In order to ensure better coordination and accountability among the agency, South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has decided not to allow any developmental work in its jurisdiction without having prior approval.
With the decision, all the other agencies in Delhi will have to seek permission from respective zones of the South civic body before carrying out any work on roads, parks and any other places that come under its jurisdiction.
A senior SDMC official said the lack of coordination have always been a major stumbling block in carrying out any developmental project in the national capital. Taking it into consideration, the standing committee of the civic body passed the resolution moved by Chairperson of Standing Committee Shikha Rai on Tuesday.
Rai stated that there is no coordination between corporation and other agencies resulted in a complete chaos as it creates obstacles in commencing any work. “We are generally unaware about works being done by the other agencies in our areas. It is an attempt to bridge the gap among the agencies for better coordination,” she said.
The decision was taken after many such instances were noticed in its areas. There are multiple agencies in the city and they keep doing work in SDMC’s parks, roads and other places come under the civic body without taking prior permission from the Corporation, a senior SDMC official said.
Every year due to lack of coordination among the agencies which is responsible to provide civic amenities, not only development work affected in the city but also lead to delay in completing project in time due to requires sanctions from multiple authorities, the official said.
He said that it also creates a lot of confusion among people as the city has five different civic bodies in addition to an elected Government.