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100 Smart Cities : Mission on the DriveSmart Cities Newsletter

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Smart Pune: Smart Approach Towards Smarter Neighbourhoods

SmartCity—MarketTrends|SmartCityUpdates|InternationalInvestment

&Collaboration|Bids&Tenders

Smart Cities Newsletter100 Smart Cities : Mission on the Drive

he journey of Pune Smart City began inTSeptember2015withaviewto listenand

understandtheneedsofcitizensthrougha

CitizenEngagementprogramme.Whenaskedabout

theprimeconcernsfacingthemascitizensofPune,

the citizens promptly responded. Transport and

mobility sector came out as a leaderwith nearly

30%ofthecitizensvotinginfavourofarevamp.In

order to address the problem in aid of �inding a

solutiontherewereseriesofjointmeetingswhich

took p lace among var ious depar tments ,

stakeholdersintheformofNGOs,PMPML,MSRTC,

PrivateBusOperators,variousexpertsandleaders

ofTransportandmobility.

Discussions to bring about a mass change in

Mobility Sector held among all stakeholders

resulted in efforts to improve the functioning of

Public Transport, create an infrastructure which

willbemaintenance&hasslefreeandtocreatea

modeshifttoNMTrelatedissuessoastoprovide

universalaccessibilityforall.

Keeping this as a preamble to this project, Pune

MunicipalCorporationbegandevelopingaholistic

approach toward the Transport and Mobility

problem in order to bring in the core-aspect of

sustainable development. A series of initiatives

weretakeninPolicyformation,Appcreation,Street

designingandsuchotherrelatedprojects.

Every City is unique and has its own set of

challenges. Pune studied various documents

availableonStreetdesigningandcameupwithits

ownUSDGforPuneCity.Streetsareforallusers;not

onlyforvehiclesbutalsoforpedestrians,forpublic

transportation and for cyclists. Streets are also

Revamping the city: Pune Smart City

StreetRedesigning:FunandGames PedestrianSafety:Bollardsforpedestriansafety

greatplacestocreatelocalbondingthusbringing

inastrongvalueofSocialharmony.

Streets are identi�ied as Mobility Corridors that

carry about 80%of vehicles all the time, Feeder

streets- streets feeding traf�ic onto the Mobility

corridors and Neighbourhood streets which is

labelledasallotheradjacentstreets.

The above identi�ication helps in knowing the

streetsandprovidingtraf�icoptions.Forexample,

Mobilitycorridorsareproposedtobedevelopedas

PublicTransport orientednetworkswhich could

beaBRTS,Metro,Monorailserviceetc.

WalkSmart-APedestrianPolicywasdeveloped

byensuringfocusonthePedestrianuseofstreet

networks.TheaimofthePolicyistodevelopPune

into a pedestrian friendly city with dignity for

pedestriansandcarefortheirsafetyandwell-being

through the implementation of appropriate

measures.

Pune city now has a high-quality pedestrian

infrastructure with equitable allocation of road

space. Footpaths are continuous and not broken

downorinazigzagfashion.

MrKunalKumarIAS,MunicipalCommissioner,PMC

wasquotedsaying,"PMCiscommittedtotransform

the city through sustainable urban design by

making improvements in the footpaths, designof

streetsthuscreatingitintoahavenofconvenience,

comfortandsafety.”

PaintedCycleLane On-streetSeatingSpaces Graf�itiCoveredWall

StreetArtworks

A s i g n a t u r e p r o j e c t o f t h e A B B

(AundhBanerBalewaadi)ZoneinPune,theoverall

plan for the AundhNeighborhood focuses on

RevitalizationofStreetsprovidingsafemobility

forpeopleofallagesandabilities.Thefocusisto

create a Comfortable, Convenient & Barrier Free

movementforPedestriansandCyclistsalikeinthe

local network and build a socially vibrant

environment through special design treatments

whichareinteractiveinnature.Thisfurtheraidin

bringingUrbanCommunitiestogetherinopenair

shadedpublicrealms.Aninterconnectednetwork

he journey of Pune Smart City began inTSeptember2015withaviewto listenand

understandtheneedsofcitizensthrougha

CitizenEngagementprogramme.Whenaskedabout

theprimeconcernsfacingthemascitizensofPune,

the citizens promptly responded. Transport and

mobility sector came out as a leaderwith nearly

30%ofthecitizensvotinginfavourofarevamp.In

order to address the problem in aid of �inding a

solutiontherewereseriesofjointmeetingswhich

took p lace among var ious depar tments ,

stakeholdersintheformofNGOs,PMPML,MSRTC,

PrivateBusOperators,variousexpertsandleaders

ofTransportandmobility.

Discussions to bring about a mass change in

Mobility Sector held among all stakeholders

resulted in efforts to improve the functioning of

Public Transport, create an infrastructure which

willbemaintenance&hasslefreeandtocreatea

modeshifttoNMTrelatedissuessoastoprovide

universalaccessibilityforall.

Keeping this as a preamble to this project, Pune

MunicipalCorporationbegandevelopingaholistic

approach toward the Transport and Mobility

problem in order to bring in the core-aspect of

sustainable development. A series of initiatives

weretakeninPolicyformation,Appcreation,Street

designingandsuchotherrelatedprojects.

Every City is unique and has its own set of

challenges. Pune studied various documents

availableonStreetdesigningandcameupwithits

ownUSDGforPuneCity.Streetsareforallusers;not

onlyforvehiclesbutalsoforpedestrians,forpublic

transportation and for cyclists. Streets are also

Revamping the city: Pune Smart City

StreetRedesigning:FunandGames PedestrianSafety:Bollardsforpedestriansafety

greatplacestocreatelocalbondingthusbringing

inastrongvalueofSocialharmony.

Streets are identi�ied as Mobility Corridors that

carry about 80%of vehicles all the time, Feeder

streets- streets feeding traf�ic onto the Mobility

corridors and Neighbourhood streets which is

labelledasallotheradjacentstreets.

The above identi�ication helps in knowing the

streetsandprovidingtraf�icoptions.Forexample,

Mobilitycorridorsareproposedtobedevelopedas

PublicTransport orientednetworkswhich could

beaBRTS,Metro,Monorailserviceetc.

WalkSmart-APedestrianPolicywasdeveloped

byensuringfocusonthePedestrianuseofstreet

networks.TheaimofthePolicyistodevelopPune

into a pedestrian friendly city with dignity for

pedestriansandcarefortheirsafetyandwell-being

through the implementation of appropriate

measures.

Pune city now has a high-quality pedestrian

infrastructure with equitable allocation of road

space. Footpaths are continuous and not broken

downorinazigzagfashion.

MrKunalKumarIAS,MunicipalCommissioner,PMC

wasquotedsaying,"PMCiscommittedtotransform

the city through sustainable urban design by

making improvements in the footpaths, designof

streetsthuscreatingitintoahavenofconvenience,

comfortandsafety.”

PaintedCycleLane On-streetSeatingSpaces Graf�itiCoveredWall

StreetArtworks

A s i g n a t u r e p r o j e c t o f t h e A B B

(AundhBanerBalewaadi)ZoneinPune,theoverall

plan for the AundhNeighborhood focuses on

RevitalizationofStreetsprovidingsafemobility

forpeopleofallagesandabilities.Thefocusisto

create a Comfortable, Convenient & Barrier Free

movementforPedestriansandCyclistsalikeinthe

local network and build a socially vibrant

environment through special design treatments

whichareinteractiveinnature.Thisfurtheraidin

bringingUrbanCommunitiestogetherinopenair

shadedpublicrealms.Aninterconnectednetwork

of well-designed maintenance free road with

dedicated space for utility services and other

facilities will inevitably promote walking &

cyclingforshorttrips.Thiswilleventuallyhelpin

reducing dependency on motor vehicles;

makingAundhaSmarterNeighbourhood.

Stoneseatingaroundtrees DustbinsandSignages

FeederPillarEnclosurewithartwork TreeGrating

Smart CityMarket Trends

OverRs50Kcrofmunibondsmay

be on offer soon as 26 cities get

readytohitmarket

July3,2017,NewDelhi:FollowingPuneMunicipal

Corporation's (PMC) USD 30.8 million municipal

bondofferingthathittheBSEonJune22,asmanyas

26 cities with A+ and above credit rating are

planningtoraiseoverUSD8billionoverthenext

threeyears.

