Every urban body must have at least one park or urban forest, trenching ground and a good hall. To make the city dust free, paving blocks must be set on the side of the main road or pavements should be constructed. There should be at least 15 garbage vehicles in all the bodies.
Urban Development and Housing Minister, Jaivardhan Singh, said this at the concluding programme of the basic and vocational training of Chief Municipal Officers at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Good Governance and Policy Analysis. Singh distributed certificates to the trainees.
Shri Singh said that under the Right to Water Act, a project should be made to provide daily water supply in every city. A permanent source of water should be explored from where water can be made available for 12 months. A 20-year future plan should be made for the cities. He said that resources should be better utilised to make the urban body self-sufficient. He said that there is no shortage of money in the housing scheme.
All the kuchha houses of the urban body should be transformed into concrete houses. For sewage system, the sewage disposal system of Ambikapur urban body of Chhattisgarh should be studied. Roof water harvesting structures should be constructed in Akshay Jal Sanchay Abhiyan.
Singh said that after the cleanliness survey, cities will be rated on the basis of the number of stray animals. Arrangements should be made to keep stray animals outside the city at designated places. He said that such training programmes will also be conducted in future also. Singh released the check list booklet.
Director General of the institute, R Parshuram said that the main aim of the chief municipal officers should be to improve the standard of living of the citizens. This is the third visit of the Urban Development and Housing Minister to the institute this year. It is a matter of pride for the institute. He said that now a capacity building programme will be conducted in the institute for doctors.
Parshuram informed that in the next phase, elected mayors and heads of urban bodies will also be imparted training. He informed that a special training module will be made. The trainees also shared their experiences. Principal Advisor Girish Sharma was also present on the occasion.