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KDMC asks residents’ feedback on amenities
› Infrastructure in the city, specially the connecting bridges are very poor. They are narrow and congested. There is a need to have wider bridges. PRASAD JADHAV, Kalyan resident
KALYAN: Residents of Kalyan and Dombivli can rate the city they live in under the Ease of Living Index2019.Thesurveyisbasedon various parameters such as power supply, drinking water, transport, health services and solid waste management.
Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC), which is part of the survey for the first time, has urged residents to give their feedback by February 29.
The civic body has urged residentstoparticipateinthesurvey by the Ministry of housing and urban affairs.
“KDMC is also part of Ease of Living Index, which focuses on basic facilities provided to citizens.Weurgeresidentstoparticipate in the survey and give their feedback,” said Govind Bodke, commissioner of KDMC and chairmanofSmartKalyanDombivli Corporation Limited (SKDCL).
As per SKDCL officials, more than 2,000 residents of Kalyan and Dombivli have enrolled online to give their feedback.
The Ease of living Index was initiated by the government in 2018. The Ease of Living Index assesses the ease of living standards of 111 cities in the country. ThisisthesecondyearofthesurveyinwhichKDMCwillbeevaluated.
“Besides collecting data on a rangeofperformanceofthecity’s administration, theexercisealso includescitizen’sfeedbackonthe services,” added Bodke.
The Ease of Living Index has threefeatures whichincludethe quality of life, economic ability andsustainability.Residentscan giveinputsinthecitizens’perception survey.
The Ease of Living Index will measure the quality of life in cities under 15 categories with 78 indicators — 56 are core indicatorsand22aresupportingindicators. The core indicators measurethoseaspectsofeaseofliving which are considered ‘essential’ urban services. The supporting indicatorswillmeasureadoption ofinnovativepracticeswhichare considereddesirableforenhancing ease of living.
“In the feedback link, residents are asked about education inthecity, healthservices, housing, cleanliness, garbage collection among others,” said an official of SKDCL.
A resident of Tilak Chowk, Kalyan(West),MadhaviPatil,45, said, “There is no such system where we can give our feedback. Earlier, the civic body has introduced an application where one could file their complaints but it did not work as there was no action.”
Anika Jain,25, a resident of Gandhare, Kalyan (West), said,”There is no multispecialty hospital run by the civic body . Thecivichospitalisnotequipped to treat all ailments.”