“Chandigarh has several good things. In fact, we are ahead of other cities in some aspects. For example, we were the first to start 24X7 water scheme. In terms of cleanliness, we are just behind Indore. Still, we feel there are a few things lacking in our city, which, if we improve upon, then our city, too, can become number one in the country,” said Sarbjit Kaur, Mayor of Chandigarh, while talking to ‘The Hitavada’.

A team of councillors from Chandigarh headed by Mayor Sarbjit Kaur visited Nagpur to see what the second capital of Maharashtra had done as far as civic issues were concerned. The team visited Bhandewadi dumping yard, where Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s Waste To Energy project is running.

The team appreciated the support from Banwarilal Purohit, Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh.

It was his advice to visit other cities like Indore, Nagpur etc and see projects and how they were facilitating the citizens.

“We visited Indore, which has received the award for cleanliness for five times. It is expected that it would receive the same for sixth consecutive time. Chandigarh, too, is clean but there are some deficiencies. For example, we have Sewage Treatment Plant (STP), but it is not functioning. However, in Nagpur, STPs are running well. As far as cleanliness is concerned, I feel the people of Indore are equally sensitive. In Chandigarh, we have started awareness campaign in schools, colleges and other institutions about cleanliness,” said Sarbjit Kaur. Dalip Sharma, Senior Deputy Mayor and 3-time Councillor pointed out, “Chandigarh is very beautiful city. We have well-maintained 1,800 parks. Our city is a heritage city as it has graceful monuments. Chandigarh, otherwise, is a neat and clean city but it has some loopholes. We want those loopholes to be covered. We are learning what other cities have done and those lessons we will apply our city to make it number one.”