Radio Talk Show – Preparation of Smart City Proposal for Pasighat
Pasighat has been selected under 23 Fast track cities for the Smart Cities Mission, Government of India in which a revamped proposal is to be submitted before 15th April 2016.
In this regard, Pasighat Municipal Council organized a radio Talk show in the form of Group Discussion to elicit Citizen Participation& Engagement in the preparation of new Smart City Proposal. This Group Discussion was attended by:-
1) MLA, Pasighat as public representative
2) Municipal Executive Officer, Pasighat as representative of the organization
3) Smart City Mission officer as Subject Expert.
The participants discussed about the various prospects of making Pasighat a smart city. There were discussions and deliberations on the gaps identified by Govt. of India on previous proposal and way forward on rectifying these gaps. This talk show was organized at All India Radio headquarters, Pasighat.
The video of this Group Discussion is available at:
All are requested to watch this video and actively participate through asking questions & giving comments. You can also give your suggestions and feedback at phone number 8575823996. All your questions will be timely answered and suggestions will be taken into consideration while preparing new Smart City Proposal. Everyone must come forward in this bid to make your Pasighat a model smart city.
The last date to submit your suggestions / comments is 17th March, 2016.
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