Local Government Minister Balkar Singh honored the winners of the City Beauty Contest, Punjab-Chandigarh News in Hindi

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Chandigarh. Local Government Minister Balkar Singh distributed trophies and certificates to the winners during the state level function held at Punjab Municipal Building, Sector-35, Chandigarh. He expressed satisfaction over the quality of entries in the competition and announced that more initiatives would be taken to encourage and recognize the transformational efforts made by cities and wards across the state to create beautiful, innovative and beautified public spaces. .
Local Government Minister Balkar Singh said that the City Beauty Contest was organized by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India, in which municipal corporations and councils of different cities participated. A total of 46 entries from urban local bodies in the state qualified for the competition.
The competition for deciding wards and public spaces focused on five points, which included: connectivity, facilities, activities, beauty, and environment. Beauty had the maximum contribution of 50 percent. Balkar Singh further informed that after thorough evaluation by a jury comprising experts from town planners, heritage, environment and fine arts, the top five entries in different categories were selected.
The winners include UDBC Canal Waterfront Project in Amritsar for the Waterfront category, Gol Bagh Amrit Project for the Park category, Sarabha Nagar Ward in Ludhiana for the Ward category, Phase-3B2 Market in SAS Nagar for the Commercial Space category, and under the Heritage category This includes the redevelopment of the Walled City Project near the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
Minister Balkar Singh recommended these five winning entries to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Government of India, to participate in the national level City Beauty Contest. This naturally reflects the State’s commitment towards promoting an innovative and sustainable urban environment.

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