So far,cities thathavereceivedthehighestrating

includeKolkatainWestBengal(AAA);NaviMumbai

(AA+), PimpriChinchwad (AA+), Pune (AA+),

Nashik(AA),MiraBhayandan(AA-),Thane(AA-),

Vasai-Virar city (A-) in Maharashtra; GVMC (AA)

andVijaywada(A-)inAndhraPradesh;Ahmedabad

(AA), Surat (AA-) and Vodadra (A+) in Gujarat;

NDMC(AA-)inDelhi;Kishangarh(A+),Jaipur(A-),

Bhiwadi (A-), Jhunjhunu (A) in Rajasthan; GHMC

(A+), Warangal (A) in Telangana; Indore (A+),

Bhopal(A-)andJabalpur(A-)inMadhyaPradesh;

Lucknow(A-)inUttarPradeshandMangaluru(A)

in Karnataka. Fifteenof the above cities (Jaipur,

Jabalpur, Ahmedabad, Visakhapatnam, Indore,

NDMC,Kakinada,Udaipur,Bhopal,Warangal,Kota,

Bhiwadi,Kishangarh,GreaterHyderabadMunicipal

Corporation (GHMC) and Panaji) have already

appointedtransactionaladvisers.

ThePuneMunicipalCorporation(PMC)bondissue

received subscriptions worth nearly USD 184

million. Investors were major banks, insurance

companies,mutual fundsandpension funds.The

bondsoffered7.59percentinterest.

BSNLbidsforsmartcityprojects

July4,2017,NewDelhi:State-runtelecomplayer

BharatSancharNigamLtd(BSNL)istryingtofocus

ongovernment's'SmartCities'missionasitlooks

beyondmobileservices in thecountry.Ithaswon

bids on a nomination basis in Dharamshala,

Himachal Pradesh and Bhagalpur in Bihar. The

company has already invited proposals from

system integrators to provide customised Smart

ICT based solutions leveraging the existing

communication network/infrastructure of BSNL

underSmartCityMission.

Cyient,KIIinpactontechforsmart

cities

July6,2017, Hyderabad: Software �irm Cyienthas

signedanagreementwithKIICorporation,aglobal

leader in Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, to

explore, bid and address business opportunities

around'smartcity'deployments.

Tata Motors Showcases Country's

FirstBio-MethaneBus

July 17, 2017, Pune: Tata Motors launchedthe

country's �irst Bio-CNG (bio-methane) Bus. Tata

Motorshasdesignedanddevelopedbio-methane

engines (5.7SGI&3.8SGI) for lightandmedium

buses. According to Mr.GirishWagh, Head of

commercialvehiclesbusinessatTataMotorssaid

the use of bio-CNG will contribute in a positive

mannertothesmartcitiestokeepthemcleanandis

agoodoptionforwetgarbagemanagement.

Previously, Tata Motors had pioneered the

introduction of natural gas vehicles (CNG) in the

countryandhasintroducedseveraltechnologiesin

CNG engines related to vehicle performance and

safety including sequential gas inject ion

technology,skip�ire,plugtypecoils,longlifespark

plugsandlongeroildrainintervals.

of well-designed maintenance free road with

dedicated space for utility services and other

facilities will inevitably promote walking &

cyclingforshorttrips.Thiswilleventuallyhelpin

reducing dependency on motor vehicles;

makingAundhaSmarterNeighbourhood.

Stoneseatingaroundtrees DustbinsandSignages

FeederPillarEnclosurewithartwork TreeGrating

Smart CityMarket Trends

OverRs50Kcrofmunibondsmay

be on offer soon as 26 cities get

readytohitmarket

July3,2017,NewDelhi:FollowingPuneMunicipal

Corporation's (PMC) USD 30.8 million municipal

bondofferingthathittheBSEonJune22,asmanyas

26 cities with A+ and above credit rating are

planningtoraiseoverUSD8billionoverthenext

threeyears.

So far,cities thathavereceivedthehighestrating

includeKolkatainWestBengal(AAA);NaviMumbai

(AA+), PimpriChinchwad (AA+), Pune (AA+),

Nashik(AA),MiraBhayandan(AA-),Thane(AA-),

Vasai-Virar city (A-) in Maharashtra; GVMC (AA)

andVijaywada(A-)inAndhraPradesh;Ahmedabad

(AA), Surat (AA-) and Vodadra (A+) in Gujarat;

NDMC(AA-)inDelhi;Kishangarh(A+),Jaipur(A-),

Bhiwadi (A-), Jhunjhunu (A) in Rajasthan; GHMC

(A+), Warangal (A) in Telangana; Indore (A+),

Bhopal(A-)andJabalpur(A-)inMadhyaPradesh;

Lucknow(A-)inUttarPradeshandMangaluru(A)

in Karnataka. Fifteenof the above cities (Jaipur,

Jabalpur, Ahmedabad, Visakhapatnam, Indore,

NDMC,Kakinada,Udaipur,Bhopal,Warangal,Kota,

Bhiwadi,Kishangarh,GreaterHyderabadMunicipal

Corporation (GHMC) and Panaji) have already

appointedtransactionaladvisers.

ThePuneMunicipalCorporation(PMC)bondissue

received subscriptions worth nearly USD 184

million. Investors were major banks, insurance

companies,mutual fundsandpension funds.The

bondsoffered7.59percentinterest.

BSNLbidsforsmartcityprojects

July4,2017,NewDelhi:State-runtelecomplayer

BharatSancharNigamLtd(BSNL)istryingtofocus

ongovernment's'SmartCities'missionasitlooks

beyondmobileservices in thecountry.Ithaswon

bids on a nomination basis in Dharamshala,

Himachal Pradesh and Bhagalpur in Bihar. The

company has already invited proposals from

system integrators to provide customised Smart

ICT based solutions leveraging the existing

communication network/infrastructure of BSNL

underSmartCityMission.

Cyient,KIIinpactontechforsmart

cities

July6,2017, Hyderabad: Software �irm Cyienthas

signedanagreementwithKIICorporation,aglobal

leader in Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, to

explore, bid and address business opportunities

around'smartcity'deployments.

Tata Motors Showcases Country's

FirstBio-MethaneBus

July 17, 2017, Pune: Tata Motors launchedthe

country's �irst Bio-CNG (bio-methane) Bus. Tata

Motorshasdesignedanddevelopedbio-methane

engines (5.7SGI&3.8SGI) for lightandmedium

buses. According to Mr.GirishWagh, Head of

commercialvehiclesbusinessatTataMotorssaid

the use of bio-CNG will contribute in a positive

mannertothesmartcitiestokeepthemcleanandis

agoodoptionforwetgarbagemanagement.

Previously, Tata Motors had pioneered the

introduction of natural gas vehicles (CNG) in the

countryandhasintroducedseveraltechnologiesin

CNG engines related to vehicle performance and

safety including sequential gas inject ion

technology,skip�ire,plugtypecoils,longlifespark

plugsandlongeroildrainintervals.

Smart City Updates

BHUBANESWAR

Multi-agency control room at BMC

totackleemergenciesinfuture

July 19, 2017, Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar

MunicipalCorporation(BMC)isplanningtoforma

multi-agencycontrolroomonitsof�icepremisesfor

betterredressalofemergencysituations.Themajor

stakeholdersofthemulti-agencycontrolroomwill

includetheSwachhaBhubaneswarAbhiyaan(SBA)

fromBMC,PublicWorksDepartment,PublicHealth

Engineering Organisation (PHEO), National

Highways Authority of India, Commissionerate of

PoliceandFireServices.

This model will also work as a precursor to the

proposedCommandandControlSystemtomonitor

city'svariousproblemareas,onceall thevantage

pointswouldbecoveredundertheIntegratedCity

Operations and Management Centre (ICOMC),

proposedinthepan-cityproposaloftheSmartCity

Proposal.

C i t y i n i t i a t e s p r o c e s s f o r

formulationofBhubaneswar

E-vehiclePolicy

July 19, 2017, Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar

Development Authority and Bhubaneswar

Municipal Corporation (BMC) have initiated the

processforformulationofadetailedBhubaneswar

E-vehicle Policy with support of International

FinanceCorporation(IFC),awingoftheWorldBank

Group, in a bid topromote eco-friendly andnon-

motorisedpublictransportmodesinthecity.The

expert consultantsDeloitte andC-Stephavebeen

mandatedtocomeupwithdetailedBhubaneswar

E-vehiclePolicydocument and roll out planof e-

vehiclesinthecity.

TheexpertconsultantsappointedbyIFCwillalso

comeupwithapilot implementationplan in this

regard in BTCD (Bhubaneswar Town Centre

District)areawhichincludespossibleoperational

model,options forsupportive infrastructuresuch

as charging points and dedicated routes for e-

rickshawsande-vehiclesasaneco-friendlypublic

transportsolution.

