Smart city: Nashik stands 20th in executing project

  • | Saturday | 9th February, 2019

Nashik: The Nashik city has been ranked 20th among the 98 cities for implementation of projects under the smart city mission.The rankings were released by the Union ministry of housing and urban affairs on February 6. The second phase is expected to be completed by March-end.“We got selected for smart city scheme in the second round. Nashik was selected in the second list of cities to be developed under the smart city mission. Following its selection, elected representatives of Nashik opposed the project due to mandatory formation of special purpose vehicle (SPV), in which they were excluded. Other cities in the state, except Nagpur and Pune, are placed behind Nashik in the list.The work on projects in Nashik started later than it started in other cities as it was hosting Simhastha Kumbh Mela in 2015-16.

Nashik: The Nashik city has been ranked 20th among the 98 cities for implementation of projects under the smart city mission.The rankings were released by the Union ministry of housing and urban affairs on February 6. Nagpur has has bagged the top spot. Other cities in the state, except Nagpur and Pune, are placed behind Nashik in the list.The work on projects in Nashik started later than it started in other cities as it was hosting Simhastha Kumbh Mela in 2015-16. Nashik was selected in the second list of cities to be developed under the smart city mission. Following its selection, elected representatives of Nashik opposed the project due to mandatory formation of special purpose vehicle (SPV), in which they were excluded. Later, the general body passed a resolution that elected representatives should be included in the SPV. The SPV was formed after the receiving approval from the state government. After overcoming these hurdles, a report on smart city project was prepared and sent to the state government.Now, with some projects at the execution stage, some in tendering process, Nashik Municipal Smart City Development Corporation (NMSCDC) are facing hurdles in some of the important projects like Godavari riverfront development project (Goda), which includes beautification and rejuvenation of the river and its banks, area-based development including all major and minor roads, sewerage system and 24x7 power and water supply etc. The carriageway of the first phase of pilot smart road could be completed after two extensions. The second phase is expected to be completed by March-end.“We got selected for smart city scheme in the second round. We are doing well considering that Kumbh Mela and civic elections delayed many things. Due to the code of conduct the consultants came on board in July 2017,” said CEO of the Corporation, Prakash Thavil.He further added that in execution of some of the works under the projected, land acquisition becomes a major issue. “Projects like Scada water meter, area-based development, greenfield development and Goda are bulk projects. For greenfield development, land pooling is a major problem, but that will be sorted out soon. For area-based development and Goda, the contractor quoted very high rates or else these projects would have started. Now, we have to re-tender the works. The IT project also got delayed as it was given to the directorate of IT. They are expected to start the work shortly,” Thavil said.

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