Naya Raipur is participating in the third round of Smart City Challenge. For the Smart Cities Challenge, the Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) has enlisted 24 core or essential elements which every smart city proposal have to touch upon. These 24 essential elements encapsulate almost each and every aspect of urban ecosystem. Features such as Citizen Participation, Heritage & Culture, and current status of mobility, water management, energy source and supply, economic status of the city are few of the major component which constitutes the 24 essential elements.

The 24 elements are as follows -: Citizen Participation, Identity & Culture, Economy & Employment, Education, Health, Mixed Use, Compactness, Public Open Spaces, Housing & Inclusiveness, Transport, Walkable, IT Connectivity, ICT Enabled Government Services, Energy Supply, Energy Source, Water Supply, Water Management, Waste Water Management, Air-Quality, Energy Efficiency, Underground Electric Wiring, Sanitation, Waste Management, Safety & Security

All the above mentioned elements touch each and every citizen’s life one way or the other, and in order to improve the condition of the city, it is imperative to improve each and every element mentioned above. Also to improve these elements we have to first identify the present scenario of these elements. What is the present condition of economic, social and environmental infrastructure of the city? Once we get the present situation, we can thrive for improving them.

Thus we would request all the stakeholders, viz. citizens, NRDA office bearers, prominent personalities to come up with their view on the current situation of the city on the above mentioned 24 elements. We would also request people to share their view what they want their city to be in near future as far as these elements are concerned.