Commissioner launches Swachh Technology Challenge under SBM 2.0
Chandigarh, September 1:- Ms. Anindita Mitra, IAS, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation Chandigarh launched ‘Swachh Technology Challenge’ today and invites entries with innovative solutions from individuals, startups, NGOs and government as well as private organizations.
She said that the objective of this challenge is to promote innovative technology, sustainability and easy-to-use methods under sanitation and solid waste management. The entries for Challenge will be received via given QR code in the Google form from today onwards till 30th November, 2022. The top three solutions across the City Beautiful will be felicitated in an award function in the month of December, 2022. The cash prizes declared under Swachh Technology Challenge for the best three entries are Rs. 1,00,000/- for first winner, Rs. 51,000/- for second winner and Rs. 21,000/- for the third winner,” the Commissioner said.
The Commissioner said that the organizations/individuals have been invited to come up with ideas to improve waste management in the city by using innovative technology under four categories which are Social Inclusion, Zero Dump, Plastic Waste Management and Transparency. The themes given for the technology challenge will be Solid Waste Processing & Recycling, Plastic Recycling & its alternatives, Innovation for cleaners and Sanitation & waste Management under Swachh Bharat Mission.
She said over the years, MCC under Swachh Bharat Mission has been encouraging innovations and best practices particularly through Swachh Survekshan, the annual cleanliness survey conducted by MoHUA. A pre launch webinar of Swachh Technology Challenge was organized on 31st August, 2022 where a large number of people joined from engineering colleges, industrials, institutes and individuals. The details and modalities of the Challenge were elaborated in a presentation.
