{"id":256827,"date":"2023-08-21T20:22:55","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T14:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=256827"},"modified":"2023-08-29T12:30:02","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T07:00:02","slug":"when-vvips-leave-on-the-issue-of-beautification-of-cities-during-vvip-visits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/when-vvips-leave-on-the-issue-of-beautification-of-cities-during-vvip-visits\/","title":{"rendered":"When VVIPs Leave \u2013 on the issue of beautification of cities during VVIP visits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> The post is based on the article <strong>\u201cWhen VVIPs Leave&#8221;<\/strong> published in The <strong>Times of India<\/strong> on 21st August 2023.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Syllabus:<\/strong> GS3 \u2013 infrastructure development<\/p>\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> The author discusses how cities in India temporarily improve infrastructure for G20 meetings, which highlights the year-round poor conditions. He also emphasizes the need for local government power and genuine urban development instead of superficial enhancements.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Why is the temporary beautification of cities problematic?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Highlights Year-Round Neglect:<\/strong> Temporary touch-ups showcase the usual poor conditions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seen as VVIP Appeasement:<\/strong> In Mumbai, hiding slums and filling potholes are perceived as prioritizing VIP visitors over regular citizens.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wasted Resources:<\/strong> Money is spent on short-term fixes rather than lasting solutions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Skews Priorities:<\/strong> Focuses on cosmetic changes instead of essential infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quick Deterioration:<\/strong> Pune&#8217;s post-G20 beautified areas returned to their neglected state within a week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Disconnect with Citizens:<\/strong> People feel alienated when improvements are temporary and not genuinely for their benefit<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What are the major issues with urban infrastructure in India?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Lagging Behind Neighbors:<\/strong> Indian cities fall behind not just Western but also many Asian cities in infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Focus on Showiness:<\/strong> New flyovers get priority over essential facilities like sewage treatment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Frequent Flooding:<\/strong> Last year, Bengaluru&#8217;s tech parks flooded due to poor drainage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lack of Local Governance Power:<\/strong> Despite constitutional recognition, municipal revenue hasn&#8217;t significantly grown since 1946-47.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stagnant Municipal Revenue:<\/strong> RBI report shows no significant growth in municipal revenue from 1946-47.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: The post is based on the article \u201cWhen VVIPs Leave&#8221; published in The Times of India on 21st August 2023. Syllabus: GS3 \u2013 infrastructure development News: The author discusses how cities in India temporarily improve infrastructure for G20 meetings, which highlights the year-round poor conditions. He also emphasizes the need for local government power&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/when-vvips-leave-on-the-issue-of-beautification-of-cities-during-vvip-visits\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">When VVIPs Leave \u2013 on the issue of beautification of cities during VVIP visits<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[216,8184],"class_list":["post-256827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-3","tag-indian-economy","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1704717274},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=256827"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256827\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=256827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=256827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=256827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}