Extensive drive across Odisha

capital city Bhubaneswar to evict

encroachers

July27,2017,Bhubaneswar:ThejointteamofBMC,

BDA and Commissionerate Police carried out

extensiveevictionanddemolitionofunauthorised

structures in Kharavel Nagar, Chandrasekharpur

andnearRasulgarhSquare.

Inanothersimultaneousact,theenforcementteam

alsofreedthetheparkinglotoftheJoggers'Parkin

Chandrasekharpur from encroachments. The

evictionsquadalsoremovedobstructionfromthe

newly-constructed public toilet at Rasulgarh

Squaretofacilitateentryofthecitizenstousethe

facility.

Janpathonsmartrevamppath

SmartCityLimited(BSCL)boardhasselectedM/S

RKDConstructionPvt.LtdtoimplementtheSmart

JanpathprojectalongtheproposedBhubaneswar

TownCentreDistrictbetweenVaniViharandBapuji

NagarSquare.Theprojecthasbeencommissioned

forUSD805millionandtheexecutorwillgeta24-

monthtimetocompleteit.

The work will include streetscape design,

beauti�ication, landscaping, intersection redesign

and infrastructure upgrade in the town centre

district.The length of Janpath is 5.5km from

VaniVihar Square to SishuBhavan Square. The

projectalsoincludesa0.3-km-longfour-laneroad

from Master Canteen to Bhubaneswar railway

station.The public works department and the

railwayshaveinitiatedtheproject.

Infrastructure upgrade for Pune:

City has planned USD 750 Billion

revamp

July17, 2017, Pune:The city hasplannedUSD12

billion investments toupgrade the infrastructure.

The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has also

announcedplanstoinvestUSD3billioninthecity's

traf�ic and transport system over the next four

years.SomeoftheseinvestmentsarepartofPune

SmartCityinitiativesandwouldfundBRTS,HCMTR,

NMTcycletracks,etc.TakentogetherwiththeUSD2

billionthathasbeencommittedforwater,sewerage

andSmartCityprojects,theyhavethepotentialto

upgradePune'sinfrastructuretothenextlevel.

No more single source for city's

e-buses

July31,2017,Pune:Authoritieshasnowdecidedon

holdingtrialrunswithatleast3differentagencies

beforetakinga�inalcallontheSmartCityinitiative

ofintroducinge-busesinthecity.ThePuneSmart

City Development Corporation Limited (PSCDCL)

willdoacomparativestudyofthereportsaftertrial

runsbefore takinga �inalisinga company for the

tenderingprocedure.

Nod f o r Sma r t C i t y p ro j e c t

managementconsultantssoon

July17,2017,Kochi:CochinSmartCityLtd(CMCL)

is likely to give its nod for hiring project

management consu l t an t s (PMC) fo r the

implementationofthesmartcityproject."Wehave

completed preliminary works on many of the

componentprojects.IntheabsenceofaPMC,weare

unabletotaketheproposalstothenextlevel.Once

thePMCisappointed,wewillbeabletocomplete

theDPR and start tender process for each of the

componentprojectsintwomonths,"saidanof�icial

withSmartCity,Kochi.

Area-basedprojectstobenoti�ied

July25,2017,Kochi:TheKochiSmartCityproposal

envisages the implementation of an integrated

development of city infrastructure through the

applicationofsmartsolutions.TheState-levelhigh-

power steering committee for the mission has

decidedtonotifytheFortKochi-Mattancherry,and

the central city area as a TownPlanning Scheme

(TPS)underitsarea-baseddevelopmentprojects.

Cochin Smart Mission Ltd. has approved sixprojectsunderthecategoryofurbanmobilityandITservicestobeimplementedthroughKMRLthatinclude re-designing of the road infrastructure(exceptHospitalRoad),andthedesignofthesmartsignage system in the area-based development(USD 0.2 million); construction of hospital roadw a l k w a y ( U S D 1 . 5 m i l l i o n ) ; a n d t h eimplementationofsmartbicyclesharingsysteminFort Kochi area, and the city's central businessdistrict.

JaipurAkshOpti�ibrewinsUSD4.6million

Jaipursmartcityproject

July12,2017,NewDelhi:AkshOpti�ibreLtdwona

project worth USD 7 million for development of

smartcityinJaipur.JaipurSmartCityisaprojectled

and implemented by Jaipur Smart City Limited,

(JSCL)which invited bids for the development of

smart road in ABD areas of Jaipur.The awarded

projects include thedevelopmentof smart city in

Jaipur for16kmsof areawhichwouldbewhere

AkshOpti�ibre would be deploying optical �ibre

network,mobilehotspots,smartlightingsystems,

surveillancesystem,smartparking,environmental

sensorsetc.

Theprojectcostisdividedintotwoparts--capex,

andoperationandmanagement.While thecapex

part will be decided by December 2018, the

operationandmanagementpartwillbestretched

overaperiodof�iveyears.

Smart City Updates

BHUBANESWAR

Multi-agency control room at BMC

totackleemergenciesinfuture

MunicipalCorporation(BMC)isplanningtoforma

multi-agencycontrolroomonitsof�icepremisesfor

betterredressalofemergencysituations.Themajor

stakeholdersofthemulti-agencycontrolroomwill

includetheSwachhaBhubaneswarAbhiyaan(SBA)

fromBMC,PublicWorksDepartment,PublicHealth

Engineering Organisation (PHEO), National

Highways Authority of India, Commissionerate of

PoliceandFireServices.

This model will also work as a precursor to the

proposedCommandandControlSystemtomonitor

city'svariousproblemareas,onceall thevantage

pointswouldbecoveredundertheIntegratedCity

Operations and Management Centre (ICOMC),

proposedinthepan-cityproposaloftheSmartCity

Proposal.

C i t y i n i t i a t e s p r o c e s s f o r

formulationofBhubaneswar

E-vehiclePolicy

July 19, 2017, Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar

Development Authority and Bhubaneswar

Municipal Corporation (BMC) have initiated the

processforformulationofadetailedBhubaneswar

E-vehicle Policy with support of International

FinanceCorporation(IFC),awingoftheWorldBank

Group, in a bid topromote eco-friendly andnon-

motorisedpublictransportmodesinthecity.The

expert consultantsDeloitte andC-Stephavebeen

mandatedtocomeupwithdetailedBhubaneswar

E-vehiclePolicydocument and roll out planof e-

vehiclesinthecity.

TheexpertconsultantsappointedbyIFCwillalso

comeupwithapilot implementationplan in this

regard in BTCD (Bhubaneswar Town Centre

District)areawhichincludespossibleoperational

model,options forsupportive infrastructuresuch

as charging points and dedicated routes for e-

rickshawsande-vehiclesasaneco-friendlypublic

transportsolution.

Extensive drive across Odisha

capital city Bhubaneswar to evict

encroachers

July27,2017,Bhubaneswar:ThejointteamofBMC,

BDA and Commissionerate Police carried out

extensiveevictionanddemolitionofunauthorised

structures in Kharavel Nagar, Chandrasekharpur

andnearRasulgarhSquare.

Inanothersimultaneousact,theenforcementteam

alsofreedthetheparkinglotoftheJoggers'Parkin

Chandrasekharpur from encroachments. The

evictionsquadalsoremovedobstructionfromthe

newly-constructed public toilet at Rasulgarh

Squaretofacilitateentryofthecitizenstousethe

facility.

Janpathonsmartrevamppath

SmartCityLimited(BSCL)boardhasselectedM/S

RKDConstructionPvt.LtdtoimplementtheSmart

JanpathprojectalongtheproposedBhubaneswar

TownCentreDistrictbetweenVaniViharandBapuji

NagarSquare.Theprojecthasbeencommissioned

forUSD805millionandtheexecutorwillgeta24-

monthtimetocompleteit.

The work will include streetscape design,

beauti�ication, landscaping, intersection redesign

and infrastructure upgrade in the town centre

district.The length of Janpath is 5.5km from

VaniVihar Square to SishuBhavan Square. The

projectalsoincludesa0.3-km-longfour-laneroad

from Master Canteen to Bhubaneswar railway

station.The public works department and the

railwayshaveinitiatedtheproject.

Infrastructure upgrade for Pune:

City has planned USD 750 Billion

revamp

July17, 2017, Pune:The city hasplannedUSD12

billion investments toupgrade the infrastructure.

