First Meet with new Chairpersons

Yesterday, a training was organised for all newly elected Chairpersons of Municipalities of Kolkata Municipal Area. It was organised by Municipal Affairs Department. About half of the Chairpersons attended.

I spoke about the need of long term planning, among other things. I told that the McKenzie Report stated that a complete renewal of towns was possible within 10 years, as experience in South Africa (think of World Cup !), China and Russia showed. I said that the present term of 5 years could thus take forward all towns to the half-way mark if there was vision, planning, convergence and will.