The Times of India 08.09.2010
Municipal commissioners to draft city sanitation plan
LUCKNOW: State urban development minister Nakul Dubey has asked all municipal commissioners to prepare a city sanitation plan and submit it with the department. The plan, based on Kochi model, will have to be drafted within three months, the minister said at a review meeting held here on Tuesday.
He also ordered for setting up a three-member committee to review the status of drinking water projects for Lucknow and Kanpur. A report to this effect would have to be submitted within three days and would be taken up at the review meeting slated on September 13.
The projects/reforms undertaken by various municipal bodies in the state would be scrutinised by the urban development department. Principal secretary urban development would later assess the situation through video conferencing.
The minister also asked the municipal commissioners to ensure that online payment facility is upgraded. He said at least 20% of the revenue should come through the online billing and payment system. Dubey also pulled up the officials for laxity in providing proper safety measures.
The department of environment has also asked the local bodies to carry out a special awareness drive in the state from October 1. This comes in wake of reports of improper functioning of sewage treatment plants in Ghaziabad and Kanpur.
