Coimbatore town has been ranked 14th among 87 smart cities around the nation. While it crowned the scores among cities in Tamil Nadu, it fell means at the back of a lot of tier II cities within the nation. While the precise pointers and criteria for the grading is unknown, other people working on the smart town venture say they anticipated a higher ranking.
While Tamil Nadu noticed no illustration within the most sensible 10 of the smart town scores, Coimbatore was once the only town to make it to the highest 15. All the opposite Tamil Nadu cities to be included within the smart town initiative, together with Chennai, Salem, Vellore and Madurai, fell means at the back of. While Chennai, Salem and Vellore had been ranked 37, 35 and 32, Madurai and Puducherry came much further down.
However, the town’s scores have dropped since last 12 months. In January 2018, Coimbatore ranked eighth among 20 smart cities. In June, the town was once ranked 14th among 87 cities, with a score of 82.86. Among the tier II cities, Nagpur crowned the scores with a score of 259.96, Vadodara ranked second with a score of 195.31, Pune came fourth with a score of 190.59 and Vizag was once 13th with a score of 88.28.
People working on the smart town venture say they're but to grasp the ranking system and the reason why the town stood 14th. “We have completed six tasks together with putting in place air quality displays, bringing about eco-friendly baggage, automatic water readers etc. At least 8 extra tasks are within the pipeline and paintings has even begun on them,” says smart town venture manager Subhash Chandra. “So, we have no idea the standards in accordance with which they have graded us or given us the scores, for us to comment,” he said.
Chandra says he has not interacted with smart town executives from other cities both to understand if their tasks had been getting completed sooner. “We are following the system in place and we have no idea how it happens in other cities. We want to center of attention on finishing the tasks once imaginable.”
The smart town venture is meant only for 14 wards within the town. Though the tasks remained not off course, the town corporation had come below serious flak last 12 months for deficient infrastructure. “Last 12 months, the roads had been horrible around the town, together with some central portions. Drains remained open and there was once waterlogging. The corporation also claimed there was once a funds crunch. The proven fact that we had no ward councillors in power to type out our difficulties also was once a problem,” says Jaya Shreedharan, a Vadavalli resident. “How can a wise town exist without elementary infrastructure,” she asks.
While Tamil Nadu noticed no illustration within the most sensible 10 of the smart town scores, Coimbatore was once the only town to make it to the highest 15. All the opposite Tamil Nadu cities to be included within the smart town initiative, together with Chennai, Salem, Vellore and Madurai, fell means at the back of. While Chennai, Salem and Vellore had been ranked 37, 35 and 32, Madurai and Puducherry came much further down.
However, the town’s scores have dropped since last 12 months. In January 2018, Coimbatore ranked eighth among 20 smart cities. In June, the town was once ranked 14th among 87 cities, with a score of 82.86. Among the tier II cities, Nagpur crowned the scores with a score of 259.96, Vadodara ranked second with a score of 195.31, Pune came fourth with a score of 190.59 and Vizag was once 13th with a score of 88.28.
People working on the smart town venture say they're but to grasp the ranking system and the reason why the town stood 14th. “We have completed six tasks together with putting in place air quality displays, bringing about eco-friendly baggage, automatic water readers etc. At least 8 extra tasks are within the pipeline and paintings has even begun on them,” says smart town venture manager Subhash Chandra. “So, we have no idea the standards in accordance with which they have graded us or given us the scores, for us to comment,” he said.
Chandra says he has not interacted with smart town executives from other cities both to understand if their tasks had been getting completed sooner. “We are following the system in place and we have no idea how it happens in other cities. We want to center of attention on finishing the tasks once imaginable.”
The smart town venture is meant only for 14 wards within the town. Though the tasks remained not off course, the town corporation had come below serious flak last 12 months for deficient infrastructure. “Last 12 months, the roads had been horrible around the town, together with some central portions. Drains remained open and there was once waterlogging. The corporation also claimed there was once a funds crunch. The proven fact that we had no ward councillors in power to type out our difficulties also was once a problem,” says Jaya Shreedharan, a Vadavalli resident. “How can a wise town exist without elementary infrastructure,” she asks.
Smart City officials grope for an answer
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