Mangaluru city invites citizens to participate in an essay competition for developing the vision statements for the proposed Smart City. The Essay should focus on the issues/needs brought of the city, citizen solutions to address these and the citizen priorities.

Questions

Describe a 'smart' idea that you have seen in some other city(anywhere in the world) or that you have thought of that you would like to see replicated in your own city. ‘Smart idea’ means doing more with less. List of essential facilities provided by your local municipal corporation that should be available to all citizens.

Entries may be submitted online on the www.mygov.in portal latest by 8th October, 2015.

Evaluation

The submissions will be evaluated on the following criteria:

• Do-ability (50%)
• Innovation (50%)

Prize money for the top 3 entries is as follows:

1. First Prize: Rs. 20, OOO/-
2. Second Prize: Rs. 15,000/-
3. Third Prize: Rs. 10,000/-
4. Five Conciliation Prizes – Rs 1000/- each

The City would use the inputs from the winning entries to develop the Vision and Sub-goals for the City Plan and preliminary idea of Smart Solutions and Area Based Developments.

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