New Delhi, June 26 -- A comprehensive green transition strategy for Maharashtra's Chandrapur-Nagpur-Yavatmal (CNY) region could attract investments worth Rs 5.4 lakh crore while creating 3.4 lakh jobs and boosting regional GDP growth by 4 per cent, according to a report released Wednesday by the International Forum for Environment, Sustainability and Technology (iFOREST).

The environmental think tank unveiled its Just Transition Investment Plan for the CNY region during a conference in Mumbai on June 25, 2025.

The region currently accounts for the entirety of Maharashtra's coal production and approximately half of its coal-based power generation capacity.

The report projects a significant decline in the region's coal production, with o...