Urban Development and Environment Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya has described public cooperation and awareness as necessary for Smart City. He said that all four pillars of democracy should play effective role for smart city. Vijayvargiya was addressing convention ‘Development of Smart City-Next Gen Citizen’ on Friday. Former Union Secretary Urban Development Sudhir Krishna and Commissioner Urban Development Sanjay Shukla were also present on the occasion. The convention was organised by MP Post, Urban Development & Environment Department, Governance Now (Sab TV Group) and MPSEDC-Information Technology Department.
Vijayvargiya said that concept of Smart City depends on socio-economic background of country. In a country like India, cities should be developed in a democratic way. Sudhir Krishna said that development of smart city should not be considered as a difficult work. Framework of smart cities should be chalked out as per guidelines of Central Government and consultation with experts.
Sanjay Shukla said that Madhya Pradesh has large number of small cites. Urban Development Department has taken up all cities under its ambit. The department has started automatic building plan and process for giving various permissions has been simplified. Urban administration expert Richard Slater and Director of Governance Now Kailash Adhikari also spoke on the occasion.
MP Post’s Director Sarman Nagele proposed a vote of thanks in the inaugural session. SSP’s Director Industries Subroto Das and Deputy City Manager of lawasa Corporation Satish Kamath informed about Smart City Project in the second session. Group discussions were also held in which senior officers and office-bearers of various construction agencies participated.