In a whatsapp message to reporters here, she said, "We should create a whole new work culture to implement the Smart City Project and those associated with the project should be sworn to integrity and love of service."
The project should be completed in time and not left half way and there should be no overruns.
She asked the territorial government to ensure that "a transparent bulletin on the progress of implementation of the projectbe always available through the media and through social networks for the people to know."
An independent audit system should be in place open to public scrutiny.
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"leadership leading the project must be a committed one," Bedi said in a veiled reference to the recent posting of a new Chief Secretary by the Centre for Puducherry that "with a new leadership in bureaucracy this can be achieved."
The Rs 1800 crore project is jointly-funded by the Centre, the Puducherry Administration and the French government.
Already an implementing agency called 'Smart City Development Limited' which is special purpose vehicle registered under the Companies Acthas been formed to carry out the project in Puducherry, a former French colony.
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