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Jyoti: /* Indian cities: Environmental issues */

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‎Indian cities: Environmental issues

Jyoti: /* Indian cities: Environmental issues */

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‎Indian cities: Environmental issues

Jyoti: /* See also */

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‎See also

Jyoti: /* Infrastructure */

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‎Infrastructure

Jyoti: /* Healthcare */

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‎Healthcare

Jyoti: /* Indian cities: Environmental issues */

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‎Indian cities: Environmental issues

Jyoti at 19:53, 3 December 2016

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Pdewan: /* Infrastructure */

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‎Infrastructure

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Pdewan: /* See also */

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+[[File: Extreme magnitude of factors like temperature, atmospheric CO2 in Delhi, in specific and in India in general, 2012.jpg|Extreme magnitude of factors like temperature, atmospheric CO2 in Delhi, in specific and in India in general, 2012 <br/> From: ''The Times of India''|frame|500px]]
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 [[ Cities of India: the best and the worst ]]
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+[[ Cities of India: issues ]]
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	These recommendations gain importance considering the fact that over 37 crore people live in urban areas and another 18 crore people live in rural areas close to nearly 70 largest urban centres. On the other hand, the report titled “Towns of India“ shows how the number of towns with less than one lakh population has increased from 3,984 in 2001 to 5,705 in 2011and how they lack basic infrastructure and socio-economic indicators.		These recommendations gain importance considering the fact that over 37 crore people live in urban areas and another 18 crore people live in rural areas close to nearly 70 largest urban centres. On the other hand, the report titled “Towns of India“ shows how the number of towns with less than one lakh population has increased from 3,984 in 2001 to 5,705 in 2011and how they lack basic infrastructure and socio-economic indicators.
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		+	=Management of cities=
		+	==Three areas of concern==
		+	[[File: 2018- A study of 23 cities by nonprofits Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy and Jana Urban Space Foundation found several gaps in how cities are managed.jpg\|2018: A study of 23 cities by nonprofits Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy and Jana Urban Space Foundation found several gaps in how cities are managed, especially in the three areas of staff vacancies, management and availability of funds, and transparency <br/> From: [https://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/PrintArticle.aspx?doc=TOIDEL%2F2018%2F04%2F07&entity=ar00401&ts=20180410220916&uq=20180403121429&mode=text April 7, 2018: ''The Times of India'']\|frame\|500px]]
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		+	'''See graphic''':
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		+	''2018: A study of 23 cities by nonprofits Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy and Jana Urban Space Foundation found several gaps in how cities are managed, especially in the three areas of staff vacancies, management and availability of funds, and transparency''
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		+	Indian cities have been growing rapidly despite shortcomings in infrastructure and urban planning. A study of 23 cities by nonprofits Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy and Jana Urban Space Foundation found several gaps in how cities are managed, especially in the three areas of staff vacancies, management and availability of funds, and transparency. The highlights here