The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has also

announcedplanstoinvestUSD3billioninthecity's

traf�ic and transport system over the next four

years.SomeoftheseinvestmentsarepartofPune

SmartCityinitiativesandwouldfundBRTS,HCMTR,

NMTcycletracks,etc.TakentogetherwiththeUSD2

billionthathasbeencommittedforwater,sewerage

andSmartCityprojects,theyhavethepotentialto

upgradePune'sinfrastructuretothenextlevel.

No more single source for city's

e-buses

July31,2017,Pune:Authoritieshasnowdecidedon

holdingtrialrunswithatleast3differentagencies

beforetakinga�inalcallontheSmartCityinitiative

ofintroducinge-busesinthecity.ThePuneSmart

City Development Corporation Limited (PSCDCL)

willdoacomparativestudyofthereportsaftertrial

runsbefore takinga �inalisinga company for the

tenderingprocedure.

Nod f o r Sma r t C i t y p ro j e c t

managementconsultantssoon

July17,2017,Kochi:CochinSmartCityLtd(CMCL)

is likely to give its nod for hiring project

management consu l t an t s (PMC) fo r the

implementationofthesmartcityproject."Wehave

completed preliminary works on many of the

componentprojects.IntheabsenceofaPMC,weare

unabletotaketheproposalstothenextlevel.Once

thePMCisappointed,wewillbeabletocomplete

theDPR and start tender process for each of the

componentprojectsintwomonths,"saidanof�icial

withSmartCity,Kochi.

Area-basedprojectstobenoti�ied

July25,2017,Kochi:TheKochiSmartCityproposal

envisages the implementation of an integrated

development of city infrastructure through the

applicationofsmartsolutions.TheState-levelhigh-

power steering committee for the mission has

decidedtonotifytheFortKochi-Mattancherry,and

the central city area as a TownPlanning Scheme

(TPS)underitsarea-baseddevelopmentprojects.

Cochin Smart Mission Ltd. has approved sixprojectsunderthecategoryofurbanmobilityandITservicestobeimplementedthroughKMRLthatinclude re-designing of the road infrastructure(exceptHospitalRoad),andthedesignofthesmartsignage system in the area-based development(USD 0.2 million); construction of hospital roadw a l k w a y ( U S D 1 . 5 m i l l i o n ) ; a n d t h eimplementationofsmartbicyclesharingsysteminFort Kochi area, and the city's central businessdistrict.

JaipurAkshOpti�ibrewinsUSD4.6million

Jaipursmartcityproject

July12,2017,NewDelhi:AkshOpti�ibreLtdwona

project worth USD 7 million for development of

smartcityinJaipur.JaipurSmartCityisaprojectled

and implemented by Jaipur Smart City Limited,

(JSCL)which invited bids for the development of

smart road in ABD areas of Jaipur.The awarded

projects include thedevelopmentof smart city in

Jaipur for16kmsof areawhichwouldbewhere

AkshOpti�ibre would be deploying optical �ibre

network,mobilehotspots,smartlightingsystems,

surveillancesystem,smartparking,environmental

sensorsetc.

Theprojectcostisdividedintotwoparts--capex,

andoperationandmanagement.While thecapex

part will be decided by December 2018, the

operationandmanagementpartwillbestretched

overaperiodof�iveyears.

Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad is India's �irst World

HeritageCity

July9, 2017, Ahmedabad: UN cultural agency

UNESCO on Saturday declared the 600-year-old

walledcityofAhmedabadasaworldheritagecity,

the�irstIndiancity tomakeittothelist.Withthis

title,theWalledCityofAhmedabadhasjoinedParis,

Vienna,Cairo,Brussels,RomeandEdinburgh.Ofthe

287worldheritagecitiesacrosstheglobe,theonly

twocitiesintheIndiansubcontinentwhichenjoy

thestatusareBhaktapurinNepalandGalleinSri

Lanka.

Ahmedabad has about 25 ASI (ArchaeologicalSurveyofIndia)-protectedstructures,hundredsof'pols'(housingclusters in thewalledcityareasofAhmedabad) that capture the essence ofcommunity living, andnumeroussitesassociatedwithGandhi,wholivedherefrom1915to1930.

Solapur

Solapur Municipal Corporation

UsesCyberTech'sGeoCivicPlatform

to Launch Property Tax Payment

Portal

July 6 , 2017, Solapur: Solapur Municipal

Corporation (SMC) has launched an online GIS

propertytaxpaymentportalforitscitizens,asapart

of the property tax digitalization initiative. The

portalisbasedonCyberTech'sGeoCivic®platform,

India'sonlycloud-basedplatformforpropertytax

digitalization. Thismove is aimed at providing a

hassle-freeoptionforcitizensofSolapurtopayand

view property tax details. Additionally, SMC

of�icialswillgainvaluableinsightsonpropertytax

collectionthroughoutthecityofSolapur.

Visakhapatnam

VizagUrbandevelopmentAuthority

(VUDA)plansmulti-storeyparking

zonesinthecity

July 26, 2017, Visakhapatnam: Vizag Urban

developmentAuthority (VUDA) plans to comeup

withmulti-storeyparkingzones in thecity.VUDA

has already invited 'expression of interest' from

contractors forgoingaheadwiththeconstruction

and10companieshavealreadyexpressedinterest.

The three places shortlisted for the multi-storey

parking zones are the vacant places near central

park, DwarkaNagarRTC bus complex, R.KBeach

and the vacant lot in front of VUDA building in

Siripuram. It is possible that these parking zones

will bemade free of cost since it is a part of the

creationofVizagSmartCity.

DigitalmappingofVishakhapatnam

July28,2017,Visakhapatnam:Givingafurther�illip

to the smart city image of Visakhapanam, digital

mapping of the entire GVMC area, including

Bheemunipatnam and Visakhapatnam, has been

taken up. The base maps will have 59 thematic

layerslikebuildings,roads,vacantlands,pipelines,

sewer lines, drainage and lampposts. The base

maps will be provided to the Command and

CommunicationCentreofGVMCbeingsetupasa

partoftheSmartCityProjectofVisakhapatnamand

canbeusedbyanydepartmentofthecorporation.

GVMCwillpayUSD0.3milliontotheprojectfrom

its own funds. A team of about 150 persons,

includingthoseon�ieldstudy,areworkingonthe

project. It is expected to be completed in two to

threemonths.

Visakhapatnam industries to get

tertiarytreatedwater

J u ly 29 , 2017 , V i sakhapa tnam: Grea te r

VisakhapatnamMunicipalCorporation(GVMC)has

decidedtosupplytertiarytreatedwatertothecity

industriesatacostofUSD58million.Thisincludes

enhancing the capacity of 38 MLD Sewage

TreatmentPlant (STP)nearPoornaMarket to70

MLD.TheprojectwillbebasedonPublic-Private

Partnership(PPP)model.

NDMC's smart city projects to be

completedby2020

July 17, 2017, New Delhi: New Delhi Municipal

Council(NDMC)hasbeenaskedbytheMinistryof

HousingandUrbanAffairstoensurecompletionof

smartcityprojectsby2020.OftheUSD276million

SmartCityPlanofNDMC,workonarangeofmajor

impactfulprojectswillbegininphasesbyOctober

this year, for which tendering is in progress.

ImplementationofprojectsworthanotherUSD76

millionwillbeginbyMarchnextyear.Theseinclude;

IndiaInvestmentCentreatYashwantPlace,Shivaji

TerminalTransportHub,WorldClassSkillCentreat

MotiBagh,IncubationCentre,ParyatanBhawan,etc.

Gole Market heritage building to

becomeamuseum

July24,2017,NewDelhi:TheNewDelhiMunicipal

Council (NDMC) chairperson Naresh Kumar

Sundayannouncedthatthecouncilhasdecidedto

converttheheritagebuildingofGoleMarketintoa

New Delhi museum. The restoration of the Gole

Marketbuildingandsettingupof themuseum is

likely to be completed by September 2018.The

revamp includes architectural restoration of

historic edi�ice, creation of a central food court,

provisionofotherpublicfacilities.

ChennaiT Nagar smart city projects could

takeoffbyAugust

July 12, 2017, Chennai: The Greater Chennai

Corporation has planned to begin the physical

transformationprocessofTNagarundertheSmart

CityprojectbyAugust.TNagar,whichwasselected

in 2015 under the area based development

programme of the central government-sponsored

Smart Cities Mission, will undergo a slew of

infrastructural changesas thecivicbodyrollsout

the over USD 215 million project phase-by-

phase.First among those to take offwouldbe the

smartroadsproject,whichcovers23interiorroads

in the area including the Maharaja puram

SanthanamSalaiandMuthuranganSalai.

