The Smart City Challenge Round 1: Smart City Proposal Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar, through participatory decision-making, responsible governance and open access to information and technology, to be a:

• Transit oriented city with a compact urban form that promotes active, connected and sustainable mobility choices

• Livable city providing diverse range of housing, educational and recreational opportunities; while enhancing its heritage, arts and traditional communities

• Child-friendly city providing accessible, safe, inclusive and vibrant public places

• Eco-city co-existing in harmony with nature for nurturing a resilient, clean, green, and healthy environment

• Regional economic centre attracting knowledge based enterprises and sustainable tourism activities by leveraging and empowering its institutions, local businesses and informal workforce

Bhubaneswar’s proposal envisions to retrofit and redevelop 985-acres centered around main Railway Station in heart of the city to a vibrant 24x7 destination- The Bhubaneswar Town Centre District (BTCD). Bhubaneswar’s state-of-the-art Intelligent City Operations and Management Centre (ICOMC) is at the core of its pan-city proposal.