New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- Economic Survey 2025-26 recommended that infrastructure funding should be conditional on city-climate plans, ensuring drains, pumping stations, roads, and public spaces are designed for climatic conditions expected in the future due to climate change and not historical averages.
Similarly, it said development control regulations can require minimum on-site water retention and reuse capacities, reducing pressure on municipal networks. It advocated climate-responsive building codes that can lower indoor temperatures and energy demand at low cost. "Use of local building material and designs must be encouraged since they help in natural heat reduction and geophysical adjustments.."
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