Senior officials including Chief Secretary Anthony DeSa viewed the power point presentation regarding Smart City project, here on Thursday at IAS guest House.
The process of providing detailed information of the rules and regulations and models for making Bhopal smart city to the people and taking their views and suggestions in this regard is still going on.
In the series, Mayor Alok Sharma, Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner Tejaswi S Naik, Corporators and officers of the BMC are taking views and suggestions of the people by visiting different sections of the society.
In this order BMC Commissioner Naik provided a power point presentation at IAS guest house in presence of chief secretary Anthony DeSa, principal secretary urban development and environment department Malay Shrivastava and other IAS officers of the State capital.
Government of India directives over smart city, models and features were shown in the meeting through the power point presentation. Information regarding the ongoing efforts by the BMC made to get Bhopal included in the select 20 smart cities was also provided on the occasion.
It was also requested by the BMC commissioner to provide ideas and suggestions to make Bhopal smart city through whatsapp, twitter and other social media and on Government of India website.
Chief Secretary Anthony DeSa suggested that the identity of the city its lakes besides the historic heritage should be beautified and efforts should also be made to increase the revenue. The historical heritages of the city should be developed as museums and convention halls, tourist places should be increased, participation of private builders in the green field model, improvement in sewage system, extension of Van Vihar, plantation of trees besides roads of the city should be focused, advised the IAS officers present on the occasion.
Principal Secretary, Urban Development and Environment department Malay Shrivastava said that focus should be made on beautifying the city and its historic places should be preserved.