Jammu Smart City Govt launches unfinished website; projects worth Rs 125 Cr approved

JAMMU: Glaring errors marked the launch of the website of Jammu Smart City Limited (JSCL), an occasion celebrated with much fan fare on Monday by senior officials of State administration.
Although carousel (a filmstrip of several images that displays multiple spots of the city) of website--- www.jammusmartcity.org, draws attention of visitors with mesmerizing five pictures of different spots of the city including, two photos of Bagh-e-Bhau, one of Golf Course, one of Raghunath Temple and one of Maharaja Hari Singh Palace, the errors right below these pictures disappoints visitors.
Below the right side of scenic pictures on carousel of the website, under the category proposed junction improvements and proposed way findings, the text appeared as “Click edit button to change this text. Lorem ipsum dolor sits amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.”
“The website creators have not put in the text to be fed in. They must have not got it from the authorities or they might have forgotten to put in the text,” an expert informed The News Now.
“Either ways, the leniency on the authorities to approve the website launch without cross-checking is just lazy,” another expert said.
Instead of revealing pictures about proposed junction improvements and proposed way findings the text disappoints the visitors and raise questions on efficiency of National Informatics Center (NIC) - which look after the website of government departments.
However, if any visitor desire to know information about proposed junction improvements and proposed way findings, he or she can find an option of ongoing project- under projects link on the header of website.
Along with the launch of website, six project including Masonry Toilets, Vertical Garden, Way Finding Signages, Intelligent Traffic Management System, Junction Improvements and smart cards, worth Rs 125 crore were approved in the 4th meeting of Board of Directors (BoD) of Jammu Smart City Limited (JSCL), chaired by Principal Secretary Housing and Urban Development Department, Dheeraj Gupta and Deputy Commissioner, Jammu, Sushma Chauhan.
CEO of JSCL, Sushma Chauhan gave detailed presentation on various projects which are being rolled out in the first phase, approval of DPRs and NITs of Smart City Projects, approval of provision of administrative expenses, delegation of financial powers to CEO of JSCL, approval for establishing office of JSCL, approval of annual Financial Statement.
The Board was also informed that 31 Toilet Units have been proposed in phase –I which shall have roof top PV solar panels, smart shops for toilets related items.
The vertical gardens project from Dogra Chowk to KC Chowk Flyover in Area Based Development comprises Vertical gardens on piers, walking plaza, green buffer, seats at regular intervals, aesthetic LED lighting, free standing water curtains, drinking water ATMs.
The meeting informed that Co-branded smart card for low value payments like small merchant payments, tolls, utility bills, public transport and parking under JSCP will also be introduced under Smart City project.
The Smart Card would allow customers to purchase tickets/passes of various transit operators, making day to day retail transactions and will be valid across the country.
Addressing the meeting, the Chairman directed for including efficiency, efficacy and environment friendly features to be mainstay of the projects.
He passed various directions including adoption of distinctive & aesthetically pleasing designs of toilets, development of green spaces at various locations including Bawa Wali Mata temple and at Bhagwati Nagar under convergence mode with JMC, creation of improvement of existing infrastructure, effective solid waste management system and adoption of smart and modern technological inputs in providing better utilities and services to the general public.

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