Six categories. Eighteen challenges.

Segregation at source, illegal dumping response and keeping waste out of drains.

• Create sustained awareness and behaviour change for household waste segregation at source.
• Monitor illegal waste disposal in public spaces with faster reporting, response and enforcement.
• Prevent solid waste from entering drains and waterways, particularly during rainfall, to reduce flooding.

Smarter energy use, parking and congestion, and real-time monitoring of public spaces.

• Optimise electricity consumption across municipal buildings and public infrastructure.
• Use real-time data and technology to optimise parking, manage congestion and discourage illegal parking.
• Technological solution to monitor public spaces and detect theft or vandalism in real time.

Keep pilgrims in Jammu longer, activate the Tawi riverfront and surface hidden heritage.

• Encourage Vaishno Devi pilgrims to spend time in Jammu and engage with local heritage and tourism.
• Transform the Tawi riverfront into an attractive, well-managed public and economic space.
• Make lesser-known heritage sites, cultural assets and local markets more discoverable.

Livelihoods for vulnerable groups, humane stray-animal management and citizen trust.

• Accessible and sustainable livelihood pathways for socially-backward groups (Divyangs, senior citizens, beggars) via skilling, flexible work and entrepreneurship.
• Improve coordination among municipal authorities, veterinary services, NGOs and citizens for humane stray-animal management.
• Strengthen citizen-Municipality trust through communication, responsive services, participation and feedback mechanisms.

Fire detection in Old Jammu, structural monitoring and neighbourhood stormwater.

• Early fire detection and faster emergency response in the congested Old Jammu City.
• Real-time monitoring of old buildings and structures for cracks, damage or weakness.
• Manage and treat stormwater in residential neighbourhoods through urban design and decentralised interventions.