For Smart Cities, the Government of India has prepared a structure of hierarchy which is mainly bureaucratic. But the best possible way to ensure public participation is by including at least two elected representatives in the decision making process, says Davesh Mudgil, Mayor, Chandigarh, in conversation with Priya Yadav of Elets News Network (ENN).
As a representative of the people, what are your thoughts on smart cities?
If we want to build smart cities, a Smart City SPV should be made an independent entity without having any outside influence in its day-to-day operations. The SPV has been constituted to specifically undertake Smart City projects and to strengthen it we need to ensure its autonomy. There is also the need to enhance the partnership of elected representatives in the decision making process of Smart Cities. Chandigarh Smart City has formed an advisory forum, which includes me and the Member of Parliament from the city, but our recommendations are only advisory in nature and there is no guarantee that our suggested projects would be implemented.
For Smart Cities, the Government of India has prepared a structure of hierarchy which is mainly bureaucratic. But the best possible way to ensure public participation is by including at least two elected representatives in the decision-making process. The Mayor and the Member of Parliament should be appointed to the decision making body to include the public opinion in the development of smart cities.
Under the Area Based Development, the maximum number of facilities should be built in the areas which require them the most. But presently there is lack of coordination when it comes to launching projects by different departments under ABD, which should not happen. Many proposed projects like the conversion of press building into an incubation centre, the proposed convention centre at Sector 17 have been dropped from the list of projects.
Signage road marking and wayfinding is the only project of Municipal Corporation that has been approved.
This story is from the November 2018 Chandigarh Issue edition of eGov.
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