eGov - November 2018 Chandigarh Issue

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Smart Chandigarh Empowering Citizens

Smart Chandigarh Empowering Citizens

Chandigarh Is Among The Top Cities Of The Country When It Comes To Availability And Accessibility Of Citizen-centric Services. Chandigarh Tops The Country In Digital Payments Transactions On Per Capita Basis And Is Among India’s Top Five Most Livable Cities. With More Than 70 Chandigarh Smart City Projects Planned, The City Is All Set To Take The Citizen Experience To A Whole New Level, Writes Priya Yadav Of Elets News Network (Enn).

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More People Representation Needed In Smart Cities: Mayor Chandigarh

For Smart Cities, the Government of India has prepared a structure of hierarchy which is mainly bureaucratic. But the best possible way to ensure public participation is by including at least two elected representatives in the decision making process, says Davesh Mudgil, Mayor, Chandigarh, in conversation with Priya Yadav of Elets News Network (ENN).

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Making Living In City Beautiful A Pleasure

Credited to be one of the most effective officers of his cadre, Kamal Kishor Yadav, has been entrusted with the task of making City Beautiful ‘smart’. Known for his pro-people approach, the Commissioner of Municipal Corporation Chandigarh is driving the Chandigarh Smart City projects with a vision to make the experience of living in the city a pleasure. In conversation with Priya Yadav of Elets News Network (ENN), the 2003 batch IAS officer shares how flexibility in project selection and a competent management are playing a crucial role in delivering people-centric projects.

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Chandigarh Moving Towards Smart Decision Making

Different headends will be integrated in the ICCC and artificial intelligence or analytics will be used so that decision-makers have ease while taking decisions and there is a uniformity in the decision-making process, says Saurabh Mishra, Additional Commissioner and Additional CEO Municipal Corporation Chandigarh, in conversation with Priya Yadav of Elets News Network (ENN).

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Smart Cities Gaining Momentum

The Indian Smart Cities Fellowship (ISCF) and Internship (ISCI) programmes were launched to act as structured and guided work based learning programme for bright young minds around the theme of Smart Cities, says Rahul Kapoor, Director (Smart Cities) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India, in conversation with Ritika Srivastava of Elets News Network (ENN).

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India, UK Partnering For Development

There is a proper plan in place on each one of the pillars of cooperation and the proposed Sister City Agreement between Chandigarh and Nottingham has certain terms and conditions as to how they will be having a team of people from each side who could oversee the plan over the next five years, says Andrew Ayre, British Deputy High Commissioner, Chandigarh, in conversation with Priya Yadav of Elets News Network (ENN).

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Chandigarh Treading The Path Of Development

For providing 24X7 water supply in Manimajra, a project has been approved under the Smart Cities Mission. Tenders are being floated for the same, says Manoj Bansal, Chief Engineer, Municipal Corporation Chandigarh in conversation with Priya Yadav of Elets News Network (ENN).

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Piped Gas Line No More A Pipe Dream In Chandigarh Tricity

This is one project that is changing the experience of living in the tri-city and taking it to the next level of comfort. Housewives in the city in near future will no longer have to worry about their cooking fuel getting exhausted as piped natural gas is making its way into their kitchens. All thanks to the futuristic project of Indian Oil-Adani Gas Pvt Ltd that came to the city three years ago and has transformed the energy sector both in domestic and transport sector, says Sanjay Tarat, Asset Head, IOAGPL-Chandigarh Region, in conversation with Priya Yadav of Elets News Network (ENN).

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The Policeman Who Feels The Pain Of Victims

A policeman has to be of helping nature and should be able to empathise and sympathise with people to feel their pain, says Dr Ajay Pal Sharma, Senior Superintendent of Police, Gautam Budh Nagar, Government of Uttar Pradesh, in conversation with Gautam Debroy of Elets News Network (ENN).

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SAP Transforming India Digitally

In addition to helping the Indian industry gain competitive advantage through digital transformation, we have put in place a strategic programme known as ‘Grow with SAP’ which focuses on digital enablement of youth, rural citizens and SMEs with a view to improve livability and employability, says Deb Deep Sengupta, President and Managing Director, SAP India Subcontinent, in conversation with Elets News Network (ENN).

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