	=See also=		=See also=

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	Negotiations under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change never hinged on what science told nations, nor did leaders react as urgently as science urged them to. Had that been so, the 2009 Copenhagen meeting on the back of a calamitous IPCC report would’ve got the US to agree to urgent emission cuts. It would’ve forced EU to do more and forced China, Brazil, India and South Africa to greater responsibility.		Negotiations under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change never hinged on what science told nations, nor did leaders react as urgently as science urged them to. Had that been so, the 2009 Copenhagen meeting on the back of a calamitous IPCC report would’ve got the US to agree to urgent emission cuts. It would’ve forced EU to do more and forced China, Brazil, India and South Africa to greater responsibility.
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−	~~=Healthcare=~~
−	~~==Delhi and Mumbai==~~
−	[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/why-mumbai-has-better-civic-sense-than-delhi/articleshow/58288095.cms Subodh Varma, Why Mumbai has better ‘civic sense’ than Delhi, Apr 21, 2017: The Times of India]
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−	~~'''HIGHLIGHTS'''~~
−
−	~~BMC's annual budget is five times more than that of the cumulative budget of three municipal bodies in Delhi~~
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−	~~Delhi’s municipalities derive almost 40% of their incomes from grants given by the state government~~
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−	~~BMC spent three times more on health and two times more on the education~~
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−	NEW DELHI: The scorching heat of an early summer in the capital is somewhat being tempered by expectation that life might become better after the municipal polls on April 23, given the cool election promises being made by the contending parties. Not surprisingly, however, none of the parties is revealing where it will find the funds+ to back the generous assurances. The reality, as Delhi's citizens know well, is that the three municipal corporations are hamstrung by a chronic cash crunch+ that has forced employees into striking work over delayed salaries, foiled attempts to check outbreaks of dengue and other diseases and left civic services in a shambles.
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−	With a cumulative budget of Rs 9,551 crore in 2014-15, the three municipal bodies spent an average of just Rs 5,340 per person in a year. Nearly 40% of the money went into paying civic employees and corporators, and to meet general administrative expenses. Sanitation activities+ , like collection and disposal of garbage, and cleaning of drains, accounted for just Rs 1,258 per person. Healthcare, including running dispensaries and conducting disease prevention programmes, came for even less at Rs758 per person.
−	Compare this with the spending of Greater Mumbai Municipal Corporation, the country's richest municipal body with an annual budget over five times that of Delhi. It spent three times more on health and two times more on the education per person. Remember, the population residing in Mumbai's municipal area is considerably less than in Delhi.
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−	How does Mumbai manage to generate more income? Can't Delhi do the same? Of course, Delhi's status as a Union territory with an assembly hampers full devolution of powers to local bodies, unlike in the case of Mumbai. Octroi, development charges and property tax are the main sources of revenue for the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai. Delhi's municipalities derive almost 40% of their incomes from grants given by the state government. Water distribution is a significant source of income in Mumbai, but in Delhi this has been hived off to a separate body under the state government.
−	In short, for the municipalities in the capital to become resource rich, either the whole set-up in Delhi needs to be changed or more grants will have to be given to them. This crucial fact, of course, doesn't exercise the minds of the political leaders out wooing the voters.

	= Infrastructure=		= Infrastructure=

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	Negotiations under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change never hinged on what science told nations, nor did leaders react as urgently as science urged them to. Had that been so, the 2009 Copenhagen meeting on the back of a calamitous IPCC report would’ve got the US to agree to urgent emission cuts. It would’ve forced EU to do more and forced China, Brazil, India and South Africa to greater responsibility.		Negotiations under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change never hinged on what science told nations, nor did leaders react as urgently as science urged them to. Had that been so, the 2009 Copenhagen meeting on the back of a calamitous IPCC report would’ve got the US to agree to urgent emission cuts. It would’ve forced EU to do more and forced China, Brazil, India and South Africa to greater responsibility.
		+
		+	=Healthcare=
		+	==Delhi and Mumbai==
		+	[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/why-mumbai-has-better-civic-sense-than-delhi/articleshow/58288095.cms Subodh Varma, Why Mumbai has better ‘civic sense’ than Delhi, Apr 21, 2017: The Times of India]
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		+
		+	'''HIGHLIGHTS'''
		+
		+	BMC's annual budget is five times more than that of the cumulative budget of three municipal bodies in Delhi
		+
		+	Delhi’s municipalities derive almost 40% of their incomes from grants given by the state government
		+
		+	BMC spent three times more on health and two times more on the education
		+
		+
		+	NEW DELHI: The scorching heat of an early summer in the capital is somewhat being tempered by expectation that life might become better after the municipal polls on April 23, given the cool election promises being made by the contending parties. Not surprisingly, however, none of the parties is revealing where it will find the funds+ to back the generous assurances. The reality, as Delhi's citizens know well, is that the three municipal corporations are hamstrung by a chronic cash crunch+ that has forced employees into striking work over delayed salaries, foiled attempts to check outbreaks of dengue and other diseases and left civic services in a shambles.
		+
		+	With a cumulative budget of Rs 9,551 crore in 2014-15, the three municipal bodies spent an average of just Rs 5,340 per person in a year. Nearly 40% of the money went into paying civic employees and corporators, and to meet general administrative expenses. Sanitation activities+ , like collection and disposal of garbage, and cleaning of drains, accounted for just Rs 1,258 per person. Healthcare, including running dispensaries and conducting disease prevention programmes, came for even less at Rs758 per person.
		+	Compare this with the spending of Greater Mumbai Municipal Corporation, the country's richest municipal body with an annual budget over five times that of Delhi. It spent three times more on health and two times more on the education per person. Remember, the population residing in Mumbai's municipal area is considerably less than in Delhi.
		+
		+	How does Mumbai manage to generate more income? Can't Delhi do the same? Of course, Delhi's status as a Union territory with an assembly hampers full devolution of powers to local bodies, unlike in the case of Mumbai. Octroi, development charges and property tax are the main sources of revenue for the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai. Delhi's municipalities derive almost 40% of their incomes from grants given by the state government. Water distribution is a significant source of income in Mumbai, but in Delhi this has been hived off to a separate body under the state government.
		+	In short, for the municipalities in the capital to become resource rich, either the whole set-up in Delhi needs to be changed or more grants will have to be given to them. This crucial fact, of course, doesn't exercise the minds of the political leaders out wooing the voters.

