Friday, December 2, 2011

JNNURM projects did not give expected results: Koshi


 
Raipur, December 01
The Centre launched Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) projects to organise the urban areas and provide all the basic facilities considering huge population flow towards urban areas. However, it did not get anticipated results from the JNNURM works. The words were expressed by Professor CK Koshi from CEPT University Gujarat during the first day of the two-day capacity building workshop for municipal officials at RMC head office on Thursday.
“Considering low success rate of JNNURM works, the Centre decided to train the officials of the civic bodies to make them more efficient at work,” Koshi said.
“Fifty percent of the national population will switch to urban areas by 2030. Hence, the Centre wants the civic bodies to focus on urban governance. The effort is to prevent urban areas to turn into concrete jungles and ensure organised provision of potable water, public transportation, sanitation, underground drainage, solid waste management, etc,” he said.
Another expert from CEPT University Gujarat Dr Anil Kumar Rai informed that the workshop would cover nine subjects – urban management, finance management, planning and development, planning and implementation, planning and management, IT application, institutional strengthening, personality development and management capacity. “All these subjects are significant for urban governance,” he said.
On the occasion, Mayor Kiranmayi Nayak felt that the workshop was the most appropriate platform for capacity development of the municipal officials. She urged the officials to seriously go through the workshop sessions to implement the idea and tips of the experts in the field for better outcomes.
The RMC Commissioner Taran Prakash Sinha said the Centre’s decision to train municipal officials through workshops was a welcoming move and efforts would surely bring expected results in future. He urged the RMC officials to take benefit of the workshop.

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