Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is a pioneer in engaging citizens’ participation in civic initiatives. It is the first municipal body in the country to go paperless having all its records and internal communications digitised, says Harichandana Dasari, Zonal Commissioner (Centre Zone), GHMC in conversation with Suheer Goutham of Elets News Network (ENN).
How do you evaluate the development work in Hyderabad? Which are the areas would you like to focus as the Municipal Commissioner?
True to its moniker as the fifth most dynamic city of the world, Hyderabad boasts of a dynamic development profile. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is at the forefront of this transformative agenda under the aegis of our minister, K Taraka Rama Rao. It is one of the cleanest cities in the country, clearing 4,200 tonnes of garbage daily through door-todoor collection. The city has been made garbage free and is also on the path to becoming bin free. 44 lakh dual bins have been distributed to households and an intensive information campaign has been launched to promote segregation at the source. Apart from this, the envisaged strategic road development plan which includes flyovers, skyways, and walkways is set to transform the landscape of the city. It is also the only corporation in the country to provide free two-bed room housing to the poor with 17,000 houses planned in the first phase. Further, in an effort to increase the green cover of the city, over one crore saplings were planted across the city with 29 lakh planted in a single day. The city also boasts of developmental initiatives like provision of meals for `5, creation of white topping and plastic roads etc. From this sample of initiatives it’s clear that the city’s development profile is comprehensive as well as multifarious.
Carrying forward the momentum towards cleaning up the city and sustaining these development initiatives in my zone is my primary agenda.
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