	= Infrastructure=		= Infrastructure=

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 = Infrastructure=
 ==Small towns (less than one lakh population): infrastructure==
-[http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com//Article.aspx?eid=31808&articlexml=Small-towns-hurtling-towards-infra-hellhole-04102016013026   Dipak Dash, `Small towns hurtling towards infra hellhole,' Oct 04 2016 : The Times of India (Delhi)
+[http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com//Article.aspx?eid=31808&articlexml=Small-towns-hurtling-towards-infra-hellhole-04102016013026   Dipak Dash, `Small towns hurtling towards infra hellhole,' Oct 04 2016 : The Times of India]
 [[File: The fastest and slowest growing small towns, 2001-11.jpg| The fastest and slowest growing small towns, 2001-11 |frame|500px]]

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	Negotiations under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change never hinged on what science told nations, nor did leaders react as urgently as science urged them to. Had that been so, the 2009 Copenhagen meeting on the back of a calamitous IPCC report would’ve got the US to agree to urgent emission cuts. It would’ve forced EU to do more and forced China, Brazil, India and South Africa to greater responsibility.		Negotiations under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change never hinged on what science told nations, nor did leaders react as urgently as science urged them to. Had that been so, the 2009 Copenhagen meeting on the back of a calamitous IPCC report would’ve got the US to agree to urgent emission cuts. It would’ve forced EU to do more and forced China, Brazil, India and South Africa to greater responsibility.
		+
		+	= Infrastructure=
		+	==Small towns (less than one lakh population): infrastructure==
		+	[http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com//Article.aspx?eid=31808&articlexml=Small-towns-hurtling-towards-infra-hellhole-04102016013026 Dipak Dash, `Small towns hurtling towards infra hellhole,' Oct 04 2016 : The Times of India (Delhi)
		+	[[File: The fastest and slowest growing small towns, 2001-11.jpg\| The fastest and slowest growing small towns, 2001-11 \|frame\|500px]]
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		+	The government has a mammoth task to make the cities sustainable and also to ensure that towns with less than one lakh population get required infrastructure before they end up becoming urban mess, two reports released by housing ministry said.
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		+	While report on India's small towns depicts grim picture of inadequate infrastructure in these mushrooming urban settlements, particularly those with population of 5,000 to 20,000, the other report on Habitat management has recommended to take measures to reduce water and power use and promote regional planning.
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		+	These recommendations gain importance considering the fact that over 37 crore people live in urban areas and another 18 crore people live in rural areas close to nearly 70 largest urban centres. On the other hand, the report titled “Towns of India“ shows how the number of towns with less than one lakh population has increased from 3,984 in 2001 to 5,705 in 2011and how they lack basic infrastructure and socio-economic indicators.

	=See also=		=See also=