The Hindu 18.03.2016
‘Capacity building helped city stand out’
Jacques Edward Tiberghen of Water Aid studying the
improvement in the conditions in Visakhapatnam earning it fifth rank in
Swachh Bharat Survekshan and eighth in Smart City Challenge had a
meeting with stakeholders on Thursday.
He made a brief presentation on the visits he made in the city.
Representatives
of various NGOs and GVMC employees said it was capacity building taken
up with the UK-based Water and Sanitation for Urban Poor Advisory that
made the improvement possible. Awareness on construction of toilets,
ramps for the differently-abled, the facilities for the aged and women
required, meeting water requirement, tackling leaks etc was created.
Additional
Commissioner (General) G.V.V.S. Murthy said against a target of 16,000
toilets at households, 13,000 were grounded and 72 public toilets
restored. Fresh Water Action Network South Asia Murali Ramisetty,
Lakshmi Narasimha Reddy, US AID Pramod Dabrase, WSUP Project Manager
Uday Singh Gautam, Vikasadhatri co-founder Gali Aruna, Durgapuram
sarpanch Kantha Rao, SLF president K. Lakshmi, Janmabhoomi-Maa Vuru
Committee president Ramani, Dr. K. Prabhakar and Public Health officials
participated.
