Tag: Smart City

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in a letter to Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday has sought signing of a revised MoU between the State government and the Ministry to develop the Bhubaneswar Railway Station in a single phase citing that the project will be further delayed if undertaken in two phases. Patnaik stated that […]

Bhubaneswar: With Paradip emerging as a major industrial hub, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday informed that an airport will set up in the port town. Speaking to the media, after a meeting with Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, Pradhan said that there is need to develop the region and it would remain incomplete […]

Bhubaneswar:  Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the logo and website of  Smart City Bhubaneswar at Secretariat here today. The website bhubaneswar.me encapsulates all information about the capital city, including its art and culture, heritage sites and hospitality. The logo and the website  have been developed in view of upcoming Hockey Men’s World Cup-2018 scheduled  to […]

Bhubaneswar: Denizens of the smart city Bhubaneswar will have a bus every four minutes for fulfilment of their needs of public transport, informed Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), Commissioner Krishan Kumar today after a meeting of the Empowered Committee of Infrastructure (ECI) chaired by Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi. ECI approved the plan to add 200 […]

Bhubaneswar: To spare the skyline of the capital city from being invaded by illegal hoardings, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to tighten the norms for putting up hoardings. According to sources, prior permission should have to be obtained from BMC for putting up hoardings inside the city. In an all-party meeting held by […]

Bhubaneswar: Commuters of Smart City Bhubaneswar may get ready for a smooth ride as Sachivalaya Marg will be redeveloped into an ‘Urban Parkway’ soon. Eco-friendly road construction technology of using waste plastic in construction of the road will be adopted for carrying out the massive expansion of the road project. As per plans, Sachivalaya Marg […]

Rourkela: Setting a new trend, women have been made partners in launching the Pink Autorickshaws in the Steel City Rourkela here on Thursday. As many as 21 women have been roped in to start the much awaited Pink Auto system to provide a safe and secure journey for the girls in the city. The Pink […]

Bhubaneswar: While praising the steps taken by Bhubaneswar to evolve itself as a smart city, the South African government has shown keen interest in sharing learning programmes with the city by tying up with the state government for some important projects especially on the urban development front. South Africa High Commissioner to India, Fracne Murole […]

Bhubaneswar: A smart solution to assist citizens in their day-to-day monetary transactions is on the cards for Smart City Bhubaneswar. A meeting of the Empowered Committee on Infrastructure (ECI) was chaired by Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi today to introduce a smart card which will not only help citizens of Bhubaneswar to book bus and […]

Bhubaneswar: The Smart City which has been relatively free from dog menace, thanks to the Animal Birth Control (ABC) unit, may soon find issues with increase in canine population on the streets with all the four specialised veterinary doctors of the unit having been transferred. The ABC and Animal Helpline that has been running since […]

Bhubaneswar: In an incident that speaks volumes about poor security measures in the Capital city, a woman was allegedly misbehaved in front of her husband by a group of miscreants at Siripur here on Wednesday night. The incident occurred at around 11:30 pm last night when the couple was returning home in their car after […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today inaugurated a solar operated adaptive traffic signal system at Sachibalaya Marg here and laid foundation stone of four Smart City projects in the city to bring solutions for city’s traffic and commuters. The four projects include Smart Janpath from Vani Vihar Square to Sishu Bhavan Square, designed car parking […]

Bhubaneswar: The city of temples Bhubaneswar turned 69 years today. Over years of development, the capital city of Odisha, has achieved a special distinction among many cities of the country to be updated to a smart city. On this day, it is imperative to gauge how far has the city lived up to its target […]

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Bhubaneswar: The State Government is planning to streamline internet facilities in the capital city by connecting all parts of the city through fiber optics network spread across 1800 access points before the scheduled Men’s Hockey World Cup in November 2018. Chairing a review meeting on Smart City projects here at the Secretariat, Chief Minister Naveen […]