It was a joyful moment for people of Bhubaneswar when, on January 28,
2016, the capital city of Odisha got a nod from the Government of India
to become a smart city. But after almost three years, the project seems
to be suffering from a lot of issues and the city still has a long way
to go to become truly smart. According to many city dwellers, despite
announcement of many programmes, Bhubaneswar lacks on many fronts to
claim itself smart, and the smart city development is confined to a
small part only.
