Narayan Murthy said that the predictions indicate that some areas of India will become uninhabitable in the next 20 to 25 years and that there is a possibility of migration from those areas.
Tech icon Narayan Murthy said on Friday that failure to urgently address climate change could lead to mass migration from uninhabitable areas to cities like Bengaluru, Pune and Hyderabad due to temperature and weather patterns.
He highlighted that India and many African nations are particularly sensitive to rising temperatures. Murthy noted that predictions indicate that some areas of India will become uninhabitable in the next 20 to 25 years and that there will be migration from those areas.
Murthy said Bengaluru, Pune and Hyderabad pose significant challenges for residents due to issues like traffic jams and pollution.
“We have to cooperate with politicians and bureaucrats in India, especially the corporate sector, and ensure that there is no mass migration. That is the challenge,” he said at an event in Pune.
The Infosys co-founder expressed confidence that the corporate sector will work with politicians and bureaucrats to find solutions to the problem. While he admits that Indians often tend to act at the last minute and while current efforts may not be necessary, he believes that substantial progress will be made by 2030.
Narayanamurthy urged the young generation to be responsible towards the society and the environment. He said, “We have to take care of the backward sections of the society, otherwise we are no better than animals. One does not become a true nationalist by wrapping himself in the national flag.”
Environmentalist Madhav Gadgil and entrepreneur Alok Kale, Dr. Raghunath Mashelkar and industrialist Jamsyad Godrej and other prominent personalities present were honoured. Murthy’s warning and call to action clearly indicate that climate change is not a distant concern but an imminent crisis that has the potential to transform India’s future.