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PANAJI
Corporation of the city of Panaji (CCP) has submitted a demand for around Rs 500 crore before the fifteenth finance commission for development projects in the city including for an intra-city public transport service which will be run with electric buses and a parking app service.
“The city has worked on light rapid transportation system through the Charles Correa Foundation and it is the aim of the city to go in for an electric bus rapid system besides clean fuel public vehicles like taxis and auto rickshaws considering the floating population in the city. The city would like to invest in clean fuel vehicular movements for which a major investments are proposed,” Mayor Uday Madkaikar has said in the memorundum to the finance commission.
Apart from this a pay parking and ride plan for the city is being implemented on a pilot basis and smart parking solutions are proposed to be implemented, mayor added.
While speaking to press Mayor Madkaikar elaborated that CCP has plans to implement app based pay parking system in the city.
Anti-flood mechanism
“The vehicle owner can book in advance the parking slot and pay parking fees online with the app facility,” said Madkaikar.
The mayor has asked funds for implementation of decentralised waste management system through colony level bio-methanation facility.
Mayor has also mentioned in the memorundum about plans to set up anti-flooding mechanism to overcome environmental problems such as salt water intrusion, loss of mangroves and siltation of storm water drains, rise of water level and contamination of rivers that are risk points.
The CCP has plans for restoration of 40 heritage sites and buildings in the city and to set up an exclusive market outlet for traditional farmers to sell their produce.
Mayor Madkaikar said that he has informed the delegation of finance commission that after GST is implemented CCP has not received octroi money for last 3 years from government.
