Mysuru: To engage the public in the upcoming Swachh Survekshan 2022 (SS22) the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) launched a clean school, market association, hospital, hotel, residents’ welfare association (RWA), and government office competition. January 8 is the last date to apply, and the evaluation will start from January 10. Meanwhile, the stakeholders urged the MCC to involve them in the exercise as many of them were not engaged in these exercises.
MCC additional commissioner Roopa MJ said, “Last time we lost a few points because of less citizen feedback / engagement. To ensure public will actively engage with the MCC in this initiative, we launched these competitions. Both private and government agencies/ institutes can participate in these.”
In the SS2021, Mysuru which slipped to 15th place at the national level, scored just 1301.62 out of a maximum 1,800. Indore which was ranked first had scored 1704.76. Among the top 25 cleanest cities of the country, Mysuru received the lowest marks under this category affecting its ranking nationally.
Roopa said citizen engagement is one of the important aspects of SS2022.
However, the big challenge in front of MCC is engaging the stakeholders. According to Bhamy V Shenoy of Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP), C Narayana Gowda, Mysuru District Hotel Owners’ Association, and Santosh Kumar, of private schools’ association, till now MCC has not involve them in the exercise.
“MCC must work with the real stakeholders to achieve success in its new initiatives. We are not consulted on these new plans. We are open to ideas and work with MCC. It should invite all the stakeholders and various organizations to make these competitions successful,” they said.
MCC additional commissioner Roopa MJ said, “Last time we lost a few points because of less citizen feedback / engagement. To ensure public will actively engage with the MCC in this initiative, we launched these competitions. Both private and government agencies/ institutes can participate in these.”
In the SS2021, Mysuru which slipped to 15th place at the national level, scored just 1301.62 out of a maximum 1,800. Indore which was ranked first had scored 1704.76. Among the top 25 cleanest cities of the country, Mysuru received the lowest marks under this category affecting its ranking nationally.
Roopa said citizen engagement is one of the important aspects of SS2022.
However, the big challenge in front of MCC is engaging the stakeholders. According to Bhamy V Shenoy of Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP), C Narayana Gowda, Mysuru District Hotel Owners’ Association, and Santosh Kumar, of private schools’ association, till now MCC has not involve them in the exercise.
“MCC must work with the real stakeholders to achieve success in its new initiatives. We are not consulted on these new plans. We are open to ideas and work with MCC. It should invite all the stakeholders and various organizations to make these competitions successful,” they said.
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