Raipur has been adjudged as the ‘Best City’ for ‘Road Safety’ and contribution of Raipur Municipal Corporation (RMC) in the field of ‘Pedestrian Safety’.
Raipur City Mayor Pramod Dubey will be leaving for New Delhi on Tuesday to receive the award declared by a Media Group after conducting a survey across the nation.
Speaking to reporters and informing about the achievement in a press conference, Dubey said that last year the same award was bagged by Mumbai while national capital New Delhi was given the award for best connectivity.
The RMC was not going to stop here and will now put efforts in progressing ahead with the help of citizens for getting the award in better connectivity category, he said.
The Mayor also informed that the RMC was now going to give awards for ‘City Hygiene’.
These awards would be given for cleanliness in the categories of hospitals, schools, colleges, hotels, wards and markets, he said.
In the market category, awards would be given to Malviya Road Vyapari Sangh, Ramnagar Chaupati and Mohba Bazaar Vyapari Sangh while Saint Xavier’s, Holycross and M.G.M. would be the schools which would be awarded, he said.
In the list of hospitals, the award will be given to Vidya Nursing Home, Shankar Nagar, Mittal Hospital and Spical Hospital.
Among hotels, landmark, Courtyard by Marriot and Zone Pie Park would be awarded.
In the list of municipal wards, Maulana Abdul Rauf ward, D.D. Nagar ward and Civil lines ward would be given the awards, he informed.