Aafrin Kidwai 
The Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Management (IIM-I) to develop a module on Solid Waste Management strategy for replicating the Indore model of cleanliness in other cities.
Around three weeks earlier, the premier business school had partnered with the Municipal Corporation of Ayodhya for replication of best practices of the Indore model of cleanliness in Ayodhya to make the religious hotspot of UP as an eco-friendly spiritual tourism destination in the world.
According to IIM-Indore Director Prof Himanshu Rai, “the aim of the collaboration with the IMC is to further strengthen Indore’s cleanliness model and then replicate this model across different cities of India. We would work on extending the reach of Indore’s cleanliness model beyond the corporation limit.”
The IIM-I and IMC partnership will also focus on sharing expertise, experiences, and ideas in the areas of local governance and smart city development, besides working on various CSR activities and handholding of IMC in CSR fundraising, reports The New Indian Express.
Indore has been adjudged India’s cleanest city under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan for four consecutive years and is eyeing the coveted tag for the fifth straight year in 2021.
Picture Credit: Superfast1111, Indore Junction entrance, CC BY-SA 3.0
