mangalore today
name
name
name
Thursday, March 28
Genesis Engineersnamename

 

Mangaluru : 2-day Sustainable Smart Cities India Conference gets underway

Mangaluru : 2-day Sustainable Smart Cities India Conference gets underway


Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, Nov 16, 2015 : The Smart City Project  will help in overcoming the problems arising due to improper growth of cities without proper infrastructure, said Dr H.S. Ballal, Pro-Chancellor of Manipal University.


smart city 1


smart city 1


smart city 1


smart city 1


smart city 1

 

smart city

 

He was speaking  at the second-edition of Sustainable Smart Cities India, a two-day conference organised by Nispana Platforms and Mangaluru City  Corporation at TMA Pai International Convention Centre on November 16, Monday.

Pointing out at the solid waste management problems faced by most cities including Mangaluru, Prof. Ballal said a Smart City  Project would be helpful even in this respect.

The Conference was earlier inaugurated by Deputy Mayor Purushottam Chitrapur. In his address, he lauded  the initiative of Nispana Platforms in organising the conference.

A.B, Ibrahim, Deputy Commissioner who also spoke,  highlighted  the contributions of Mangaluru to the field of trade and commerce since   centuries  and duly pointed out how Mangaluru can be most eligible  choice for the Smart City Project. He also stated that  all strata of the society must be included while going in  for any development project.

Dr A Ravindra, former chief secretary of Karnataka Government said  he was pleased to see the enthusiasm in  the six cities of  Karnataka which have been shortlisted and hoped that Mangaluru could make it to the first list of 20 cities. He was all praise for the intelligence of the people of Mangaluru and their excellence in diverse fields including education and health.

Participants were administered a Swachh Bharat Abhiyan pledge on the occasion.

MCC Commissioner H N Gopalkrishna, Joint Commissioner Gokuldas and others were present.


Write Comment | E-Mail | Facebook | Twitter | Print
Error:NULL
Write your Comments on this Article
Your Name
Native Place / Place of Residence
Your E-mail
Your Comment
You have characters left.
Security Validation
Enter the characters in the image above