July Recap

The month of July was phenomenal for both strategic planning and milestone achievement!

Among these milestones was the procurement of administrative approval from the Government of Odisha by the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation, which was routed through the Housing and Urban Development Department. The administrative approval from the government was the final authentication on the estimates of the public sanitation facilities. This also supported a step ahead in the project by initiating the tendering process. The format of the tender document has been pushed to the Engineering team for final scrutiny.

July was very busy and productive month at the Cuttack Municipal Corporation. With Administration approval in place, the funds were successfully mobilised for the community sanitation facilities in Cuttack. This was of prime importance to the initiation of the tendering process. Also, review meetings at both municipal corporations resolved pending technical issues and moved the project ahead.

As far as the software side of the project is concerned, the preliminary meeting with the Development Commissioner and the Principal Secretary of the Housing and Urban Development Department was crucial in order to incorporate his suggestions for planning of the management and pricing models. Critical inputs and suggestions of the development Commissioner were also considered.

July marked a huge leap in terms of progress both for the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation and Cuttack Municipal Corporation. Review meetings and meetings with Development Commissioner involved the officials in this Project and helped them absorb the intricacies of the project.