Priority must be given to utility and public convenience instead of beautification in smart city construction – CM Chouhan
Monday - December 6, 2021 10:27 pm ,
Category : BHOPAL
Priority of works in smart city will be decided in consultation with public representatives and citizens
CM Chouhan himself will interact with representatives of seven smart cities and general public
CM Chouhan expresses displeasure over dysfunctional cameras in Bhopal
Work done in Smart City Mission in the year 2019 will be investigated
Smart City Mission should ensure better coordination with various agencies of urban management
Ensure effective implementation of Startup Incubation Centers
587 schemes operated with an amount of Rs 6 thousand 600 crores in Smart City Mission
CM Chouhan chairs review meeting of Smart City Mission
Bhopal 06 Decmber 2021: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that the priority of the works in Smart City Mission will be decided in consultation with the public representatives and residents of the city and construction works will be carried out accordingly as per the need of the public and the priority of the city. Utility and public convenience in smart city construction will be made a priority in place of beautification. There will be no fresh tenders and the works not been started yet will be reviewed. Frugal and proper utilization of funds will be ensured. Chief Minister Chouhan said that he himself would interact with the public representatives of the seven smart cities namely Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar and Satna.
Chief Minister Chouhan said that in the year 2019, the works done in Smart City Mission, their justification, tender process, expenditure amount and irregularities will be investigated. It was informed in the meeting that 587 schemes are operating in the state with an amount of Rs.6 thousand 600 crore. Chief Minister Chouhan said that he himself would review the schemes being run in all the seven cities point-wise. Chief Minister Chouhan was addressing the review meeting of Smart City Mission at Mantralaya. Urban Development and Housing Minister Bhupendra Singh, Chief Secretary Shri Iqbal Singh Bains and other officers were present.
Chief Minister Chouhan said that the aim of the state government is to give a new vision to urban development. Along with big cities, the planning of medium and small towns should also be done according to the practical needs of the future. Chief Minister Chouhan said that the use of financial resources of Smart City Mission should not be limited to smart cities only. Its financial resources should be ensured for the development of the entire city. There should be no problem in transferring funds from Smart City to Municipal Corporation or other agencies for basic works. The Smart Cities Mission is to be made the engine of growth of cities. The resources available in the mission should be used for the infrastructure development of the entire city, it should not be limited to beautification only.
Chief Minister Chouhan expressed displeasure over the cameras lying dysfunctional in Bhopal and the slow progress of under construction Lakha Banjara Talab of Sagar. Chief Minister Chouhan said that better coordination should be ensured with various agencies related to urban management including Smart City Mission, Municipal Corporation and Police.
Chief Minister Chouhan said that effective operation of startup incubation centers should be ensured. Necessary cooperation should be taken from industrial and technical institutions to develop the concept of startups to develop entrepreneurship among the youth.
It was informed that Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur have been taken up in the first phase of Smart City Mission plan in January 2016, Ujjain, Gwalior in the second phase from September 2016 and Sagar and Satna from June 2017 in the third phase. In these seven smart cities 34.8 percent of the state’s urban population resides. Area-based development in the mission includes major infrastructure works like solid waste management and transfer stations, water supply, flyovers and bridges, parks, gardens, sports complexes, energy efficient lighting, restoration in archaeological heritage conservation, lake development, bio-methanization plants, work related to multi-level parking and non-motorized transport is being done. Under Pan City, activities like Integrated Command and Control Center, Intelligent Traffic Management, Startup Incubation Center, Smart Class Room, Smart Pole are being conducted for the entire city.
In the meeting, information was given about Cultural and Archaeological Museum in Gwalior, Sadar Manzil of Bhopal, Town Hall of Gwalior, Harirao Holkar Chhatri and Gandhi Hall of Indore, Façade Lighting of Gwalior Fort, Mahakal Temple of Ujjain and Mahakal Mandir Complex under construction, Indore’s Kanh River Conservation and Beautification Project, Gulua Tal of Jabalpur, Smart Park of Bhopal, Energy Efficient LED Street Light of Gwalior, Arch Bridge of Bhopal, under construction Flyover of Sagar, Biomethanation Plants of Bhopal, Indore and Ujjain, Waste Transfer Stations of Bhopal and Indore, Solar Power Plants Jabalpur, Chhappan Dukan of Indore, Sports Complex of Jabalpur, Ganesh Nagar Smart Schools of Ujjain, Multilevel Parking of Jabalpur, Startups Incubation Centre of Bhopal and Indore and Integrated Command and Control Center running in Gwalior, Jabalpur and Indore – Window to News