AtUSD2.3million,theseroadswillreceiveamake

over that includes Wi-Fi connectivity, rain water

harvestingpitsthatwouldcollectrunoffwaterand

rechargethegroundwatertable,smartlampposts,

widefootpaths,parkingareasandawalkway�itted

withanti-skidtiles.

GreaterChennaiCorporation signs

MoUwithSamsung

Jul 12, 2017, Chennai: The Greater Chennai

CorporationonTuesdaysignedaMemorandumof

Understanding(MoU)withSamsungElectronicsto

add "smart elements" to classrooms of 28 civic

body-runschoolsinthecity.TheRs8-croreMoUwas

signedbetweenspecialof�icerandcommissionerD

Karthikeyan and Samsung representatives in the

presence of school education minister K

ASengottaiyan,municipaladministrationministerS

PVelumaniandindustriesministerMCSampath.

Under the agreement, Samsung will supply 40

tablets each to 20 higher secondary schools and

eightmiddleschools.

Lakes in Chennai to get a 'smart'

makeover

July19,2017,Chennai:Aplantorestore32lakesin

thecityhasbeenproposed.Aftereco-restorationof

the lakes, the corporation will commission a

monitoringsystemtoassessthequalityofwaterin

thelakesonaperiodicbasis.Theeco-restorationis

estimatedtocostUSD1.3million.Therearethree

funding options that have been identi�ied:

Sustainable water security mission, Greater

Chennai Corporation capital fund and Smart City

fund. The project will be implemented by

dovetailingthethreefundingoptions.

Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad is India's �irst World

HeritageCity

July9, 2017, Ahmedabad: UN cultural agency

UNESCO on Saturday declared the 600-year-old

walledcityofAhmedabadasaworldheritagecity,

the�irstIndiancity tomakeittothelist.Withthis

title,theWalledCityofAhmedabadhasjoinedParis,

Vienna,Cairo,Brussels,RomeandEdinburgh.Ofthe

287worldheritagecitiesacrosstheglobe,theonly

twocitiesintheIndiansubcontinentwhichenjoy

thestatusareBhaktapurinNepalandGalleinSri

Lanka.

Ahmedabad has about 25 ASI (ArchaeologicalSurveyofIndia)-protectedstructures,hundredsof'pols'(housingclusters in thewalledcityareasofAhmedabad) that capture the essence ofcommunity living, andnumeroussitesassociatedwithGandhi,wholivedherefrom1915to1930.

Solapur

Solapur Municipal Corporation

UsesCyberTech'sGeoCivicPlatform

to Launch Property Tax Payment

Portal

July 6 , 2017, Solapur: Solapur Municipal

Corporation (SMC) has launched an online GIS

propertytaxpaymentportalforitscitizens,asapart

of the property tax digitalization initiative. The

portalisbasedonCyberTech'sGeoCivic®platform,

India'sonlycloud-basedplatformforpropertytax

digitalization. Thismove is aimed at providing a

hassle-freeoptionforcitizensofSolapurtopayand

view property tax details. Additionally, SMC

of�icialswillgainvaluableinsightsonpropertytax

collectionthroughoutthecityofSolapur.

Visakhapatnam

VizagUrbandevelopmentAuthority

(VUDA)plansmulti-storeyparking

zonesinthecity

July 26, 2017, Visakhapatnam: Vizag Urban

developmentAuthority (VUDA) plans to comeup

withmulti-storeyparkingzones in thecity.VUDA

has already invited 'expression of interest' from

contractors forgoingaheadwiththeconstruction

and10companieshavealreadyexpressedinterest.

The three places shortlisted for the multi-storey

parking zones are the vacant places near central

park, DwarkaNagarRTC bus complex, R.KBeach

and the vacant lot in front of VUDA building in

Siripuram. It is possible that these parking zones

will bemade free of cost since it is a part of the

creationofVizagSmartCity.

DigitalmappingofVishakhapatnam

July28,2017,Visakhapatnam:Givingafurther�illip

to the smart city image of Visakhapanam, digital

mapping of the entire GVMC area, including

Bheemunipatnam and Visakhapatnam, has been

taken up. The base maps will have 59 thematic

layerslikebuildings,roads,vacantlands,pipelines,

sewer lines, drainage and lampposts. The base

maps will be provided to the Command and

CommunicationCentreofGVMCbeingsetupasa

partoftheSmartCityProjectofVisakhapatnamand

canbeusedbyanydepartmentofthecorporation.

GVMCwillpayUSD0.3milliontotheprojectfrom

its own funds. A team of about 150 persons,

includingthoseon�ieldstudy,areworkingonthe

project. It is expected to be completed in two to

threemonths.

Visakhapatnam industries to get

tertiarytreatedwater

J u ly 29 , 2017 , V i sakhapa tnam: Grea te r

VisakhapatnamMunicipalCorporation(GVMC)has

decidedtosupplytertiarytreatedwatertothecity

industriesatacostofUSD58million.Thisincludes

enhancing the capacity of 38 MLD Sewage

TreatmentPlant (STP)nearPoornaMarket to70

MLD.TheprojectwillbebasedonPublic-Private

Partnership(PPP)model.

NDMC's smart city projects to be

completedby2020

July 17, 2017, New Delhi: New Delhi Municipal

Council(NDMC)hasbeenaskedbytheMinistryof

HousingandUrbanAffairstoensurecompletionof

smartcityprojectsby2020.OftheUSD276million

SmartCityPlanofNDMC,workonarangeofmajor

impactfulprojectswillbegininphasesbyOctober

this year, for which tendering is in progress.

ImplementationofprojectsworthanotherUSD76

millionwillbeginbyMarchnextyear.Theseinclude;

IndiaInvestmentCentreatYashwantPlace,Shivaji

TerminalTransportHub,WorldClassSkillCentreat

MotiBagh,IncubationCentre,ParyatanBhawan,etc.

Gole Market heritage building to

becomeamuseum

July24,2017,NewDelhi:TheNewDelhiMunicipal

Council (NDMC) chairperson Naresh Kumar

Sundayannouncedthatthecouncilhasdecidedto

converttheheritagebuildingofGoleMarketintoa

New Delhi museum. The restoration of the Gole

Marketbuildingandsettingupof themuseum is

likely to be completed by September 2018.The

revamp includes architectural restoration of

historic edi�ice, creation of a central food court,

provisionofotherpublicfacilities.

ChennaiT Nagar smart city projects could

takeoffbyAugust

July 12, 2017, Chennai: The Greater Chennai

Corporation has planned to begin the physical

transformationprocessofTNagarundertheSmart

CityprojectbyAugust.TNagar,whichwasselected

in 2015 under the area based development

programme of the central government-sponsored

Smart Cities Mission, will undergo a slew of

infrastructural changesas thecivicbodyrollsout

the over USD 215 million project phase-by-

phase.First among those to take offwouldbe the

smartroadsproject,whichcovers23interiorroads

in the area including the Maharaja puram

SanthanamSalaiandMuthuranganSalai.

AtUSD2.3million,theseroadswillreceiveamake

over that includes Wi-Fi connectivity, rain water

harvestingpitsthatwouldcollectrunoffwaterand

rechargethegroundwatertable,smartlampposts,

widefootpaths,parkingareasandawalkway�itted

withanti-skidtiles.

GreaterChennaiCorporation signs

MoUwithSamsung

Jul 12, 2017, Chennai: The Greater Chennai

CorporationonTuesdaysignedaMemorandumof

Understanding(MoU)withSamsungElectronicsto

add "smart elements" to classrooms of 28 civic

body-runschoolsinthecity.TheRs8-croreMoUwas

signedbetweenspecialof�icerandcommissionerD

Karthikeyan and Samsung representatives in the

presence of school education minister K

ASengottaiyan,municipaladministrationministerS

PVelumaniandindustriesministerMCSampath.

Under the agreement, Samsung will supply 40

tablets each to 20 higher secondary schools and

eightmiddleschools.

Lakes in Chennai to get a 'smart'

makeover

July19,2017,Chennai:Aplantorestore32lakesin

thecityhasbeenproposed.Aftereco-restorationof

the lakes, the corporation will commission a

monitoringsystemtoassessthequalityofwaterin

thelakesonaperiodicbasis.Theeco-restorationis

estimatedtocostUSD1.3million.Therearethree

funding options that have been identi�ied:

Sustainable water security mission, Greater

Chennai Corporation capital fund and Smart City

fund. The project will be implemented by

dovetailingthethreefundingoptions.

