Mangaluru: Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) has invited entries with three innovative solutions from individuals, startups and government as well as private organisations, for participation in the Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0.
MCC commissioner Akshy Sridhar said that as a part of Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0, the ministry of housing & urban affairs is hosting ‘Swachh Technology Challenge’. Those interested may submit three innovative solutions that qualify at the urban local body level. The themes under which the participants can send in entries are social inclusion, zero dumping, plastic waste management and transparency.
The MCC will shortlist and forward the entries from the participants to the state government for evaluation.
The entries will be further evaluated and sent to the national level for assessment. At the national level, up to 10 selected projects will receive seed funding of approximately Rs 25 lakh, and dedicated incubation support from French Tech for one year.
The top three solutions in each thematic area will be facilitated with an award in the Swachh Survekshan award ceremony, the commissioner said, adding that interested participants may log on to https://forms.gle/64kW9BjWbECDuVy39, to fill the Google form.
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