Allahabad Nagar Nigam invites all its residents to participate in the essay competition for "Integrated Development of Infrastructure in Allahabad Nagar Nigam" initiative. This essay will focus on the issues faced by the residents of the city, and their likely solutions that can address them. The administration will consider all entries to develop a Vision Statement for the city. Participants are requested to focus on realistic ideas/ solutions related to city development covering the following two initiatives:

(A) Area-Based Initiative

Definitions

Retrofitting will introduce planning in an existing built-up area, of at least 500 acres, to achieve Smart City objectives to make the existing area more efficient and liveable.

Redevelopment – replacement of the existing built-up environment and enable co-creation of a new layout of at least 50 acres with enhanced infrastructure.

Greenfield - Innovative planning, financing and implementation tools on vacant land of 250 Acres

Write an essay in no more than 1,000 words specifically identifying areas in Allahabad suitable for

• Retrofitting
• Redevelopment
• Greenfield Development

(B) Pan-City Initiative

Integrated development of infrastructure in Allahabad Nagar Nigam:

• Conservation
• ICT and e-Governance
• Safety and Security
• Solid Waste Management
• Transport and Mobility
• Tourism
• Water Supply and Sewage

Essay Competition should be having the following heads and markings as follows:

Introduction - 5 Marks
Tagline - Allahabad Smart City - 15 Marks
Innovative Ideas in any chosen Topic - 20 Marks
Case Studies with Photos / Figures, how would like the city should in the chosen Topic - 20 Marks
Applicability of Suggestions/ Ideas to Allahabad City: You can A4 size maps/ or figures to explain - 20 Marks
Conclusions - 20 Marks

Prize

1. Intermediate Level

1st Prize: Rs. 5,000
2nd Prize: Rs 3,000
3rd Prize: Rs 2,000
5 Consolation prizes: Rs 500

2. University Level

1st Prize: Rs. 8,000
2nd Prize: Rs 6,000
3rd Prize: Rs 4,000
5 Consolation prizes: Rs 500

3. Open Category (open to all citizens and stakeholders)

1st Prize: Rs. 15,000
2nd Prize: Rs 12,000
3rd Prize: Rs 10,000
5 Consolation prizes: Rs 1,000

Terms and Conditions

1. The last date to submit your essays is 05th November, 2015.
2. All the participants must clearly mention following details in their essay -
o Name
o Father/Mother name
o Address
o Age
o Contact number / Email ID
o School / College / Institution Name

3. Residents can submit their essay in – English or Hindi
4. Participants should use A4 size paper only.
5. All the entries must be submitted online through https://mygov.in/No other medium of submission should be accepted.
6. The winner will be chosen on the basis of brevity, originality of the content and ideas customized to Allahabad and implementable action points. The decision of Panel committee constituted by Allahabad Corporation on selection of winners shall be treated as final.
7. Copying from websites (plagiarism) will be discouraged and not considered for evaluation.
8. It will be assumed that whoever is participating in the essay has fully understood the general information and terms-conditions given hereby.
9. Administration reserves the right to cancel or amend all or any part of the competition and/or the terms/ conditions without notice.

All citizens and stakeholders are invited to participate actively.You may also contact us through:

Facebook : www.facebook.com/nagarnigamallahabad
Twitter : twitter.com/alldnagarnigam
Email id : itofficer.mca@gmail.com
Whatsapp : +91 74084 22370