Published: 10th Jan, 2022
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Smart Cities Mission, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has recently launched the “Smart Cities and Academia Towards Action & Research (SAAR)” Program.
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What is the SAAR Program?
- The initiative has been launched as a part of the Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav (AKAM) celebrations across the country.
- It is a joint initiative of MoHUA, National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) and leading Indian academic institutions of the country.
- Under the program, 15 premier architecture & planning institutes of the country will be working with Smart Cities to document landmark projects undertaken by the Smart Cities Mission.
- The documents will capture the learnings from best practices, provide opportunities for engagement on urban development projects to students, and enable real-time information flow between urban practitioners and academia.
What is the first activity under the SAAR Program?
- The first activity envisaged under SAAR is to prepare a compendium of 75 landmark urban projects in India under the Smart City Mission.
- The compendium will act as the first point of reference for future research in the field and will help disseminate learnings from projects under the Mission.
- It will also act as a repository for Urban Projects and contribute to the dissemination of best practices and peer-to-peer learning.
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Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav
- Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav is an initiative of the Government of India to celebrate and commemorate 75 years of progressive India and the glorious history of its people, culture and achievements.
- This Mahotsav is dedicated to the people of India who have been instrumental in bringing India thus far in its evolutionary journey.
- Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav is an embodiment of all that is progressive about India’s socio-cultural, political, and economic identity.
- The official journey of “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav” commenced on 12th March 2021 which starts a 75-week countdown to our 75th anniversary of Independence and will end post a year on 15th August 2022.
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