Principal Secretary, Housing and Urban Development, G Mathi Vathnan recently visited Hinjilicut to review the progress of various development works.
This was followed by an intensive review meeting on the performance of the 23 urban local bodies (ULB) of three districts, i.e., Ganjam, Gajapati and Kandhamal held under the chairmanship of Mathi Vathnan. The objective of the meeting was to assess the performance of ULBs in implementation of various urban initiatives that are extensively underway.
The progress in implementation of various key urban initiatives i.e. JAGA Mission, urban wage employment initiative, construction and operationalisation of Micro Composting Centres and material recovery facilities in ULBs, creation of Parichaya (Multi Purpose Community Centres) in slum areas, Mission Shakti Gruha in non-slum areas, smart street lights, revenue augmentation etc were extensively reviewed and a target was set against each activity.
The Principal Secretary, H&UD stressed upon focused and timely implementation of the urban initiatives.
The Director, Municipal Administration, directed all the ULBs to improve performance in revenue augmentation and ensure the implementation of the various initiatives though community participation.
The ULBs were directed to gear up to the occasion of Swachh Survekshan 2021 and try to achieve top positions at the national level.
While reviewing the urban water supply, the Principal Secretary directed the engineers of Public Health to ensure 100 per cent coverage to all households in all ULBs by March 2021. The Collectors were directed to periodically review the same.