COIMBATORE: Coimbatore has been ranked eighth some of the first batch of 20 sensible cities in imposing and finishing projects under the Smart City Mission within the remaining 3 years. It is the only metropolis from Tamil Nadu within the most sensible 10 while Chennai has been ranked 17 as consistent with the ministry of housing and concrete affairs. While Surat tops the checklist, Pune, Vishakhapatnam, Udaipur, Bhuvaneshwar, Ahmedabad and Bhopal rank ahead of Coimbatore.
When contacted, an legitimate within the ministry mentioned this ranking used to be in response to expenditure, project implementation and performance. Since Coimbatore Corporation has effectively applied 3 projects within the remaining 3 years and is within the process of imposing five extra this year, it's been placed within the most sensible 10, mentioned an legitimate. A equivalent assessment will be held for cities chosen in the second one batch as neatly, published sources. "Since the second batch of smart cities was announced much later and none of them have implemented any project, they were not included in this list," the legitimate mentioned.
City corporation commissioner K Vijayakarthikeyan mentioned, "When we were selected based on our proposal, we were ranked 12 in 2015. But now, we have moved up the ranking. If we get sanctions from the state government faster, we can be number one in no time," he mentioned. He added that the lake construction projects will be applied this year and more than a few different projects are on the implementation degree.
Having been slow compared to different cities within the nation, the city corporation has controlled to effectively enforce the air quality monitoring systems at 30 locations and has launched the appliance for sensible metropolis. The corporation has also removed encroachments from the lakes that come under the non-motorised hall space for a distance of 33km. Among the sensible cities within the state, Coimbatore has spent the easiest of Rs7.27 crore while Salem spent the least - a meagre Rs 5 lakh. The Chennai Corporation had spent Rs three.82 crore a lot lesser than Coimbatore.
Smart metropolis project specialists mentioned that completely 15 projects were sanctioned for Coimbatore Corporation under the Smart City Mission for an estimated value of Rs 1,570 crore.
"We are going to implement various innovative projects such as cycle sharing system in February, on road parking system using mobile application and develop various green spaces in the city," mentioned an legitimate. The legitimate added that they have been on target with more than a few projects shaping up neatly. "Most of the consultants and experts are those who have implemented national level projects. We also have expertise in solid waste management from NGOs based out of other countries such as Switzerland," mentioned an legitimate.
The project implementation has received a lot flak from activists within the metropolis who mentioned that the entire project which used to be intended to be transparent is being applied at the back of closed doorways. "The expenditure and project progress are unavailable for public," mentioned a city-based activist.
When contacted, an legitimate within the ministry mentioned this ranking used to be in response to expenditure, project implementation and performance. Since Coimbatore Corporation has effectively applied 3 projects within the remaining 3 years and is within the process of imposing five extra this year, it's been placed within the most sensible 10, mentioned an legitimate. A equivalent assessment will be held for cities chosen in the second one batch as neatly, published sources. "Since the second batch of smart cities was announced much later and none of them have implemented any project, they were not included in this list," the legitimate mentioned.
City corporation commissioner K Vijayakarthikeyan mentioned, "When we were selected based on our proposal, we were ranked 12 in 2015. But now, we have moved up the ranking. If we get sanctions from the state government faster, we can be number one in no time," he mentioned. He added that the lake construction projects will be applied this year and more than a few different projects are on the implementation degree.
Having been slow compared to different cities within the nation, the city corporation has controlled to effectively enforce the air quality monitoring systems at 30 locations and has launched the appliance for sensible metropolis. The corporation has also removed encroachments from the lakes that come under the non-motorised hall space for a distance of 33km. Among the sensible cities within the state, Coimbatore has spent the easiest of Rs7.27 crore while Salem spent the least - a meagre Rs 5 lakh. The Chennai Corporation had spent Rs three.82 crore a lot lesser than Coimbatore.
Smart metropolis project specialists mentioned that completely 15 projects were sanctioned for Coimbatore Corporation under the Smart City Mission for an estimated value of Rs 1,570 crore.
"We are going to implement various innovative projects such as cycle sharing system in February, on road parking system using mobile application and develop various green spaces in the city," mentioned an legitimate. The legitimate added that they have been on target with more than a few projects shaping up neatly. "Most of the consultants and experts are those who have implemented national level projects. We also have expertise in solid waste management from NGOs based out of other countries such as Switzerland," mentioned an legitimate.
The project implementation has received a lot flak from activists within the metropolis who mentioned that the entire project which used to be intended to be transparent is being applied at the back of closed doorways. "The expenditure and project progress are unavailable for public," mentioned a city-based activist.
Coimbatore in top 10 amongst best performing smart cities
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