Education, health, employment and ideal environment for all should be the base of smart city, said lajja Shankar Hardenia, President of lok Sewa Manch during a public dialogue organised on Smart City at Gandhi Bhavan on Sunday.
Hardenia said that if education, health, employment and ideal environment would not be included in the smart city they would raise voice against for the inclusion.
Additional Commissioner of Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) Sanjay Kumar, Deputy Commissioner Harshit Tiwari with the help of power point presentation discussed the smart city project with the citizens and pacified their queries.
Kumar said that in the proposed smart city education hub, hospital hub, cultural hub, restaurant hub would be given priority on the 30 per cent part on 2.5 Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 295 acres in which private buildings, religious places, schools, hospital and offices. The area has been chosen in between South TT Nagar and MP Nagar.
The platform provided by lok Sewa Manch should be extended to every ward of the city for discussing their views and feedback which could help in making the smart city. The ward and mohalla committees should also contribute to their
A participant Pradeep Saxena discussed the problems of smart city at universal level and by providing the situation smart city in all developing cities across the globe he encouraged for participation of the citizens to make smart city a success in the city.
Former chief secretary Nirmala Buch said that everyone should actively participate in the development and lok Sewa Manch has provided platform for the same and voices raised from this platform would reach the central government which would help in making the city a smart city.
Former IAS officer Moti Singh said that spending heavily on a special area should not be the basis of smart city and base should be made in such a manner that whole city should be made a better city along with the smart city.
Interest of cottage industries and labours should be maintained which are according to the Gandhian philosophy and vision said trustee of Gandhi Bhavan Dayaram Naamdev.