NMC team visits twin cities to study infrastructure works
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Senior officials from the NMC visited various sites to study the projects undertaken by Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) on Thursday. They will visit Pune today.
Civic officials inspected road junctions and PCMC's waste-to-energy project, PCMC-developed streets including footpaths and pedestrian-friendly facilities and evaluated strategies implemented by the PCMC administration to boost property tax revenue.
The PCMC increased its property tax revenue from Rs150 crore to Rs650 crore in three years by categorising the city's taxpayers and adopting diverse tax recovery methods.
Khatri and other civic officials toured the PCMC's bio CNG plant, which they plan to establish in Nashik.
"We also studied the online services, e-office and various measures to increase the property tax of the civic body. We will assess whether we can enhance property tax by adopting the initiatives used by the PCMC administration," Khatri said.
The PCMC has constructed a pillar-less bridge over the river, measuring 110m in length. Although the cost of constructing a pillar-less bridge is 25% higher, its longevity is greater.
The commissioner stated, "We will explore whether bridges without pillars can be built on the Godavari river, even though bids have already been floated for construction of five new bridges on the Godavari river and its tributaries for the upcoming Simhastha Kumbh Mela."
The NMC delegation visiting Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad cities included additional municipal commissioner Pradeep Chaudhari, city engineer Sanjay Agrawal and executive engineer Ravindra Bagul, among others.
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