The Delhi Government has approved the agreement on the establishment of friendship city relationship between Delhi and the Seoul Metropolitan Government.
A delegation of the Seoul Metropolitan Government led by Mayor Park Won Soon met Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday. Welcoming Park, the Chief Minister said, “I am so happy to meet Park Won Soon after 11 years. We both met in Manila in 2006 when we received the Ramon Magsaysay Award. We are very much interested in having a twin city agreement to establish friendship & cooperation,” he said.
The agreement now has to be approved by the Union Government. The delegation also made a presentation on how they have developed on different fronts through the year in different sectors from transport, water management, solid waste management etc.
The Chief Minister lauded the presentation and said many of the fields presented are a challenge for the Government of Delhi also. “We look forward to learn from Seoul through this agreement,” said the CM.
Meanwhile, the delegation also visited East Delhi Municipal Corporation headquarters to discuss and exchange ideas on a range of civic issues, including sanitation and waste management. East Delhi Mayor Neema Bhagat welcomed the South Korean delegation was led by Mayor of Namyangju city lee Seok-Woo.
Bhagat apprised the delegation of the best governance practices of EDMC such as online system for issuing birth and death certificates besides others.
In the areas of energy efficiency, she also told the delegation that lED lights are being installed in public places. "To deal with dust pollution, mechanical sweeping machines are being procured. Waste and garbage burning is being monitored to curb air pollution," she said.
Bhagat sought way to waste management from the Mayor of Namyangju so that EDMC can take cues and implement some of them in their areas.
Standing Committee Chairman, Pravesh Sharma; Deputy Mayor Bipin Bihari Singh, leader of house, Santosh Pal, Engineer-in-Chief KP Singh, Chief Engineer Praveen Khandelwal were also present on the occasion.