Smart parking system in Chennai

July 24, 2017, Chennai: The Chennai Corporation

will commission a smart parking management

systemat378locationstomeettheheavyparking

demandinthecity.Asmanyas378parkingblocks

with space for 5,389 cars and1,478motorcycles

have been identi�ied. Currently, the city has 191

parkinglotsforcars.

In a bid to implement the system, the Chennai

Corporation is planning to increase the parking

chargesfromRs.5toRs.40perhour.

Lucknow

In a �irst, free water, toilets at

LucknowMetrostations

July 21, 2017, Lucknow: LucknowMetro stations

will be the �irst in the country to provide free

drinking water to commuters at all 21 metro

stations of the North-South metro corridor. The

stationswillhaveakioskprovidingpuri�ied,chilled

water to commuters free. Lucknow Metro Rail

Corporation (LMRC) is alsogoing toprovide free

toiletfacilityateachofitsstations.

World Bank Gives USD 2milliontoM a k e C h a n d i g a r h ' s P u b l i cTransportSystemIntelligent

Jul5,2017,Chandigarh:TheWorldBankhasagreedto support Chandigarh to modernise its PublicTransportSystem.TheBankhaspromisedtolendasum of USD 2 million that will be released ininstalments in the next two years as per therequirements.

Chandigarh1stCityinIndiatoHave100%WaterConnections

Jul 7, 2017, Chandigarh: Chandigarh has becomeIndia'sNo.1citytohave100%waterconnection.UTAdministrationalongwithChandigarhMCwillnowundertakeLeCorbusier'sprojectuptothenextlevelwith equal distribution and supply of drinkingwater across the city. Under the Atal Mission forRejuvenationandUrbanTransformation(AMRUT),MunicipalCorporation,Chandigarhhasmanagedtoreachover2.10lakhhouseholdswith100percentpotablewater.

Chandigarh Police to track PCRsthroughanapp

Jul 10, 2017, Chandigarh: Chandigarh Police hasdecided to install hi-tech Automatic VehicleLocation Tracking System (AVLTS) app to keep atrack of thePoliceControlRoom (PCRs) vehicles.

ThisnewappwillhelpthepolicetotrackthePCRvehicles24×7throughmobilephones.AVLTSwillbeinstalledin60PCRvehiclesand27motorcycles.

CTU begins trial run of anotherelectricbus

Jul 23, 2017, Chandigarh: After trial run of anelectric bus of TATA Motors, the ChandigarhTransportUndertaking(CTU)startedthetrialrunoftheelectricbusesofHyderabad-basedGoldStonecompany.

Goldstone Infratech Ltd has tied up with BYDCompanyLtd,basedinChina,fortheassemblyoftheelectricbusinIndia.ThetrialstartedfromITPark to Sector 43 here. Gold Stone buses have aseatingcapacityof41personsandapproximately25personscanstandinsideit.Thebusisgearlessandhasairsuspensionfacility.Itcanrunupto250kmpercharging.

C h a n d i g a r h t o S o o n G e tUnderground Dustbins Like inForeignCities

July24,2017,Chandigarh:Chandigarhplanstoget

undergroundbinsunderthesmartcityproject.The

projecttolayundergroundbinshasbeenraisedby

theUTAdministration toget ridof thebiggreen

binswhichareaneyesoreonthecity'sfacetwith

garbagelitteredallaround.

Chandigarh

Raipur

All vehicles in Raipur to be RFID

taggedonceSmartCityready

July5,2017,Raipur:AllthevehiclesinRaipurwould

beRFIDtaggedoncetheSmartCitysystemsbecome

operationalinthecityundertheSmartCityMission.

ThecityofRaipurhasbeenselectedtobedeveloped

intoasmartcityunderthefasttrackmodeof�irst

phaseof theSmartCitiesMission.TheSmartCity

ProposalofRaipurincludesthesmartcitysolutions

which involve the use of technology, information

and data to improve infrastructure and services

within the city of Raipur (The Smart Solutions

Projects).RaipurCityistopromoteNon-Motorised

Transport (NMT) with dedicated pedestrianised

corridorsandenhanced'walkability'options.

Panaji

Consultant (PMC) till June2020.They,alongwith

the stakeholders , wil l be responsible for

implementing about 77 smart city projects in

Tirupati(under15separatemodules),targetingthe

aspects of Area Based Development (ABD) and

InformationandCommunicationTechnology(ICT).

Consultant selected for Tirupati

smartcityproject

July16,2017,Tirupati:MovingaheadonTirupati's

'SmartCity'project,theauthoritieshaveannounced

AECOM-Deloitte as the Project Management

200-300 cameras with facial

recognitionfor'smart'Panaji

July 15, 2017, Panaji: Panaji is planning to install

200-300highresolutionadvancedcamerashaving

the capability for facial and number plate

recognitioncapabilities.Tenderingprocessisgoing

tostartinthenexttwoweeksandthesystemtobe

rolledoutinthenextsixmonths.

Study on under-assessed, un-

assessed c i ty property to be

completedbyOct

July 11, 2017, Panaji: The transformation of the

PanajicityundertheSmartCityMissionandAMRUT

(Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban

Transformation) is making rapid progress with

detailed study being carried out about under-

assessed and un-assessed property under the

jurisdictionoftheCorporationoftheCityofPanaji

(CCP),whichisexpectedtobecompletedbyOctober

2017.TheCEOoftheSmartCityMissionforPanaji

anddirectorforAMRUTSwayandiptaPalChaudhari

informed that the study of the city properties is

being carried out through a door-to-door survey,

with the help of drone-based and Lidar-based

surveyingsystem.

Tirupati

Nagpur

other zones to follow. The zone has procured e-

rickshaw to publicize its projects and campaigns.

Assistant commissioner of the zone Mr. Mahesh

MoroneysaiditisaSmartConcepttoreachpeople

and also save cost. "We used to hire an auto-

rickshaw to make announcements for various

projects and drives. Currently, we have to make

Dharampeth Zone gets e-rickshaw

topublicizeprojects

July 17, 2017, Nagpur: The Nagpur Municipal

Corporation(NMC)DharampethZonehaslaunched

an unique concept of publicising their smart city

projects and initiatives, setting a role model for

Smart parking system in Chennai

July 24, 2017, Chennai: The Chennai Corporation

will commission a smart parking management

systemat378locationstomeettheheavyparking

demandinthecity.Asmanyas378parkingblocks

with space for 5,389 cars and1,478motorcycles

have been identi�ied. Currently, the city has 191

parkinglotsforcars.

In a bid to implement the system, the Chennai

Corporation is planning to increase the parking

chargesfromRs.5toRs.40perhour.

Lucknow

In a �irst, free water, toilets at

LucknowMetrostations

July 21, 2017, Lucknow: LucknowMetro stations

will be the �irst in the country to provide free

drinking water to commuters at all 21 metro

stations of the North-South metro corridor. The

stationswillhaveakioskprovidingpuri�ied,chilled

water to commuters free. Lucknow Metro Rail

Corporation (LMRC) is alsogoing toprovide free

toiletfacilityateachofitsstations.

World Bank Gives USD 2milliontoM a k e C h a n d i g a r h ' s P u b l i cTransportSystemIntelligent

Jul5,2017,Chandigarh:TheWorldBankhasagreedto support Chandigarh to modernise its PublicTransportSystem.TheBankhaspromisedtolendasum of USD 2 million that will be released ininstalments in the next two years as per therequirements.

Chandigarh1stCityinIndiatoHave100%WaterConnections

Jul 7, 2017, Chandigarh: Chandigarh has becomeIndia'sNo.1citytohave100%waterconnection.UTAdministrationalongwithChandigarhMCwillnowundertakeLeCorbusier'sprojectuptothenextlevelwith equal distribution and supply of drinkingwater across the city. Under the Atal Mission forRejuvenationandUrbanTransformation(AMRUT),MunicipalCorporation,Chandigarhhasmanagedtoreachover2.10lakhhouseholdswith100percentpotablewater.

Chandigarh Police to track PCRsthroughanapp

Jul 10, 2017, Chandigarh: Chandigarh Police hasdecided to install hi-tech Automatic VehicleLocation Tracking System (AVLTS) app to keep atrack of thePoliceControlRoom (PCRs) vehicles.

ThisnewappwillhelpthepolicetotrackthePCRvehicles24×7throughmobilephones.AVLTSwillbeinstalledin60PCRvehiclesand27motorcycles.

CTU begins trial run of anotherelectricbus

Jul 23, 2017, Chandigarh: After trial run of anelectric bus of TATA Motors, the ChandigarhTransportUndertaking(CTU)startedthetrialrunoftheelectricbusesofHyderabad-basedGoldStonecompany.

