Central observer wowed by Indore’s clean city projects

05 Jul 2022 CW Team

The joint secretary and financial advisor in the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Shyam Dubey, last week inspected IMC’s works going on in Indore. He looked into the nullah taping work at various sites, the bio-gas plant at Devguradia trenching ground and other projects. Dubey appeared impressed by the functioning of the projects.

He said that IMC has done a very good job in solid waste management as well as in Amrit Yojna, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, Smart City, nullah taping.

He said that he visited Chappan Dukan where he saw how a market can be developed in the central area of the city. He also observed door-to-door garbage collection vehicles running in the city.

He said that the citizens have played an important role in all these drives. Indore has been named the number one clean city in the country for five consecutive times due to public participation.

He also reviewed the revenue receipts of IMC in detail. He appreciated the revenue model, and said it is necessary to have such models for the survival of urban bodies.

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