eGov Magazine - July 2018 - Haridwar

In this issue

Maha Kumbh - Paving way for Haridwar's Transformation

Maha Kumbh 2021 To Be Proud Moment For Uttarakhand

Pilgrims in Haridwar have emotional attachment with the city. We want to deliver the best possible services to devotees in the Maha Kumbh. It will boost State tourism as well, says Madan Kaushik, Minister for Urban Development, Housing, Rajiv Gandhi Urban Housing, Census, Restructuring and Election, Government of Uttarakhand, in an exclusive interview with Souvik Goswami of Elets News Network (ENN).

3 mins

Haridwar Set For New Avatar - A Spiritual Hub Powered By Technology And Innovation

As Haridwar prepares for Maha Kumbh 2021, a congregation of millions of devotees seeking to take a holy dip in the Ganges river, the city administration has plans to develop this city into a spiritual hub. Driven by innovation and empowered by technology, the authorities here wish to present the place to the devotees in a new Avatar, observes Sandeep Datta of Elets News Network (ENN).

6 mins

Ensuring Safety, Securing Kumbh

We are boosting our existing security apparatus. CCTV grids, Watch Towers, Surveillance Systems, Command & Control Centers are all being reviewed, reassessed and upgraded, says Krishna Kumar V K, Senior Superintendent of Police, Haridwar in an interview with Souvik Goswami of Elets News Network (ENN).

2 mins

Maha Kumbh 2021 – An Opportunity For Tech-industry And Innovative Solutions

Be it security, waste or water management, energy, infrastructure, transport and mobility -- any company having new-age technology and innovative solutions in these domains are most welcome in Haridwar, says Deepak Rawat, District Magistrate, Haridwar, in an exclusive interview with Souvik Goswami of Elets News Network (ENN).

3 mins

Maha Kumbh 2021: Haridwar's Watershed Moment

For companies, a good work in Haridwar during a big occasion like Maha Kumbh means a big opportunity to earn lots of accolades and a potential of replicating it at other places of similar scale as well, revealed Nitin Bhadauria, Vice Chairman, Haridwar Roorkee Development Authority (HRDA), and Commissioner, Haridwar Municipal Corporation, in an exclusive interview with Souvik Goswami of Elets News Network (ENN).

4 mins

Ensuring Good Governance Through Digital Governance

Ahead of Maha Kumbh, we have to focus more on technology. With respect to that, we have developed certain tools for enhancement of development activities in Haridwar, says Swati Bhadauria, Chief Development Officer, Haridwar, in an exclusive interview with Souvik Goswami of Elets News Network (ENN).

2 mins

Tech-Powered Security Apparatus For Maha Kumbh 2021

GPS-based technologies help in keeping tab on live locations, mapping, crowd sensing, crowd mobility tracking, , tracing of suspicious people through satellites, CCTV grids etc, says Manjunath TC, Superintendent of Police-Crime & Traffic, Haridwar, in conversation with Souvik Goswami of Elets News Network (ENN).

2 mins

Managing Finance, Ensuring Development

In HRDA, we are always striving to create effective infrastructure and to ensure basic civic amenities. To ensure transparency and accountability, we are allocating various infrastructural development projects to industry through tendering process, Dr Tanzeem Ali, Chief Finance Officer (CFO), Haridwar Roorkee Development Authority (HRDA) shares in an interview with Souvik Goswami of Elets News Network (ENN).

1 min

COER: Nurturing Innovation For A Better Future

COER is fully conscious that current syllabi of various programmes are archaic in nature. Therefore, there is a strong need to supplement learning through innovative means to make passing out graduates industry-ready, says J C Jain, Chairman, College of Engineering, Roorkee (COER) in a tete-a-tete with Souvik Goswami of Elets News Network (ENN).

4 mins

MeitY On Mission Mode To Make India Smarter

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has taken several strategic initiatives to make Indian cities smarter, says Sanjay Goel, Joint Secretary (e-Governance), MeitY, in an exclusive interview with Gautam Debroy of Elets News Network (ENN).

6 mins

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