Goldstone Infratech Ltd has tied up with BYDCompanyLtd,basedinChina,fortheassemblyoftheelectricbusinIndia.ThetrialstartedfromITPark to Sector 43 here. Gold Stone buses have aseatingcapacityof41personsandapproximately25personscanstandinsideit.Thebusisgearlessandhasairsuspensionfacility.Itcanrunupto250kmpercharging.

C h a n d i g a r h t o S o o n G e tUnderground Dustbins Like inForeignCities

July24,2017,Chandigarh:Chandigarhplanstoget

undergroundbinsunderthesmartcityproject.The

projecttolayundergroundbinshasbeenraisedby

theUTAdministration toget ridof thebiggreen

binswhichareaneyesoreonthecity'sfacetwith

garbagelitteredallaround.

Chandigarh

Raipur

All vehicles in Raipur to be RFID

taggedonceSmartCityready

July5,2017,Raipur:AllthevehiclesinRaipurwould

beRFIDtaggedoncetheSmartCitysystemsbecome

operationalinthecityundertheSmartCityMission.

ThecityofRaipurhasbeenselectedtobedeveloped

intoasmartcityunderthefasttrackmodeof�irst

phaseof theSmartCitiesMission.TheSmartCity

ProposalofRaipurincludesthesmartcitysolutions

which involve the use of technology, information

and data to improve infrastructure and services

within the city of Raipur (The Smart Solutions

Projects).RaipurCityistopromoteNon-Motorised

Transport (NMT) with dedicated pedestrianised

corridorsandenhanced'walkability'options.

Panaji

Consultant (PMC) till June2020.They,alongwith

the stakeholders , wil l be responsible for

implementing about 77 smart city projects in

Tirupati(under15separatemodules),targetingthe

aspects of Area Based Development (ABD) and

InformationandCommunicationTechnology(ICT).

Consultant selected for Tirupati

smartcityproject

July16,2017,Tirupati:MovingaheadonTirupati's

'SmartCity'project,theauthoritieshaveannounced

AECOM-Deloitte as the Project Management

200-300 cameras with facial

recognitionfor'smart'Panaji

July 15, 2017, Panaji: Panaji is planning to install

200-300highresolutionadvancedcamerashaving

the capability for facial and number plate

recognitioncapabilities.Tenderingprocessisgoing

tostartinthenexttwoweeksandthesystemtobe

rolledoutinthenextsixmonths.

Study on under-assessed, un-

assessed c i ty property to be

completedbyOct

July 11, 2017, Panaji: The transformation of the

PanajicityundertheSmartCityMissionandAMRUT

(Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban

Transformation) is making rapid progress with

detailed study being carried out about under-

assessed and un-assessed property under the

jurisdictionoftheCorporationoftheCityofPanaji

(CCP),whichisexpectedtobecompletedbyOctober

2017.TheCEOoftheSmartCityMissionforPanaji

anddirectorforAMRUTSwayandiptaPalChaudhari

informed that the study of the city properties is

being carried out through a door-to-door survey,

with the help of drone-based and Lidar-based

surveyingsystem.

Tirupati

Nagpur

other zones to follow. The zone has procured e-

rickshaw to publicize its projects and campaigns.

Assistant commissioner of the zone Mr. Mahesh

MoroneysaiditisaSmartConcepttoreachpeople

and also save cost. "We used to hire an auto-

rickshaw to make announcements for various

projects and drives. Currently, we have to make

Dharampeth Zone gets e-rickshaw

topublicizeprojects

July 17, 2017, Nagpur: The Nagpur Municipal

Corporation(NMC)DharampethZonehaslaunched

an unique concept of publicising their smart city

projects and initiatives, setting a role model for

USD3.4millionsewerplantakesoff

inSteelCity

July 20, 2017, Rourkela: Integrated Sewerage

System(ISS)�inallytakesoffatawhoppingcostof

USD 3401.9 million for Rourkel City. The Odisha

Water Supply and Sewerage Board (OWSSB) as

nodalagencyisexecutingthemegaprojectthrough

construction and engineering giant L&T.The

seweragelinelayingworkshavebegunatRevenue

Colony of Uditnagar, Basanti Colony and Tarkera

while excavation works are underway for the

largest SewerageTreatmentPlant (STP)-III of 40

MillionLitersperDay (MLD)over24.75acresat

Balughat.

Salem to go smart with UGD,

rainwaterharvestingfacilities

Jul9,2017,Salem:SalemMunicipalCorporationhas

decided to kick-start the smart city project by

undertakingmaintenanceworksofwaterpipelines

andundergrounddrainage systempipelines, and

setting up rainwater harvesting facilities.

CorporationcommissionerRSatheeshhasunveiled

theplanstocarryouttheprojectwithafocuson

area-baseddevelopment.Inthesecondphase,the

focuswouldonpan-city.

citizensawareaboutamnestyschemelaunchedfor

defaulters ofwater bills and property tax. It cost

USD230permonth tohireanauto-rickshaw,"he

Thus,e-rickshawwasaneconomicalternativefor

USD1400."ThebatterycostisUSD330perannum

whilechargingitdailywillalsocostsomeamount.

Total cost will be recovered within a year when

compared with expenses incurred for hiring an

auto-rickshaw.

Nagpur to come under CCTV

surveillanceinsixmonths

July 19, 2017, Nagpur: The city's command and

controlcentre,whichispartoftheUSD80million

Smart City Solutions Project, is set to become

operationalwithinsixmonths.Thecentrewillhelp

the police department, which includes the traf�ic

personnel,tomonitorlawandordersituationand

also manage traf�ic sitting at the centre. The

highlightofthecentrewillbeavideowallwhichwill

have32screens.Thewallwilldisplaysurveillance

videos from 4,000 CCTVs being installed at 700

locations.

Nagpur soon to get Intelligent

LightingSystem

July 28, 2017, Nagpur: Nagpur plans to come up

withIntelligentLightingSystemswherethestreet

lightsofthecityaretobeconvertedintoIntelligent

Lighting.Tobeinstalledwithanexpectedamountof

USD23million, the system will be capable of

controllingthecitytraf�icaccordingtonumberof

vehiclesonroad.

Rourkela

Vadodara

250CCTVswithnightvisionforvigil

onVadodara

July 12, 2017, Vadodara: Vadodara Municipal

Corporation(VMC)andthecitypoliceisinstalling

the cameras as a part of the city command and

controlwhichwillcostaroundUSD9milliononthe

projectasapartoftheSmartCitymission.250new

cameraswillhavenightvisioncapabilitiesandwill

beabletozoominandzoomoutfeeds.Around40of

these cameras will also have automatic number

platerecognitionabilitysothattheycanfocuson

thenumberplateofanerringvehicleandrelaythe

imagetothecontrolroom.

Korea,IndiaStartTalksonUSD10

billionworthFinancialSupportfor

July26,2017,Seoul,Korea:TheKoreangovernment

began working-level consultation to give USD 10

b i l l ion in � inanc ia l package support for

infrastructure development in India. The Korean

Ministry of Strategy and Finance announced that

theministrywillholdaworking-levelconsultation

with India's Ministry of Finance to discover

International Investment& Collaboration �inancial package cooperation projects in New

Delhi,India.

Thetwosideswilldiscussprojectstobe�inanced

among those proposed by the two countries and

discussthescaleofsupport.Koreahasproposedthe

NewDelhiMulti-DevelopmentProjectandKalyan-

DombivaliSmartCityDevelopmentProjectwhich

arehighlylikelytoinvolveKoreancompanies.India

has proposed the Mumbai-Nagpur Highway

Construction Project and Bandra Smart City

DevelopmentProject.

USD3.4millionsewerplantakesoff

inSteelCity

July 20, 2017, Rourkela: Integrated Sewerage

System(ISS)�inallytakesoffatawhoppingcostof

USD 3401.9 million for Rourkel City. The Odisha

Water Supply and Sewerage Board (OWSSB) as

nodalagencyisexecutingthemegaprojectthrough

construction and engineering giant L&T.The

seweragelinelayingworkshavebegunatRevenue

Colony of Uditnagar, Basanti Colony and Tarkera

while excavation works are underway for the

largest SewerageTreatmentPlant (STP)-III of 40

MillionLitersperDay (MLD)over24.75acresat

Balughat.

Salem to go smart with UGD,

rainwaterharvestingfacilities

Jul9,2017,Salem:SalemMunicipalCorporationhas

decided to kick-start the smart city project by

undertakingmaintenanceworksofwaterpipelines

andundergrounddrainage systempipelines, and

setting up rainwater harvesting facilities.

