Bhubaneswar, Nov 6: For the World Smart City Awards at Barcelona later this month, Odisha’s capital city Bhubaneswar has been selected as one of the finalists to compete in the programme.
As per reports, Bhubaneswar has topped in first batch list of 20 cities that were selected to be developed as smart city under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s flagship programme of Smart City Mission earlier this year.
Notably, the World Smart City Awards is aimed at recognizing innovative solutions and promoting them to increase efficiency, generate business and improve quality of life. According to urban development ministry sources, Bhubaneswar had submitted its proposal to the evaluating committee of the World Smart City Awards organised by Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC).
