The vibrant city of Nashik has been selected by the Ministry of Urban Development as one of the 98 cities to participate in stage 2 of the “Smart City Challenge”. The Smart City mission will act as a catalyst as the city adapts to urbanisation and industrialisation while preserving its cultural heritage. The Mission definition of a ‘Smart City’ is open to interpretation depending on the city itself. However, the essence of a smart city is in the use of technology to improve the citizen’s quality of life. Towards this endeavour, the city would prepare a ‘Smart City Proposal’ (SCP) outlining smart urban solutions in the water, sewerage, transport and allied sectors and improved liveability and governance in order to make the city resilient, sustainable and people friendly.

The Vision for the city needs to be arrived at after considering the needs and priorities of its citizens. Nashik Municipal Corporation invites suggestions and comments from its citizens on ways to make the city smart. You could suggest ways to improve the service levels and ability of the city to adapt to the changing needs of its citizens and develop into a world class city. Your suggestions would not only be a valuable indicator of the direction in which the city needs to move forward but also help Nashik to get shortlisted as one among the top 20 cities in India in phase 1.

The last date to submit your comments is 15th November, 2015.