Having a stronghold on the Smart City social media campaign with an amazing 52.7k page likes with 11.3k engagement this week itself, Bhubaneswar outsmarts others in the race to be in the top 20 Smart City list. Indore follows Bhubaneswar closely with 51.3k page likes and 2.3k engagement.
With a staggering 1.5 crore reach within a month, Bhubaneswar takes the lead in social media campaigning in the entire country.
“People are sharing their dreams and Bhubaneswar shall be remodelled on it. I encourage everyone to give their innovative ideas to make Bhubaneswar a Smart City,” says Mayor Ananta Narayan Jena.
Apart from the social media forum, a ground level Press forum is to be organized where opinions will be taken and ideas discussed, says BMC Commissioner Krishan Kumar
BMC played smart by creating an official Bhubaneswar Smart City page on Facebook. The social media is no doubt an effective tool to reach the masses. “Only 20 cities will be shortlisted for the Smart City project this year and they will be selected on the votes given by residents. Citizens are bombarding their suggestions on how to make their city smart and we are actively posting it online for others to share and vote it,” said Pratik Mohapatra who heads Prelude Digital, an extension of city-based media company Prelude that drives Bhubaneswar’s Official Social Media Campaign.
With contests like Capture Bhubaneswar and Cover Photo Campaign, the online campaign is a continuous effort to engage maximum citizens and voters.