GUWAHATI: Not equipped to regulate urbanization neatly, Guwahati's aspirations to turn out to be a Smart City could also be a far off dream, the most recent Annual Survey of India's City-Systems (ASICS), 2017, launched on Wednesday, said.
Included within the survey for the first time, Guwahati was once ranked 14th on the record of 23 Indian cities. The find out about highlighted a number of inadequacies in governance that experience affected public carrier delivery.
"The performance of Guwahati was disappointing, with scores of 3.8 out of 10. It indicates that the city is grossly under-prepared to deliver a high quality of life that is sustainable in the long run. Recurring floods, waste management, fire accidents, building collapses, air pollution and dengue outbreaks are only symptoms of a deeper governance crisis," said Anil Nair, deputy head of advocacy and reforms at Janaagraha, a Bengaluru-based non-profit organisation which carried out the survey.
ASICS identified a couple of challenges within the town that need pressing consideration. It said that there is no modern, recent framework for spatial planning, and no design requirements for public utilities like roads, footpaths, bus stops and other underground utilities corresponding to water and sewerage networks. These wish to be urgently addressed.
"The survey highlighted that weak finances, both in terms of financial sustainability and financial accountability of cities as well as poor human resource management, in terms of number of staff, skills, organisation design and performance management have remained major concerns," the document said.
Besides, absence of platforms for systematic citizen participation, lack of transparency in budget and operations of cities, and restricted powers of municipal heads and parastatal companies were also discovered to be key hurdles. An ombudsman, particularly for resolving citizen's problems, was once also discovered missing here.
"ASICS measures the preparedness of cities to deliver high quality infrastructure and services in long-term by evaluating 'city-systems' of spatial planning and design standards, municipal finance, municipal staffing, political leadership at the city level and transparency and citizen participation," Nair added. This year, the key discovering of the survey was once that India's cities had been bettering at a snail's pace.
While Pune, with a five.1 score, topped the chart this year, Bengaluru discovered itself on the backside of the record with only three points. The ASICS document is designed to assist town leaders pin point problems in urban governance and assist them chart out a reforms roadmap to make their town higher.
Included within the survey for the first time, Guwahati was once ranked 14th on the record of 23 Indian cities. The find out about highlighted a number of inadequacies in governance that experience affected public carrier delivery.
"The performance of Guwahati was disappointing, with scores of 3.8 out of 10. It indicates that the city is grossly under-prepared to deliver a high quality of life that is sustainable in the long run. Recurring floods, waste management, fire accidents, building collapses, air pollution and dengue outbreaks are only symptoms of a deeper governance crisis," said Anil Nair, deputy head of advocacy and reforms at Janaagraha, a Bengaluru-based non-profit organisation which carried out the survey.
ASICS identified a couple of challenges within the town that need pressing consideration. It said that there is no modern, recent framework for spatial planning, and no design requirements for public utilities like roads, footpaths, bus stops and other underground utilities corresponding to water and sewerage networks. These wish to be urgently addressed.
"The survey highlighted that weak finances, both in terms of financial sustainability and financial accountability of cities as well as poor human resource management, in terms of number of staff, skills, organisation design and performance management have remained major concerns," the document said.
Besides, absence of platforms for systematic citizen participation, lack of transparency in budget and operations of cities, and restricted powers of municipal heads and parastatal companies were also discovered to be key hurdles. An ombudsman, particularly for resolving citizen's problems, was once also discovered missing here.
"ASICS measures the preparedness of cities to deliver high quality infrastructure and services in long-term by evaluating 'city-systems' of spatial planning and design standards, municipal finance, municipal staffing, political leadership at the city level and transparency and citizen participation," Nair added. This year, the key discovering of the survey was once that India's cities had been bettering at a snail's pace.
While Pune, with a five.1 score, topped the chart this year, Bengaluru discovered itself on the backside of the record with only three points. The ASICS document is designed to assist town leaders pin point problems in urban governance and assist them chart out a reforms roadmap to make their town higher.
Guwahati not equipped to manage urbanization: Study
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