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The initiative has been named “Delhi@2047”, which is in line with the Aam Aadmi Party’s vision document incorporated in the state budget 2021-22.
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Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday launched an initiative that aims to support partnerships of the government with corporates and citizen groups to work towards policies and strategies for the city’s development.
The sectors for development include public infrastructure, transport network, solid waste management and fighting air pollution.
The initiative has been named “Delhi@2047”, which is in line with the Aam Aadmi Party’s vision document incorporated in the state budget 2021-22.
Through this initiative, ideas would be sought from various organisations working in different fields and expertise to transform Delhi into a city where even the poorest of the poor would live with utmost respect and comfort and governance would be transformed and made solution-oriented.
Jasmine Shah, vice-chairperson, Dialogue and Development Commission (DDC) attended the event along with representatives of some major corporate houses. Delhi@2047 initiative would be hosted by DDC, which is the policy think-tank of Delhi government.
In the budget for 2021-22, Kejriwal had unveiled a bold vision for Delhi by 2047.
It envisaged elevating per capita income to the level of Singapore, making the capital ready to bid for hosting the 2048 Olympic games, make Delhi sustainable in providing clean air and water to all residents and resilient in fighting disasters.
Delhi would also transition to electric vehicles.
“We have to develop Delhi as a global city.
There are a lot of things we need to fix.
We have to prepare a roadmap of how the city will be in 2047, when the country will complete 100 years of Independence.
While some problems can be fixed in a year or two, some long-term solutions are needed till 2047.