NDMC team leaves for Beijing to study urban planning

The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has sent an 18-member delegation of different departments to Beijing.

The delegation consists of staff from horticulture, civil and health departments with emphasis on lower field level functionaries being deputed for the weeklong training at the capital city of China.

NDMC chairperson Naresh Kumar said the delegation has been deputed with the aim to get acquainted with the latest technology and know how in public space management and development, gardening, planting of trees, pruning, mechanisation of horticulture, smart city facilities, city planning and city tourism.

“The delegation will interact with the officials of 29 Lian Hua chi XI LI, Feugtia district on the topics of city public roads, transportation network and automation of city transport including integration of traffic controls, automated ticketing, security maintenance and so on,” Kumar said.

“With officials of Xuanwumen West Street, Xicheng district of Beijing, they will interact on supply of clean water, management of water flow, distribution, metering, segmentation of water supply, purification and monitoring,” he added.

They will also visit the site of Beijing Tourism Development Commission to understand ICT tools application automation including management of tourist flows, multimodal payment and gateways of ticketing and interact with the emergency medical center for health facilities in mega cities, automation and provision of basic facilities for city dwellers.