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New Delhi, Oct 17: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who promised to turn Mumbai into a global metropolis like Shanghai during election campaign in Maharashtra, has sought practical ideas for implementing the proposal.
The Prime minister on Saturday chaired a two-hour long meeting of senior officials of his office, Union ministry of urban development and the Planning Commission to discuss details of the proposed National Mission on Urban Renewal.
He instructed the urban development ministry and the Planning Commission to come up with specific ideas and proposals in this regard. Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia also participated in the meeting.
Mr Singh also suggested that apart from all metros, at least one big city and one medium-sized town per state should be identified by the urban development ministry for a programme of infrastructure renewal.
He directed the Planning Commission to work out a funding plan that would draw on public and private funds for specific infrastructure and urban development projects, an official release said.
The urban renewal mission would focus on slum development, facilities for the urban poor, construction of roads and footpaths, development of urban facilities including sanitation, drinking water and power supply, public transport, parks and public spaces, legal reform, new construction projects and environment management, it added.
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