Patna: Patna Metro Rail Corporation (PMRC) has received more than 7,500 entries for the logo contest from people throughout the country, which includes small cities and major cities, said a senior official on Friday.
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) works on the Metro Patna project, which is intended to tend the city using a mass quick transit network for the first time.
“We have received a remarkable response from more than 7,500 entries from all over the country.
These include large metro such as Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore, and also small cities like Guwahati, besides Patna.
So, people have shown great interest, “A senior PMRC official told PTI.
PMRC is the Authority of Management of Patna Metro, and the main secretary of the State of State of State and the housing department stated the allegations of the Corporate Implementation Director.
The entry is being evaluated by the jury of five members and the final decision is expected to be taken on the PMRC logo at the end of September, the official said.
There is no age bar when sending entries.
Concept records must also be attached to the entry, according to the contest specifications.
“From around 7,500 entries, almost 2,500 comes from Bihar, with Patna Accounting for nearly 2,000 entries.
All major education institutions are located in Patna, from all disciplines, so this big response,” the official said.
Patna entries come from IIT, Bit, Nit, Patna University and College, NIFT, and even school children have sent a logo designed as part of the competition ended July 23.
“We have invited entry as part of the Pan-Indian contest.
From July 8 and so on.
The first prize requires RS 50,000 gift money while those whose designs will be completed in second and third positions, will run away with Rs 25,000 and Rs 11,000,” said That official.
PMRC, while announcing the contest, has underlined that contestants must “design a logo that will not only represent Patna, but also the urban transportation revolution that will be taken to the city in the near future”.
The jury consists of PMRC’s head, senior Patna Metro official, and experts from NIFT-Patna and Patna College of Arts and Crafts, the official said.
Winners will be selected based on creativity, originality, technical quality, creative ability and visual impact.
Also, a factor will, how well the PMRC vision has been described in the logo, the official said.
“We have received entry that has been fully designed, as well as the illustration drawn hand.
The jury will receive a call on the entry, and it will be suddenly decided by PMRC MD,” the official said.
“The response is so big and unexpected that the PMRC server is burdened suddenly, sometimes crashing, because the volume of data flow is large, and the size of the email account storage runs out, so that more space must be purchased online, he said.
PTI.