Generally, A municipal corporation is a legal term for a local governing body, including cities, counties, towns, townships, villages etc.
In India, A municipal corporation is a type of local government that administers urban areas with a population of more than one million. The growing population and urbanization of various Indian cities highlighted the need for a type of local governing body that could provide services such as healthcare, education, housing and transport by collecting property taxes and administering grants from the state government.
Municipal Corporations play a huge role in the city’s development. Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) is one such example.
Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation is the governing body of the city of Kalyan-Dombivli, located in the Thane district of the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Kalyan-Dombivli is also considered one of the fastest developing cities in India
Better Firefighting Facilities
KDMC, in order to improve it’s firefighting services in its twin cities, is planning to acquire a 70m hydraulic platform fire tender for high rises, three water bowser fire tender with a capacity of 10,000 litre water in the upcoming financial year 2022-23.
KDMC understand that with the increasing population and high rises, there is a need to have better fire-fighting facilities in the city.
There are currently 5 fire stations under the Jurisdiction of KDMC. KDMC is planning to add 2-3 fire stations in the city.
Flood Sensors
Considering the heavy floods in different parts of the twin cities of Kalyan-Dombivli during the previous monsoons, the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC), this year, has installed flood sensors at ten-prone locations for flooding.
With the help of these flood sensors, an alert will be sent to the KDMC control room, allowing the civic body’s disaster management team to take appropriate action and relocate people living in such areas.
KDMC residents had experienced major flooding in various parts of the city between 2019 and 2021, necessitating the installation of a warning system. These sensors will work quickly and provide timely alerts. Previously, ward-level officers would monitor such flood-prone areas and notify residents. These sensors will work before flooding and send an alert based on the water level.
The sensors will continue to monitor the river’s water level. As the water level rises, a regular alert will be sent to the smart city control room. The smart display board will also show water level information. Information will be disseminated via loudspeaker announcements at 28 different locations.
Residents of TCJ Realty living in King’s Court, Queen’s Court, Arya and Ira and other projects in Godrej Hill, Kalyan won’t have to worry about their personal safety in times of heavy floods or fire in their surroundings.
Citizens First
Looking at complaints of citizens living in slum and densely populated areas which have narrow lanes where Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation was unable to send garbage collection vehicles for such places, the KDMC, on instructions of KDMC Chief Dr Vijay Suryawanshi bought 25 rickshaw cycles which could easily enter such places to collect garbage.
Looking at the great response of citizens, who were seen happily finding garbage collection vehicles at their doorstep in slum and other densely populated area, the corporation decided to buy many such cycles and e-rickshaws to collect garbage for other such area.
Current residents and future customers of TCJ Realty will have access to a citizen friendly municipal corporation which will address their grievances and enhance their quality of lives.
