Aurangabad secures 97th rank in Ease of Living Index

  • | Monday | 13th August, 2018

We are confident that the city will bounce back in next ranking related to Ease of Living,” he said. His deputy, Vijay Autade, said efforts are being taken to improve the living conditions.“The city is gradually shedding its image as necessary groundwork is being made when it comes to providing basic amenities. If these two categories of stakeholders do not rise to the occasion, the historic city of Aurangabad will continue to lag behind despite having all potential to grow,” he said.Mayor Nandkumar Ghodele could not be reached for his comments. Aurangabad had secured 128 out of 485 urban local bodies (ULBs) and while it had achieved state rank of 36 among 43 ULBs.Pradeep Deshmukh of advocacy group Marathwada Janta Vikas Parishad said it was unfortunate that Aurangabad has figured in the bottom of Ease of Living Index list despite being part of Smart City Mission for the last two years.“The latest result of Ease of Living Index together with the recent outcome of Swachh Survekshan 2018 is definitely wake up call for local leadership as well as bureaucracy. DoneAurangabad: The city stood 97th among 111 cities across India in the Ease of Living Index announced by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation on Monday.The Ease of Living Index is an initiative of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs to help cities assess their liveability vis-à-vis global and national benchmarks and encourage cities to move towards an outcome-based approach to urban planning and management.While the ease of living framework comprises four pillars — institutional, social, economic and physical — the city of Aurangabad has fared poorly on most of these parameters.The city that found place in the Smart City Mission of the Centre has either drawn blank or scored below one on key fronts such as solid waste management, waste water management, assured water supply, public open spaces and mixed land use and compactness.This is Aurangabad’s second consecutive poor show in national level assessment as the city had performed miserably in Swachh Survekshan 2018, the results of which were declared in June.

DoneAurangabad: The city stood 97th among 111 cities across India in the Ease of Living Index announced by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation on Monday.The Ease of Living Index is an initiative of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs to help cities assess their liveability vis-à-vis global and national benchmarks and encourage cities to move towards an outcome-based approach to urban planning and management.While the ease of living framework comprises four pillars — institutional, social, economic and physical — the city of Aurangabad has fared poorly on most of these parameters.The city that found place in the Smart City Mission of the Centre has either drawn blank or scored below one on key fronts such as solid waste management, waste water management, assured water supply, public open spaces and mixed land use and compactness.This is Aurangabad’s second consecutive poor show in national level assessment as the city had performed miserably in Swachh Survekshan 2018, the results of which were declared in June. Aurangabad had secured 128 out of 485 urban local bodies (ULBs) and while it had achieved state rank of 36 among 43 ULBs.Pradeep Deshmukh of advocacy group Marathwada Janta Vikas Parishad said it was unfortunate that Aurangabad has figured in the bottom of Ease of Living Index list despite being part of Smart City Mission for the last two years.“The latest result of Ease of Living Index together with the recent outcome of Swachh Survekshan 2018 is definitely wake up call for local leadership as well as bureaucracy. If these two categories of stakeholders do not rise to the occasion, the historic city of Aurangabad will continue to lag behind despite having all potential to grow,” he said.Mayor Nandkumar Ghodele could not be reached for his comments. His deputy, Vijay Autade, said efforts are being taken to improve the living conditions.“The city is gradually shedding its image as necessary groundwork is being made when it comes to providing basic amenities. We are confident that the city will bounce back in next ranking related to Ease of Living,” he said.

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