EQUI-CITY | Best Practice Forums
Knowledge sharing, best practices forums to benefit Nagpur Team Equi-City
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est Practices are actions that have made a lasting contribution, improving the quality of life and sustainability of our cities. Over a short period of time, many Urban Local Bodies have come up with innovative ideas to manage urban infrastructure and amenities. Hence, Equi-City team aligning with its objectives conducted ‘Best Practice and Knowledge Sharing Forums’ on critical issues that can benefit Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC). These forums are expected to serve as a source of learning and sharing of experiences in urban development and capacitate officials of NMC. Following are the detailed information of Best Practice Forum conducted under Equi-City project by Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) and Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC).
Initiatives by IMC under Swachh Bharat Mission
Equi-City team along with All India Institute of Local Self-Government (AIILSG) organised a Best Practices Forum for the sharing of best practices and knowledge-sharing among local authorities for improving efficiency in provision of civic services under the objectives of the Equi-City on January 3, 2020, at Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Training Centre, Nagpur. The forum aimed to strengthen the capacity building of the officials and up-gradation of skills of the NMC employees. The
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forum was conducted for the sector of Solid Waste Management of zonal officers and Sanitary Inspectors. The forum commenced with the welcome note by Jayant Pathak, Regional Director, AIILSG, Nagpur after which Equi-City team greeted Syad Javed Ali Warsi, Solid Waste Management Consultant to IMC with memento. IMC has won Swachhta Award for consecutive 3 years 2017, 2018 and 2019. Indore generates over 1,115 MT of garbage daily and all of it is collected from the source, whether it is a household or commercial establishment. The door-to-door service started in January 2016 as a pilot project in two of the 84 wards in the city. It took almost a year to achieve 100 per cent door-to-door garbage collection. Indore, through its commendable efforts, has achieved segregation of waste at source at 100 per cent of its households and commercial units. IMC took various initiatives under Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) for cleanliness of Indore from collection to recovery. Syad Javed Ali Warsi detailed all the aspects of Solid Waste Management in Indore and its implementation. The citizens of Indore played a significant role in making the city neat and clean. The cleanliness scenario of Indore was changed by improved habits of the people and within a span of one year the IMC successfully sensitised citizens for segregation at source and not dumping garbage in open areas.
Community Empowerment through Innovative Governance by AMC
‘The Best Practice Forum, Community
Empowerment through Innovative Governance’ by AMC was conducted for the Social Welfare Department for improving efficiency in delivery of civic services. The Equi-City team conducted the forum on January 31, 2020, at Shri. Atal Bihari Vajpayee Training Centre, Nagpur. The forum commenced with presenting memento to Yogesh Maitrak, Director, Urban Community Development (UCD), AMC and the introductory address was delivered by Jayant Pathak. The Government’s Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAYNULM) aims to reduce poverty and vulnerability of the urban poor by enabling them to access employment opportunities by building strong grassroots level institutions for them. AMC’s effective implementation of the mission for the upliftment of urban poor posed a success story for NMC. AMC took various initiatives such as Social Mobilisation & Institution Development Scheme, SelfEmployment Program, Employment Through Skills Training and Placement, Shelter for Urban Homeless, Support to Urban Street Vendor and Capacity Building and Training. Yogesh Maitrak explained about the efforts taken by the corporation.
Shelter for Urban Homeless
National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM) aims at providing permanent shelter equipped with essential services to the urban homeless under the Shelter for Urban Homeless (SUH). AMC constructed adequate number of shelters under the project GHARGiving Home And Respect to ensure shelter along with food and medical
