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Smart City Mission to spur Warangal growth
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As Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation (GWMC) has added another cap in its feather by winning the competition to become eligible for Smart City Mission (SCM), immense development in terms of improving civic life and infrastructure is expected to take place under the Corporation limits.
City gets three flagship programmes, HRIDAY, AMRUT and SCM
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Warangal: As Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation (GWMC) has added another cap in its feather by winning the competition to become eligible for Smart City Mission (SCM), immense development in terms of improving civic life and infrastructure is expected to take place under the Corporation limits.
The Warangal city has already selected for ‘National Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana’ (HRIDAY) and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation of Urban Towns (AMRUT) Scheme. While the Corporation limit is spread over 471 square kilometres, the jurisdiction of Kakatiya Urban Development Authority (KUDA) extends to 1,805 kilometres.
Though cities under HRIDAY scheme are automatically selected under SCM, e-governance initiatives proposed by the Corporation, clean city drive and others helped the city get Smart City Mission, official sources informed. Speaking to The Hans India here on Thursday, Municipal Commissioner Sarfaraz Ahmad expressed pleasure over the GHMC getting selected for the Smart City Mission.
He said the main emphasis now would be on ensuring e-governance and improving the civic amenities. He said Warangal, which is the second biggest city in Telangana after Hyderabad in terms of size and history, is in fact much older than the State capital. Warangal has got a history of 1,200 years with a rich heritage left by Kakatiya rulers.
The GWMC, KUDA and district administration would work together for a visible change. ‘When a person enters the city, he or she should not feel like entering just another city. The place has to be developed a real Kakatiya City, it is what we visualise,’ he said. Describing Warangal as a ‘City of Lakes’, he said there are about 40 tanks in and outside the Corporation. There is a possibility to develop them as entertainment zones.
It would add richness to urban life, the Commissioner said. The fund flow under the SCM would help the Corporation strengthen the existing drinking water supply, drainage system, sanitation wing and offer transparent citizen services. Besides that streetscaping, smart street lighting, sychronised traffic signaling system and others would be a part of the new initiatives, Sarfaraz Ahmad said.
According to the KUDA Planning Officer E Ajith Reddy, the Central government would identify consultants to prepare a detailed project report on ‘City Challenges’. BJP senior leader T Rajeshwara Rao sharing his happiness as Warangal selected under the SCM said it covers everything to improve present amenities for the benefit of citizens.
‘It is an exceptional case where a single city selected for HRIDAY, AMRUT and SCM and it reflects BJP’s commitment to develop Telangana,’ he added.
By:James Edwin
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