Bhubaneswar and Rourkela made it to the coveted list of Smart City Project. Is this just a vanity tag? What does this actually mean for the two cities? Let’s find out:
Governance
BMC Officials Unfamiliar with Their Own Smartphone App?
Even 8 months after the launch of an Android app and web-based online grievance system by the BMC, the corporation is still struggling to address complaints lodged by the denizens, thanks to technologically-challenged BMC and BDA officials.
City Police Launches ‘Mo Saathi’ for Women Safety in Twin Cities
The Twin City Police Commisionerate has launched an Android App for women safety in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. Named ‘Mo Saathi’, the mobile app is designed to help women in distress contact the city cops using their smartphones and call for help.
How to Get Your Aadhaar Card in Bhubaneswar
If you have been hunting for information on Aadhaar card in Bhubaneswar only to meet disappointments, you’re not alone. As per official sources, nearly 60% of city population have submitted their biometric data at their nearest school (Adhaar Registration booth).
Twin City Commissionerate Police Launch Mobile App
The Twin City Commissionerate Police launched a new mobile app for the residents of the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack that would enable them to contact police directly and instantly.
26 Utilities Come Under Purview of Public Services Act
26 more services have been brought under the purview of Odisha Right to Public Services Act. Right to Public Services legislation Act guarantees time-bound delivery of services for various public services to citizens.
BMC to Launch a Smartphone App to Address Sanitation Issues
Through this application, people will be able to lodge their complaints by posting photos and the corporation will try to fix the problems within a fixed time period.
Better City Designs: What City Planners in Bhubaneswar Can Learn from Other Cities around the World
City planners in Bhubaneswar must find a way to rethink their strategy in order to solve these basic infrastructural challenges and help Bhubaneswar transform into a model city.