CorporationcommissionerRSatheeshhasunveiled

theplanstocarryouttheprojectwithafocuson

area-baseddevelopment.Inthesecondphase,the

focuswouldonpan-city.

citizensawareaboutamnestyschemelaunchedfor

defaulters ofwater bills and property tax. It cost

USD230permonth tohireanauto-rickshaw,"he

Thus,e-rickshawwasaneconomicalternativefor

USD1400."ThebatterycostisUSD330perannum

whilechargingitdailywillalsocostsomeamount.

Total cost will be recovered within a year when

compared with expenses incurred for hiring an

auto-rickshaw.

Nagpur to come under CCTV

surveillanceinsixmonths

July 19, 2017, Nagpur: The city's command and

controlcentre,whichispartoftheUSD80million

Smart City Solutions Project, is set to become

operationalwithinsixmonths.Thecentrewillhelp

the police department, which includes the traf�ic

personnel,tomonitorlawandordersituationand

also manage traf�ic sitting at the centre. The

highlightofthecentrewillbeavideowallwhichwill

have32screens.Thewallwilldisplaysurveillance

videos from 4,000 CCTVs being installed at 700

locations.

Nagpur soon to get Intelligent

LightingSystem

July 28, 2017, Nagpur: Nagpur plans to come up

withIntelligentLightingSystemswherethestreet

lightsofthecityaretobeconvertedintoIntelligent

Lighting.Tobeinstalledwithanexpectedamountof

USD23million, the system will be capable of

controllingthecitytraf�icaccordingtonumberof

vehiclesonroad.

Rourkela

Vadodara

250CCTVswithnightvisionforvigil

onVadodara

July 12, 2017, Vadodara: Vadodara Municipal

Corporation(VMC)andthecitypoliceisinstalling

the cameras as a part of the city command and

controlwhichwillcostaroundUSD9milliononthe

projectasapartoftheSmartCitymission.250new

cameraswillhavenightvisioncapabilitiesandwill

beabletozoominandzoomoutfeeds.Around40of

these cameras will also have automatic number

platerecognitionabilitysothattheycanfocuson

thenumberplateofanerringvehicleandrelaythe

imagetothecontrolroom.

Korea,IndiaStartTalksonUSD10

billionworthFinancialSupportfor

July26,2017,Seoul,Korea:TheKoreangovernment

began working-level consultation to give USD 10

b i l l ion in � inanc ia l package support for

infrastructure development in India. The Korean

Ministry of Strategy and Finance announced that

theministrywillholdaworking-levelconsultation

with India's Ministry of Finance to discover

International Investment& Collaboration �inancial package cooperation projects in New

Delhi,India.

Thetwosideswilldiscussprojectstobe�inanced

among those proposed by the two countries and

discussthescaleofsupport.Koreahasproposedthe

NewDelhiMulti-DevelopmentProjectandKalyan-

DombivaliSmartCityDevelopmentProjectwhich

arehighlylikelytoinvolveKoreancompanies.India

has proposed the Mumbai-Nagpur Highway

Construction Project and Bandra Smart City

DevelopmentProject.

Bids & TendersSmart Cities Newsletter100 Smart Cities : Mission on the Drive

Industry'sVoiceforPolicyChange

FederationHouse,TansenMarg,NewDelhi-110001

T:+91-11-23487272|F:+91-11-23765333

E:udita.dasgupta@�icci.comW:www.�icci.in

Ms.UditaBiswas

UrbanInfrastructure&

SmartCitiesDivision,FICCI

CompanieswillingtocontributeforthecoverstoryorplaceadvertisementsmayfeelfreetocontactFICCI.

1 Request For Proposal For Construction Of Rainwater Harvesting System At Various Locations

IncludingWithADefectLiabilityPeriodOfTwoYearsInFaridabadCity(2ndCall)

FaridabadSmartCityLimited DueonAugust4,2017

2 RequestForProposal(RFP)ForSelectionOfProfessionalFirmForImplementationOfSustainable

RealTimeAccrualBasedDoubleEntryAccountingSystem(ABDEAS)InMunicipalCorporation

Faridabad

3 RequestForProposalForConstructionOfSmartParkWithOperationAndMaintenanceOf5Years

WithADefectLiabilityPeriodOfTwoYearsInFaridabadCityUnderSmartCityMission(Scm)

4 Request for proposal for Selection of System Integrator for Implementation of ICT Solutions

includingEstablishmentofCityOperationsCentreinBelagavi

BelagaviSmartCityLimited DueonAugust21,2017

5 RequestforProposalforSelectionofArchitectural/UrbanDesignConsultantforDevelopingInter

StateBusTerminal(ISBT)atBaramunda

BhubaneswarDevelopmentAuthority DueonAugust30,2017

6 RequestforProposalforSelectionofProjectManagementConsultant(PMC)toDesign,Develop,

ManageandImplementSmartCityProjectsunderSmartCitiesMissioninAgartalaCity,Tripura.

AgartalaSmartCityLimited DueonAugust31,2017

7 RequestforProposalforBeauti�icationofStreetsincludingStreetscapeDesign,Landscaping,and

Intersection Redesign, in Visakhapatnam's Area Based Development (ABD) area under Smart

CitiesMissiononEngineering,ProcurementandConstruction(EPC)mode.

GreaterVisakhapatnamSmartCity DueonSeptember8,2017

CorporationLimited

8 RequestforProposalforIntegratedInfrastructurePackageforABDareainUdaipurSmartCity

UdaipurSmartCityLimited DueonSeptember11,2017

9 Request for Proposal of Selection of Agency/SI/MSI for implementation and management of

paperlesssystemacrossJabalpurSmartCityLimited

JabalpurSmartCityLimited DueonAugust18,2017

10 RequestforProposalforSelectionofProjectManagementConsultant(PMC)forAjmerSmartCity

project

AjmerSmartCityLimited DueonSeptember4,2017

Bids & TendersSmart Cities Newsletter100 Smart Cities : Mission on the Drive

Industry'sVoiceforPolicyChange

FederationHouse,TansenMarg,NewDelhi-110001

T:+91-11-23487272|F:+91-11-23765333

E:udita.dasgupta@�icci.comW:www.�icci.in

Ms.UditaBiswas

UrbanInfrastructure&

SmartCitiesDivision,FICCI

CompanieswillingtocontributeforthecoverstoryorplaceadvertisementsmayfeelfreetocontactFICCI.

1 Request For Proposal For Construction Of Rainwater Harvesting System At Various Locations

IncludingWithADefectLiabilityPeriodOfTwoYearsInFaridabadCity(2ndCall)

2 RequestForProposal(RFP)ForSelectionOfProfessionalFirmForImplementationOfSustainable

RealTimeAccrualBasedDoubleEntryAccountingSystem(ABDEAS)InMunicipalCorporation

Faridabad

3 RequestForProposalForConstructionOfSmartParkWithOperationAndMaintenanceOf5Years

WithADefectLiabilityPeriodOfTwoYearsInFaridabadCityUnderSmartCityMission(Scm)

4 Request for proposal for Selection of System Integrator for Implementation of ICT Solutions

includingEstablishmentofCityOperationsCentreinBelagavi

BelagaviSmartCityLimited DueonAugust21,2017

5 RequestforProposalforSelectionofArchitectural/UrbanDesignConsultantforDevelopingInter

StateBusTerminal(ISBT)atBaramunda

BhubaneswarDevelopmentAuthority DueonAugust30,2017

6 RequestforProposalforSelectionofProjectManagementConsultant(PMC)toDesign,Develop,

ManageandImplementSmartCityProjectsunderSmartCitiesMissioninAgartalaCity,Tripura.

AgartalaSmartCityLimited DueonAugust31,2017

7 RequestforProposalforBeauti�icationofStreetsincludingStreetscapeDesign,Landscaping,and

Intersection Redesign, in Visakhapatnam's Area Based Development (ABD) area under Smart

CitiesMissiononEngineering,ProcurementandConstruction(EPC)mode.

GreaterVisakhapatnamSmartCity DueonSeptember8,2017

CorporationLimited

8 RequestforProposalforIntegratedInfrastructurePackageforABDareainUdaipurSmartCity

UdaipurSmartCityLimited DueonSeptember11,2017

9 Request for Proposal of Selection of Agency/SI/MSI for implementation and management of

paperlesssystemacrossJabalpurSmartCityLimited

JabalpurSmartCityLimited DueonAugust18,2017

10 RequestforProposalforSelectionofProjectManagementConsultant(PMC)forAjmerSmartCity

project

AjmerSmartCityLimited DueonSeptember4,2017

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