Gurgaon: Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) develops facilities on its website to allow residents to share their views on their development projects when they are ongoing.
At present, GMDA, before floating tender, look for public opinion about its projects, but there is no choice to retrieve feedback after the work starts.
“The aim is to expand what we get now that people give their ideas and perspectives on projects at each stage, not only before floating tenders.
At each stage, the work will be under the gaze of the residents,” CEO GMDA said.
Sudhir Rajpal.
However, the response to feedback facilities until now has lukewarms.
“We have open consulting facilities on our website to share their perspectives, but they don’t use it as much as we expect.
We have tried.
We have tried to make it interactive to encourage more people to participate.
For example, we have competition to name services.
city bus, “said a senior GMDA official, added,” We cannot achieve the right note with people or there is a lack of general awareness about the facilities.
We also cannot carry out campaigns or seek publicity because this is all government projects.
“GMDA , In the early days, get good feedback about the projects, but the level of residents’ interaction has been reduced since then.
While some projects such as the Revamp of Extension Road Golf where residents can share their views on underpass / flyover construction in five points along Stretch getting many responses, most projects don’t get much attention.
However, GMDA has increased its steps to maintain consulting sites.
“We have no problems with people who provide positive or negative feedback.
However, some misuse the platform, write things that are questioned and make a disturbance,” said an official.
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