Integrating Sustainability into Metropolitan Planning: An SDG Framework for MMRDA

Rapid urbanisation has intensified the need for metropolitan institutions to translate the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into practical planning and infrastructure frameworks. This session presents an SDG alignment framework developed for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), demonstrating how large-scale metropolitan projects can be systematically mapped against the 17 SDGs using relevant United Nations indicators.

The session will showcase how diverse interventions—such as slum rehabilitation, rental housing, metro systems, regional water supply schemes, economic districts, ecological initiatives, and public–private partnership models—contribute to outcomes including poverty reduction, gender inclusion, sustainable mobility, climate action, and institutional strengthening.

Through an indicator-based mapping approach, the study highlights how metropolitan authorities can move beyond policy commitments to measurable sustainability outcomes. The discussion will emphasise the role of integrated regional planning in advancing climate resilience, inclusive growth, and infrastructure sustainability.