The Hindu 04.12.2009
GVMC wins two JNNURM awards
Staff Reporter
– Photo V.V. Krishnan
PROUD MOMENT: GVMC Mayor P.Janardhana Rao and Commissioner B. Sridhar receiving the award from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the National Conference on JNNURM in New Delhi.
VISAKHAPATNAM: The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation has won two prestigious awards at the national level in the implementation of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).
The awards were given away at the fourth anniversary of JNNURM, addressed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi on Thursday.
GVMC has been selected as the best city in “Basic Services for Urban Poor (BSUP).” Mayor Pulusu Janardhana Rao and Municipal Commissioner B. Sreedhar received the award and Rs. 4 lakh prize from the Prime Minister. Surat and Chandigarh civic bodies got second and third places respectively.
The GVMC also stood first in “Implementation of pro-poor reforms” winning another award.
Union Urban Development Minister S. Jaipal Reddy presented the award and Rs.2 lakh to the Mayor and the Commissioner. Vijayawada Municipal Corporation stood second.
Mr. Janardhana Rao and Mr. Sreedhar expressed happiness on winning the awards from among the 63 cities implementing the urban mission and thanked the staff and people, for their cooperation.
