vis a vis: Liveable parameters - Gurgaon

John F Williams, a resident of Palam Vihar/ Gurgaon made an assessment as regards Gurgaon along 42 broad parameters for the best livable cities - and came up with the following findings:

i) Quality and quantum of water supply: Least

ii) Supply of Power/Gas for domestic and other uses: N/A

iii) Roads and Traffic management, Parking facilities, signage quality: Negligible

iv) Cycle tracks for the residents: Nil

v) Car pool: Nil

vi) Building codes and zoning laws: Not implemented

vii) Quality and sufficiency of local affordable timely Transport, walkways and escalators etc: Hardly

viii) National and International accessibility: Negligible

ix) Sanitation: Very -negligible

x) How much the city can save the scarce rain water through water harvesting techniques and storm water drains: Hardly

xi) Efficiency of solid waste management and scientific land refill: Nil

xii) The quality, vision and efficiency of Planning and Execution systems: Very negligible

xiii) Degree of Pollution and scientific arrangements for controlling the same: Very negligible

xiv) Street lighting and use of solar batteries/power saving devices: Nil

xv) Pedestrian safe passages/foot paths/walking trails: Nil

xvi) Kind of commercial activities in residential colonies: No check -in plenty

xvii) Security of residents/senior citizens/ women and efficiency of Neighbourhood Watch: Hardly

xviii) Arrangements for fire fighting: Very-negligible

xix) Quality and sufficiency of infrastructure and ratio of infrastructure to population: Hardly

xx) Management of floating population: No check

xxi) Capacity of the local government to run and maintain the township/city efficiently: Inefficient

xxii) Arrangement for land use and mechanism for avoidance of encroachment: No control

xxiii) Education – that no child till the age of 12 years goes beyond two kilometres for primary education by providing high quality primary education through local governments: Only on paper.

xxiv) Provision and adequacy of crèches: Only on paper

xxv) No patient goes beyond two kilometres for initial medical problem/check up by providing high quality primary medical facilities through local governments and beyond two kilometres on the specific recommendations of the qualified and registered doctor: No

xxvi) How the local government looks after the handicapped, poor and senior citizens: Hardly

xxvii) Quality of community life and the positive role of local government to ensure harmony amongst the residents: Hardly

xxviii) Vigilant citizens and their involvement in the local government affairs: Nil

xxix) Scope for the students to earn and study for higher education: Negligible

xxx) Greenery and plantation: Poor

xxxi) Quality of food management in public places: Very un-hygienic

xxxii) Dustbins in public places: Nil

xxxiii) Provision and Cleanliness of toilets in public places: Very poor

xxxiv) E-waste management: Nil

xxxv) Management of Social issues relating to beggars, abuse of children, crime etc: No

xxxvi) Stray dogs/cattle management: No check

xxxvii) Old age homes and their management: Very negligible

xxxviii) Control of noise pollution: No

xxxix) Children play grounds and quality of facilities for sportsmen for all recognised sports in the world: Below standard

xl) Social ethics and community life and living conditions for weaker section of society: Nil

xli) Cultural and other entertainment facilities and their adequacy: Hardly

xlii) e-governance: Nil