Pune - The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has invited citizens to share their ideas on `how to make Pune a smart city'. The campaign aims at increasing public participation in the PMC's effort to garner support for the city's quest for a smart city tag.
Mayor Dattatraya Dhankawade said at a press conference on Monday that the competition will involve citizens in the process of making Pune a serious contender for the smart city race.
A PMC official said the contest for citizens is available online and offline. People can submit their ideas in maximum 250 words on one or more topics. More information is available on websites: punesmartcity .in or smartcity.punecorporation.org. Those who want to write can address their suggestions to additional commissioner (special), PMC, Shivajingar, Pune 5. The last date for entries is July 20.
Commissioner Kunal Kumar appealed to citizens to identify the most important issues that Pune's smart city proposal should address and give innovative and smart ideas to address critical issues.
The PMC has identified 13 broad topics for the people to write about. However, anyone who wishes to write on something other than the one given in the list, is welcome to do so, said Kumar. People can write on one or more topics and also submit multiple entries.
The PMC has announced cash prizes for the best ideas.The first winner will get a prize of Rs 25,000, the second winner will get Rs 15,000 and Rs 10,000 will be given to the third winner. The project will be judged on the basis of practicality, usefulness, creativity and clarity of idea.
Source - TOI
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