India, May 15 -- In a move to ensure cleaner, safer, and well-maintained public gardens, the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) introduced the 'Daksh' app, a web and mobile-based platform to monitor civic gardens.

The app enables real-time monitoring of maintenance tasks, bringing transparency and efficiency to garden upkeep across all zones and wards.

Shekhar Singh, municipal commissioner, PCMC, said, "The Daksh app ensures accountable governance, delivering clean and well-maintained public spaces for citizens."

It assigns KPI-based tasks to contractors, who must submit geo-tagged before-and-after photos to confirm completion. Every contractor must adhere to deadlines or face fines, with Rs.34,72,500 collected so far for no...