Delegation of Councillors led by Mayor meet Governor.
Study Tour to Indore and Nagpur approved.
Chandigarh, September 6:- Smt. Sarbjit Kaur Dhillon, Mayor, Chandigarh and Sh. Anup Gupta, Deputy Mayor today met with Sh. Banwarilal Purohit, Governor, Punjab and Administrator, UT, Chandigarh regarding permission of study tour of councilors.
Sharing details of meeting with the Hon’ble Governor, Smt. Sarbjit Kaur Dhillon, Mayor said that the Governor encouraged the councillors of Municipal Corporation and said that they must visit progressive cities to get maximum exposure and ensure that the city beautiful benefits from their learnings.
She said that it was the Hon’ble Governor who guided that the delegation must visit Indore, which is ranked the first among all cities in Swacch Sarvekshan and learn from their good practices. He further suggested that they should visit the State of Art Bio methanation plant at Indore, which has recently been inaugurated by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India and study the suitability of replicating the same in the city. She further said that the Governor asked them to visit the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur, which is a pioneer in the field of waste management and water bodies rejuvenation. The Mayor further stated that NEERI is the technical consultant for not just the Goa Solid Waste Management Plant but also the Clean Ganges project. She said that the Hon’ble Governor granted permission for the delegation of councillors to visit the cities of Indore and Nagpur and directed them to table a study report within one month of the visit.
The Mayor further added that visiting different parts of the Country broadens the horizons of the Councillors and leave a lasting impact on their working styles.
She said that the councilors of MCC must go on exposure visits to different parts of country as they can learn from others and implement their good practices in Chandigarh.
