PANAJI
Goa got another feather in its cap when the capital city Panaji was declared as one of the 11 winners of the EatSmart Cities Challenge of the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
In all 108 cities participated in the challenge.
Some of the parameters on which the winning cities were selected include at least 10 per cent increase in licensing and registration of food businesses across cities, banning use of plastics and replacing with nature-based alternatives such as ‘patravali’ or leaf-based cutlery/ utensils.
These cities will now enter the deep engagement stage of the challenge wherein projects undertaken in pilot stage will be scaled up in a sustainable manner.
The EatSmart Cities Challenge has the objective of motivating Smart Cities to develop a plan that supports a healthy, safe and sustainable food environment supported by institutional, physical, social, and economic infrastructure along with application of ‘smart’ solutions to combat food related issues.
The challenge is envisioned as a competition among cities to recognize their efforts in adopting and scaling up various initiatives under Eat Right India by strengthening the food safety and regulatory environment.
