ROUND 1: Abstract submission

• Participants must submit an abstract. The deadline for abstract submission is 28-02-2019.

• Details to be present in Abstract:
  • Description about the study city
  • Existing conditions of the selected city based on town planning  
  • Discuss the issues with respect to any specific problems within the city
  • Propose various solutions to solve the issues and create the smart city
  • Discuss the feasibility of the proposed solutions
  • Discuss how the smart city design and comparison are going to demonstrate (Software or Poster).

• It is an eliminative round.

ROUND 2: Presentation

• Participants for the second round should bring their presentation on the day of Pragyan to NIT Trichy.
• The demonstration should be done explaining the features and the factors they have considered for the design.

Rules:

• Maximum 3 people per team

• The abstract must contain less than 300 words.

• The judges decision will remain final

Judging criteria:

• Report: 20%
• Presentation: 20%
• Question and Answer: 20%
• 3D software/Videos/Planning Software/Poster: 40%
   

SMART CITY PLANNING
Design the smart city as per Indian conditions.
Details:
• Choose any METROPOLITAN CITY in India whichever the team is familiar with.
• Collect the possible existing conditions of the selected city (Examples: Population, Land use pattern, Bus stops, Pedestrian walkway, Cycle track, Railway track, Airport,Intersections, Roadways, Industries, Schools,Institution, Pollution, Etc.)
• Discuss the issues with existing city conditions (Examples: Congestion at Market area,Accident at institutional/Industrial area, Issues on future expansion of road in CBD area,Lack of cyclist facilities in City, Multimodal Transit Hub, Etc.)
• Propose the possible solutions to create the Smart City (Example: To increase the ecofriendly environment in the city, encourage the cyclist and pedestrian by design the Cycle track and Pedestriansidewalk/crosswalk/skywalk)
• Refer various Indian codes (Examples: Indian Road Congress, Indian Highway Capacity Manual, Etc.)
• Adopt various Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) for creating Smart City
• Consider all categories of people (Child, Adult, Elder and Disabled)
• Use any 3D software/Videos/Planning Software/Poster/Etc. to demonstrate the proposed smart city and comparisons between existing and proposed conditions.

F.A.Q:

Ques: Are cross-college teams allowed?

Ans: Yes

Ques: Are inter-departmental teams allowed?

Ans: Yes

Ques: Are UG-PG collaborations allowed?

Ans: No. Only UG students are allowed to participate in the event.

Contacts:

1. Ashok Pareek - 9629897390

2. Praveen-9566732229

2. Shanmuga Priya - 9442324053