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Common Solutions for all cities

Common Solutions for all cities
Start Date :
Jun 14, 2015
Last Date :
Jun 21, 2015
01:00 AM IST (GMT +5.30 Hrs)
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While each smart city will have distinctive features specific to its location, demography, culture and other such factors, there maybe smart solutions to problems which are common ...

While each smart city will have distinctive features specific to its location, demography, culture and other such factors, there maybe smart solutions to problems which are common to all cities. This contest seeks to identify such smart and innovative solutions to common problems. All questions in this category must be answered to be considered as a complete submission and to be eligible for short-listing. Questions 1. Out of the following 21 smart solutions, select 3 solutions that should be applied to all Indian cities and provide a brief write-up (max. 50 words) to explain why. 2. Describe a ‘smart’ idea that you have seen in some other city(anywhere in the world) that you would like to see replicated in your own city. ‘Smart idea’ means doing more with less. 3. Describe 3 ways that Indian cities can reduce the gap between rich and poor. 4. List out 5 essential facts about your local municipal corporation that should be available to all citizens. Entry Deadline • Entries may be submitted online on the mygov.in portal latest by 23.59 hours (11.59 pm) on Saturday, 20th June 2015. Evaluation The submissions will be evaluated on the following criteria: • Do-ability (50%) • Innovation (50%) Award Two winners in each category will be awarded a citation from the Prime Minister at the Smart City Mission Launch on June 25th, 2015 at VigyanBhavan, New Delhi, along witha cash prize of the following amounts: • Rs. 40,000 - First Prize • Rs. 25,000 - Second Prize The winning ideas would be shared with the 100 SmartCities as potentiallyimplementablesolutions and will be considered for pilot • All questions in a particular category must be answered to be considered as a complete submission and to be eligible for short-listing. • The participants(s) entries will be judged for each category independently and on merit. In case of short listing in more than one category, a participant will receive prize money for one category only. • The length of each answer is limited to 250 words or less. Click here for Terms & Conditions and details of Prize amount
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Niepukhrie Tepa
Niepukhrie Tepa 11 years 3 weeks ago
Q2.Medellin metrocable car transport system.this practise may be introduced in Kohima,Nagaland since the town is hilly and traffic congestion is severe.It can be a viable public transit system reducing vehicle count on roads as well as can become a pivotal source of economy by attracting visitors,if the network is extended to mountains around the town.
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Jhanani Arunachalaramanan Subramanian
Jhanani Arunachalaramanan Subramanian 11 years 3 weeks ago
1. 14,17&21 Energy, time and people are 3 important resources to be harnessed for a greener,smarter and better India 2. Pfand:returning a small part of the money paid,in excess to the actual cost, during purchase of plastic bottles when they are collected for recycling at super markets 3.higher hourly wages for people with 50k p.a. salary,tax benefits for rich upon donation, public collection centers for clothes & household items 4.waste separation,connectivity,potable water,trees,education
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manju belwal
manju belwal 11 years 3 weeks ago
3 ways to reduce the gap between rich and poor- 1. Increase the equality of opportunity for people based on intelligence,hardwork,character. 2. Reduce the income & wealth gap between rich and poor. 3. Encourage formalization of workers, health insurance, worker benefits and pension in the private sector through long term tax credit schemes for businesses.
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Niepukhrie Tepa
Niepukhrie Tepa 11 years 3 weeks ago
Smart Solutions 3.Cities are for citizens.active collection of data on grievances,opinions,experiences and knowledge of public can be tapped through social media and smart apps 17.Issue of traffic congestion is common in most cities.Efficient management of traffic and help save energy,economy,time and improve well being 21.Education degree alone is not sufficient to meet market demands,so skill development centers can bridge the gap and also provide life long learning avenues
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AKASH BALI
AKASH BALI 11 years 3 weeks ago
1.My solutions are specifically based on the waste & energy management,so my 3 solutions are: point no.6,14 &15. By adopting these measures the cities will be able to setup its own infrastructure & each city will be self reliant in this field. 2.Drainage system as adopted by NETHERLANDS. 3.Low cost quality education for all,Equal low cost medical facilities for all,Low cost housing for all. 4.Better drainage system/waste management/traffic movement,good quality roads,water supply.
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Mallika Patlolla
Mallika Patlolla 11 years 3 weeks ago
Honorable PM N. Modiji, Here is a humble request to make our smart cities better. Water management: We need to have storm drains, i,e drains to trap rain water and not let this rain water enter our drainage system. In the cities, the rain water which falls on the roads is getting into the manholes and causing overflow of manholes. The clean rainwater is getting mixed with sewage and becoming sewage. Also, please stop this British era practice of releasing sewage to fresh water.
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Nityanand Jagdishlal Agrawal
Nityanand Jagdishlal Agrawal 11 years 3 weeks ago
Local Facts of Municipal Corporation (GHMC) for All Citizens-3: Civic management of tourist destination, sites making them clean and accessible to tourists. Local Facts of Municipal Corporation (GHMC) for All Citizens-4: Making city slum free. Local Facts of Municipal Corporation (GHMC) for All Citizens-5: Saving urban water bodies, rivers and lakes & beautifying them.
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