Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday made a strong pitch for transportation systems that are affordable and compliment the environment.
Speaking after inaugurating online the ''Colaba Conversations'' conference, organised by the state government and the Observer Research Foundation, the CM said development cannot be defined sans environment.

Among those who took part in the conference online were Hamburg (Germany) State Councillor Almut Moller, California (US) Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis, Minister of State, Ministry of Baden-Wurttemberg (Germany) Theresa Schopper, Christchurch (New Zealand) Mayor Lianne Dalziel and New South Wales (Australia) Governor Margaret Beazley.