A meeting of the Smart City Advisory Forum (SCAF) was held at the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) office under the chairmanship of Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disability (SSEPD) Minister Ashok Chandra Panda on Monday.
Members from various fields including representatives from Government offices, authorities, youth, resident welfare associations, chambers of commerce, slum residents’ association and social service organisations participated in the discussions and gave their suggestions.
Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL) Chief Executive Officer Prem Chandra Chaudary, who is also the Commissioner of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and BDA Vice-Chairman, coordinated the meeting and assured that the suggestions of the forum would be discussed further through proper channel; and in future, could be suggested in the smart city work.