Pasighat invites all its residents to participate in the essay competition for “Pasighat Smart City”. This essay will focus on the issues faced by the residents of the city, and the likely smart solutions which can address these issues. The entries will help Pasighat Municipal Council to develop a vision and sub-goals for the City plan taking into consideration the aspirations of its residents. The participants should focus on the practical, bankable & implementable ideas/solutions related to Smart City which should match the context of the city.

The topic of the essay is “My Dream Smart City Pasighat” (English) or “Mere Sapano Ka Shaher Pasighat” (Hindi) in no more than 1000 words.

The essay should have at least following:-

1. What is your Vision for Pasighat as a Smart City? (maximum 15 words)
2. What are the main area specific problems and what smart solutions you want to recommend? (150 words)
3. What are the main Pan City problems and what pan city based smart solution do you recommend? (200 words)
4. Any global/best practices which can be implemented/replicated in Pasighat? (200 words)
5. How will you contribute to your city as a Smart Citizen? (100 words)

How to Submit

Entries may be submitted online through https://mygov.in portal in PDF format latest by 12th November, 2015.

For offline submission, a hard copy of the essay should reach the following address before the due date:

National Informatics Centre (NIC)
O/o The Deputy Commissioner
Pasighat, East Siang District
Arunachal Pradesh – 791102.

Please clearly mention on the envelope in block letters “ESSAY COMPETITION FOR SMART CITY PASIGHAT – OPEN CATEGORY”.

Evaluation

The submission will be evaluated on the following criteria:

1. Do-ability (50%)
2. Innovation (50%)

Prize money for the top 3 essays is as follows:

1. First Prize – Rs. 25,000 (Twenty Five Thousand Rupees only)
2. Second Prize – Rs. 15,000 (Fifteen Thousand Rupees only)
3. Third Prize – Rs. 10,000 (Ten Thousand Rupees only)

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