Kovai based people’s watchdog committee has presented alternative plan

Plea to reconsider Kovai city development plan

Coimbatore:The city-based People’s Watchdog Committee has appealed to the Government of India to reconsider the Coimbatore city development plan to be executed under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).

Talking to reporters,Pon Chandran,Coordinator of the Watchdog Committee, and Dr Ramesh of the technical committee said importance was not given to vital sectors like drinking water, underground drainage, preservation of water sources, healthcare and sanitation in the Wilbur Smith report for the development of the Coimbatore city.

“We were shocked to know that 70 percent of the scheme amount had been allocated for development of transportation sector,” they said, adding that it was regrettable that the core issues mentioned above were either ignored or neglected.

The objective of the mission was to improve the quality of life of the Coimbatore city’s residents but this aspect seems to have been conveniently forgotten by the consulting agency which prepared the report. As such the watchdog committee has presented a detailed alternative plan for the consideration of the government.

Giving a detailed history of Coimbatore and its gradual emergence as an industrial hub and centre of learning over the decades, Ramesh said that important aspects like measures for fighting epidemics like cholera and plague and natural disasters like earthquakes and floods were not taken note of by the consultants while preparing the report.

He also wanted supply of protected drinking water to the citizens as Coimbatore faced an acute shortage of drinking water from 2000 to 2003. Attention should be paid also to provision of underground drainage system and solid waste management, he felt.

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