Thane & Navi Mumbai secure top spots in state swachh ranking
MUMBAI: The state government on Thursday released the City Beautification and Swacch Competition 2022 rankings, in which the Navi Mumbai and Thane and municipal corporations bagged first and second prize, respectively, in separate categories.
In this, the local self-government bodies have been divided into six different groups and the first, second and third-ranked civil local self-government bodies were given prizes of Rs 15 crore, Rs 10 crore and Rs 5 crore, respectively.
Nagpur Municipal Corporation, Thane Municipal Corporation and Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation were awarded the first, second and third prize, respectively in the "A" and "B" class municipal corporation group. In "C" class municipal corporation group, Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation, Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Municipal Corporation were given first, second and third prize, respectively. Panvel Municipal Corporation, Amravati Municipal Corporation and Ahmednagar Municipal Corporation were given first, second and third prize respectively in "D" class municipal corporation group. The rankings were released by chief minister Eknath Shinde at a function held on the occasion of Urban Development Day.
Shirpur-Warwade Municipal Council, Hingoli Municipal Council and Buldhana Municipal Council were felicitated with certificates for first, second and third place, respectively in "A" and "B" class municipal council group. Sonpeth Municipal Council, Naldurg Municipal Council and Pandharkawada Municipal Council were honored with certificates for first, second and third place, respectively in "C" class municipal council group.
In the Nagar Panchayat group, Kankavali Nagar Panchayat, Lohara Nagar Panchayat and Korchi Budruk Nagar Panchayat were honored with certificates for first, second and third place, respectively. Officials and employees of Urban Planning Department and Urban Development Department were also felicitated on this occasion.
Deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has allocated a large amount of funds for Maharashtra in the budget. "In developing cities, creativity and implementation should be properly coordinated. Efforts should be made to bring transparency in development works. Local self-government bodies are the service providers. Change in cities should be felt visually. Officers should perform in such a way that the mark of their career will be left on the development of the city," Fadnavis said.
Advanced municipal corporations in the state should guide other municipalities and municipal councils such as the big cities, small towns. Development decisions should be implemented in real life instead of on paper," said CM Shinde.
Source - timesproperty.com
