mangalorecity.gov.in Essay Writing Competition For Children In Smart City 2015 : Mangaluru Corporation

Organization : Mangaluru City Corporation
Competition Name : Essay Writing Competition For Children In Smart City 2015
Applicable For : Children
Applicable City : Mangaluru
Competition Last Date : 8th October, 2015.

Website : http://www.mangalurucity.mrc.gov.in/en

Submit Essay Here :
For Children :https://mygov.in/task/essay-writing-competition-children-smart-city-mangaluru/
Open Category : https://mygov.in/task/essay-writing-competition-mangaluru-smart-city-open-category/

Essay Writing Competition For Children In Smart City 2015:
Mangaluru city invites citizens to participate in essay competition for developing the vision statements for proposed Smart City. The Essay should focus on the issues/needs brought out by citizens of the city, citizen solutions to address these and the citizen priorities.

All questions in this category must be answered to be considered as a complete submission and to be eligible for short-listing.

Questions:
** Describe a ‘smart’ idea that you have seen in some other city(anywhere in the world) that you would like to see replicated in your own city. ‘Smart Idea’ means doing more with less.
** Describe 3 ways that Indian cities can reduce the gap between rich and poor.
** List out 5 essential facilities provided by your local municipal corporation that should be available to all citizens.

Entries may be submitted online on the www.mygov.in portal latest by 8th October, 2015.

Evaluation:
The submissions will be evaluated on the following criteria:
** Do-ability (50%)
** Innovation (50%)

Prize money for the Top 3 entries is as follows:
1. First Prize: Rs. 5,000/-
2. Second Prize: Rs. 3,000/-
3. Third Prize: Rs. 2,000/-
4. 10 Consolation Prizes – Rs 1000/- each

The City would use the inputs from the winning entries to develop the Vision and Sub-goals for the City Plan and preliminary idea of Smart Solutions and Area Based Developments.