Essay Writing Competition for Smart City Guwahati

Essay Writing Competition for Smart City Guwahati
Start Date :
Nov 05, 2015
Last Date :
Dec 01, 2015
00:00 AM IST (GMT +5.30 Hrs)
Submission Closed

Guwahati Municipal Corporation seek valuable suggestion of the citizens to formulate the Smart City Guwahati proposal. A successful vision would promote comprehensive, integrated ...

Guwahati Municipal Corporation seek valuable suggestion of the citizens to formulate the Smart City Guwahati proposal. A successful vision would promote comprehensive, integrated and sustainable development which would reflect a City exemplary image.

The topic of the Essay is “My Dream Guwahati”

1. Maximum word limit 500 words
2. All the Essays must be submitted in .pdf(PDF) or .jpg(JPEG)
3. Citizens can submit Essay in “English”, “Hindi” or “Assamese” language
4. Competition is open to all the Citizens
5. The Essay should address

a. Identification of Problems/Challenges of the City and its Understanding (100 words)
b. Proposed Solutions (200 words)
c. Practical or Implementable Solutions(100 words)
d. Innovative Ideas suggested.(100 words)

6. The top three essay would be awarded a prize of :
a. 1st Prize – Rs. 25000/-
b. 2nd Prize – Rs.15000/-
c. 3rd Prize – Rs. 10000/-

7. The competition closes on 30th November, 2015

How to submit

All the entries must be submitted online through https://mygov.in

Terms and Conditions

1. All the participants must clearly mention the following details on top of essay in capital letters :

a. NAME
b. FATHER/MOTHER NAME
c. ADDRESS
d. AGE
e. CONTACT NUMBER

2. The winner will be chosen on the basis of conciseness, originality of the contents and ideas and implementable, sustainable and bankable action points. Copying is not permitted.

3. Jury consisting of retired senior citizens and young citizens consisting of Principals, Professors and Lecturers from reputed educational institutions would be evaluating the essays. Decision of the jury and the Municipal Corporation of Guwahati shall be treated as final.

4. Municipal Corporation of Guwahati reserves the right to cancel or amend all or any part of the competition and/or the terms/conditions without notice

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Ankshuman Baruah
Ankshuman Baruah 8 years 11 months ago

Turn Guwahati into a startup hub of the Northeast. For that, a lot of improvement is needed in educational institutes. Organise national and international events related to startups like hackathons, meetups and easy access to capital.
Recreation: Bulid lots of artificial recreational centres within the city (especially parks). Refurbish several neighbourhoods, turn them into pleasant areas with small shops, cafés and restaurants. (like the Brahmaputra Riverfront)

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Ankshuman Baruah
Ankshuman Baruah 8 years 11 months ago

To reduce traffic woes, introduce BIKE CULTURE; City bikes that can be borrowed against a deposit are quite common place in European cities. To tackle garbage issues, smart bins (called E cube) which holds 8 times more garbage and alerts when overfilled. (www.ecubelabs.com). For floods, use real time intelligence to predict floods. PI System data and analysis tools to give water system operators more advanced notice so they can take preventative measures to reduce flood impact.

Ankshuman Baruah
Ankshuman Baruah 8 years 11 months ago

An app/website which works seamlessly which conducts Smart City Challenge on a regular basis, accepting proposals for applications and developments that fit within the City’s framework. To reduce traffic, introduce organised city buses (like BEST bus in Mumbai) with bus numbers and route specific will reduce traffic. Introduction of proper parking lots in public area can ease traffic. For a clean city, introduce e-toilets and impose fines for spitting/littering. Flood:Underground retention basin

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Sameer khare
Sameer khare 8 years 11 months ago

Respected sir(s),This is my essay with smart vision for GUWAHATI. I personally love this city and with the vision of 'ONE INDIA:SMART INDIA', I feel pride to write for Guwahati city. Please go through essay and ideas & select the suitable ones.

WE ARE ALL TOGETHER IN THIS SMART MISSION.
ALL THE BEST for 'SMART CITY- GUWAHATI'.
THANK YOU.

Ashutosh shukla_29
Ashutosh shukla_29 8 years 11 months ago

The gateway to the northeast and the largest and most cosmopolitan city in the region, Guwahati serves as the starting block for most Northeast itineraries. It’s a somewhat featureless city – a prosaic heap of glass and concrete for the most part– but there are a scattering of interesting temples to explore; so, certain developments could be made in highlighting the important heritages present there like Kamakhya Temple,Umananda Temple, Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden etc.