It is one of the duties of PMC’s administration to
prepare various reports on behalf of its citizens. If citizens have doubts
about the genuineness of a report, the civic administration is answerable to
us. And it is our responsibility to ask questions, to raise doubts and most
importantly to understand the processes by which the development in our city is
shaped.
Our job as a citizen does not stop after voting. It
actually begins….
Democracy runs smoothly when there is public
participation in governance. A healthy dialogue amongst the elected
representatives, administration and citizens paves a way for Good Governance.
This debate will discuss issues concerning the ESR such
as the ways and means of documenting
the current status of Pune’s environment, the effect of development policies
and citizen’s participation in preparing the ESR.
The debate is not to unreasonably raise doubts about or
criticise the administration. It is intended to understand their perspective
while preparing a report which in our view is incorrect. It is intended to
create consensus and to create a transparent dialogue among the citizens,
administrators and the elected representatives.
