and water security. Our focus as always will remain on Climatic vulnerable zones and communities on the margins with a special focus on women and children.”<\/p>\n

On the immediate agenda of both partners are future synergies in heat and flood mitigation, ecosystem-based climate change adaptation, urban greening, energy as well as water efficiency solutions in schools with inclusion of IoT and Smart Technology. The path forward will also include knowledge sharing, exploration of pilots, proof-of-concepts, training and awareness initiatives, research, documentation,\u00a0and policy insights, co-design of concepts, frameworks along with\u00a0effective public digital solutions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The agency and the Maharashtra Government have forged the partnership to combat heat and strengthen drought resilience Mumbai,\u00a0India:\u00a0Aga Khan Agency for Habitat India (AKAH) officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)\u00a0with\u00a0Maharashtra Information Technology Corporation Limited (MahaIT). This partnership will potentially enable the agency to further scale habitat improvement and build the resilience of vulnerable communities …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[131],"tags":[34058],"class_list":["post-80311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-regional","tag-aga-khan-agency-for-habitat-india"],"yoast_head":"\nAga Khan Agency for Habitat India signs an MoU with MahaIT in the presence of Chief Minister Shri. 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