Present status of urban infrastructure services

Urban Infrastructure Services have not responded to meet the growing demand for quantity and quality of service

Drinking water and sanitary services
About 15% of the urbanites do not have access to safe drinking water
About 50% do not have adequate sanitary facilities

Traffic congestion has assumed critical dimension
Increase in vehicles, inadequate road space & lack of public transport

Acute water and power shortages
Perpetual and common problem almost among all Urban Local Bodies

Inadequate medical and health facilities
Appx. 26 beds per 10000 population in Public Hospitals

Lack of adequate housing facilities
About 1/3rd of Urban dwellers live in slums
Proliferation of slums has resulted in decay of urban environment