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MARGAO
After a 25-member delegation of South Goa Zilla Panchayats went on a study tour to the picturesque Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Margao Municipal City Fathers and officials are bracing up to head to Mount Abu, but for a different reason.
Around 20 councillors headed by Chairperson Pooja Naik and as many as five officials, including Chief Officer Ajit Panchwadkar and Municipal engineers have confirmed their participation in the two-day regional specialised training programme on “Development of green spaces & parks under
Amrut”.
The specialised training is scheduled at Mount Abu, Rajasthan on January 22-23 and the 25-member MMC delegation is expected to fly to Ahmedabad, before heading to the hill station by road.
The specialised training programme is being organised by the Regional Centre for Urban and Environmental Studies of all India Institute of Local Self-Government, Mumbai under the auspices of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India.
In the past too, Margao Municipal councillors had headed to various destinations on similar training programmes, to study solid waste management.
Sources in the MMC informed that though around 25 persons, including 20 councillors and five municipal engineers have confirmed their participation, the exact number of participants will be known only later this week.
MMC officials informed that the key objective behind the programme is to encourage urban local bodies and other stakeholders to prioritise development of green spaces and parked and exploiting ideals for the same.
The purpose of Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) is to increase the amenity value of cities by developing greenery and well maintained open spaces (parks). Saying that these are the thrust areas of AMRUT mission, sources said there are numerous health benefits associated with access to public open space
and parks.
