Chandigarh,
February 8, 2016: A meeting was held today under the Chairmanship of Sh.
Vijay Dev, IAS, Adviser to the Administrator, UT, Chandigarh with the delegates
of Nottingham City Council, UK (led by Deputy British High Commission).
Nottingham city is known as power capital of UK due to its innovative ideas for
reducing power poverty. Traffic Management, Low Carbon Emission buses, Solid
Waste Management, Safety & Surveillance etc are some of the active
areas of the Nottingham City.
Chandigarh
Administration is working on the Upgradation of Smart City Proposal (SCP)
which has to be submitted latest by April 2016. The co-operation with
Nottingham Council will be finalized as soon as the SCP is finalized. Both
cities are looking for possibility on technical co-operation in which expertise
of project managers from Nottingham will be utilized in Chandigarh. Team
Nottingham will again visit Chandigarh after 2 months along with their experts.
Chandigarh
Administration is dedicated to keep swift pace on the upcoming Smart City
initiatives ahead of other cities of India. Chandigarh is 2nd among fast track
cities which will participate for 2nd round of Smart Cities Challenge.
The meeting was
attended by the Finance Secretary, Home Secretary, Secretary Transport, Chief
Conservator of Forest, SSP Traffic, Nodal Officer Smart, Chief Architect,
Senior Town Planner & Director Transport of the Chandigarh Administration.
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