: With just a few months to go for the municipal elections, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation’s budget for 2017-2018 looks to focus on improving sanitation services and neighbourhood parks.
25 new parking facilities
While the budget is yet to be finalised, SDMC Standing Committee chairperson Shailender Singh on Friday proposed to boost sanitation services, improve parks and build 25 new parking facilities at busy spots.
Mr. Singh also proposed the setting-up of two LED screens to “make citizens aware about the achievements and new initiatives” of the corporation. To improve maintenance of its public toilets, the SDMC plans to deploy 300 sanitation workers, said Mr. Singh.
400 outdoor gyms
To make its parks better, the SDMC would set up 400 outdoor gyms and 80 gazebos.
At present, SDMC parks have 121 open gyms. The SDMC will also set up a diabetes centre in each of its four zones, said Mr. Singh.
While the Commissioner had proposed a hike in property tax rates, Mr. Singh rejected this in keeping with the practice adopted by BJP leaders of the corporation since 2012.
