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Efforts afoot to develop Bhopal as model city
Thursday March 15, 2012 10:56:26 PM,
Pervez Bari, ummid.com
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Bhopal: City development plan of
each city of Madhya Pradesh is being prepared with a view of
making basic amenities available to the citizens. Efforts are
afoot to develop Bhopal as a model city. Other cities of the state
will also be able to attain the status of model city by following
the footsteps of Bhopal model city.
This was disclosed by Madhya Pradesh Urban Administration and
Development Minister Babulal Gaur at a workshop held for
preparing Citizen Report Card manual here on Thursday. The
workshop was organised jointly by NCHSE and UN Habitat and was
presided over by A.K. Pandya.
Gaur said that city service plans are also being prepared for
making better services available to citizens. Urban bodies will
have their own staff for making these services available to
citizens. The efforts for making Bhopal more beautiful and
comfortable are going on with the cooperation of people and
various departments. Besides conservation and augmentation of
water bodies in cities, they are also being developed as tourist
spots.
At a cost of Rs. 375 crore, water has been brought to
Bhopal from Shahganj, which is 69 kilometers away from the city,
for making adequate drinking water available to citizens. Waste is
being collected door-to-door with a view to making some wards of
the city dustbin-free. The State Government is also making efforts
for making metro train service available to residents of Bhopal
and Indore.
He said that efforts will be made to further improve public
utility services by implementing useful suggestions to be put
forth at the workshop.
At the outset, NSHSE Chairman Dr. M. N. Buch welcomed the guests
and participants. He said that UN Habitat has prepared Citizen
Report Cards of Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur and Gwalior cities
through surveys and workshops. In the report, citizens have been
informed of available supply of water, sanitation and solid waste
disposal services.
People of Bhopal have described the basic
amenities provided in the city as better. He stressed the need for
carrying Citizen Report Card manual to all the cities of Madhya
Pradesh. This will help the concerning urban bodies to make
available better services in the areas under their respective
jurisdictions.
UN Habitat representative Dr. Pradeep Nandi, Tulsi of
Environment Department, Dr. Ashok Gupta and a large number of
distinguished persons were also present on the occasion.
(pervezbari@eth.net)
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