The Hindu 02.02.2011
Ours is second best city corporation
Rewarded: Commissioner of Mangalore City Corporation K.N. Vijayaprakash
(third from left) and Mayor Rajani Dugganna (third from right) receiving
the second best urban local body award from Minister for Urban
Development S. Suresh Kumar in Bangalore on Tuesday
Mangalore City Corporation has bagged the Second Best Urban Local Body Award for 2010 among nine city corporations in the State.
The annual award has been instituted by the Department
of Urban Development and Directorate of Municipal Administration for
best administrative practices in the delivery of services.
The award carries Rs. 3 lakh and a certificate.
The Commissioner of the corporation K.N. Vijayaprakash
and Mayor Rajani Dugganna received the award from S. Suresh Kumar,
Minister for Urban Development, at a function in Bangalore on Tuesday.
Mr. Vijayaprakash told The Hindu that the
selection had been made on the basis of delivery of services in six
major categories — water supply, drainage, waste management, road and
streetlight maintenance, health services, and financial management.
City Managers’ Association, Karnataka (CMAK), which is a
professional body under the Directorate of Municipal Administration,
did the evaluation, he said.
Minister in-charge of Dakshina Kannada J. Krishna
Palemar and chairpersons of four standing committees of the city
corporation were present.
Mysore City Corporation has bagged the Best Urban Local Body Award among all city corporations in the State for 2010, he said.
