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Varanasi City Challenge

Cities & Societies
Prize amount: £3000000
27/06/2024 - 31/07/2026

The Sustainable Cities Challenge Varanasi

Since launching in June 2024, we have been looking for innovators to:

Create innovative, data-driven solutions that make crowded areas of Varanasi's old city of Kashi safer and more accessible for religious tourists, local residents and vulnerable populations (such as elderly people and people with disabilities). Successful solutions might've included:

  1. Tools that support the city to better manage overcrowding events
  2. Interventions that improve citizen decision-making
  3. Services that support vulnerable groups

Entries for this challenge are now closed. Finalists have now selected by our judging panel. Find out more and meet the teams below.