The Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL) won the prestigious Smart City Empowering India Awards – 2020, for the innovative “Mu Saviour’’ application to manage urban flooding across the city.

“Mu Saviour’’ is ICT based solution, which will help in curbing urban flooding in future. It was piloted in Nayapalli and Shatabdi Nagar in December last year by BSCL and Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation in partnership with German Development Cooperation (GIZ) using co-creation methodology by involving citizens of the pilot area. “Mu Savior” app will help citizens in minimising the impact of urban flooding in vulnerable locations across the city.

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