The civic amenities in the city
are not at par with the facilities in other cities that are in race for the
coveted opportunity which may hurt its ranking.
AURANGABAD: Expressing appresions over the
city bagging Union governments ambitious smart
city scheme, MP Chandrakant
Khaire on Saturday said the city is likely to miss the opportunity because of
poor civic amenities.
I do not think we could make the cut even in the second attempt. The
civic amenities in the city are not at par with the facilities in other cities
that are in race for the coveted opportunity which may hurt its ranking, he
told TOI on the side lines of the district development coordinating and
monitoring committee (DISHA) meeting.
Highlighting civic issues, Khaire said that the pathetic condition of
roads, increased number of potholes and aggravated water scarcity are likely to
leave a negative impact on the ranking. "We do not have a proper water
distribution system, which has led to scarcity. The condition of roads,
streetlights and other civic amenities are eqally appaling," he said
adding that the city roads are so bad that the high court had to take
cognisance of it.
Khaire also alleged that the municipal authorities did not take local
MLAs and other political leaders into confidence while preparing the smart city
project. "These representatives have been working for the well-being of
the city since the past few decades and thus have rich experience in this
regard. They could have contributed significantly to the project but the
municipal authorities avoided discussing the issue with them," he said.
Interestingly, the civic authorities have invited suggestions and
opinions from more than 1.25 lakh people.
The civic body recently submitted a 92-page document to the central
government highlighting its vision to change the face of the city. The civic
body has highlighted that it would use GPS equipped garbage collection vehicles
and dumpsters for effective handling of waste.
However, the municipal authorities are quite optimistic about the
project saying that they have prepared a focused and error-free proposal that
has brightened the changes of the city getting berth in the second list of ten
cities likely to be announced by August 15.
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