Kalyan - The Kalyan and Dombivli cities improved their ranking by taking a jump from the 237th place to the 77th rank in the ‘Clean City 2019’ survey of the Union Urban Development Ministry.
Both these cities with a population of over 15 lakh were known for uncleanliness. Even Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari had termed these two cities as the most uncleaned cities.
This remark of Mr. Gadkari seems to have prompted the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) authorities who took efforts that resulted in improvement of its rank on pan-India level.
The KDMC lost points in respect of solid waste management as the said project has not been solved yet. Other issues such as no closure of dumping ground and various incomplete projects have cost the civic body its place among first 50 clean cities.
The civic body has received funds under the JNURM and “Amrit” scheme for construction of sewage treatment plants. A network of drains has been laid but it is not being connected with this treatment plant.
A senior civic body official said that the Union Government fund of Rs. 114 crore has been received under the “Clean India” campaign. Of this fund, Rs. 60 crore will be spent on the solid waste management project. The Barave project is being opposed by the local residents. Had the project been implemented, these cities could have secured a place in first 50 cities, he claimed.
Ambarnath secures 30th place
Meanwhile, the Ambarnath Municipal Council has attained 30th place in the ‘Clean City 2019’ survey of the Union Urban Development Ministry.
The local civic body has succeeded in implementing various projects such as classification of garbage, manure production, etc which has helped the city to achieve this important milestone.
It is to be mentioned here that the city of Ambarnath had stood on 67th place in the list last year. This year, it has improved its ranking and now it stand on number 30.
On state-level, Ambarnath has bagged fifth place and other four are the municipal corporations which means that Ambarnath municipal council has bagged the first position among municipal councils across Maharashtra.
Badlapur bags 51st position
The Badlapur-Kulgaon Municipal Corporation secured 51st position in the ‘Clean City 2019’ survey. It had bagged 89th position last year. This year’s improvement in the ranking is attributed to the solution on solid waste management.
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