Articles for Cities & Local Government

Citizens must be involved and accountable in Smart Cities

Smart cities is not just about the creation of these hardwares and softwares or the analytics, it is about how the analytics can be used by the regular district administrations in making their functioning better.

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Making Smart Cities Smarter

India already has the ecosystem in place. With bright startups, world class professionals, sizeable workforce, state-of-the-art R&D labs, growing smartphone penetration, India has the potential to lead the world in making cities smarter.

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Citizens Should Self-Regulate To Protect The Environment For Building Green Cities

Since environment has to be protected along while building smarter cities, it is important to keep in notice that WHO has said that top 10 polluted cities in the world are all Indian cities

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Sustainability And Waste Management Are Crucial To Smart Cities Mission: Ajay Girotra MD, AG Dauters

"People should be made aware about taking care of their surroundings by saving on energy consumption, water, not littering around and sanitation etc," said Ajay Girotra, MD, AG Dauters Waste Processing Pvt Ltd.

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5,000 Slum Families Rehabilitated Under Ahmedabad’s ABD approach

“Smart Cities projects undertaken by us have been extremely challenging but we charted our own course and achieved a lot in a short span of three years. Safety and security of our citizens are paramount for us," said Mukesh Kumar, Commissioner, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation

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Service Oriented Organizational Structure For Municipalities

The Infrastructure and the service provision for the citizens is the focus of all service delivery initiatives. The ground work for these is already in place as, in almost all cities that are likely to be covered under the schemes like AMRUT and Smart Cities Mission.

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Undri-Ambegaon – Major Growth Areas with Pune's Historic Charm

Undri and Ambegaon, located in South Pune, are in the process of becoming Pune's next vibrant property boom areas over the next few years. More and more of Pune's home buyers now seek out residential destinations which still offer the unspoiled natural splendor and healthy environment which Pune was once famous for.

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Future Cities Will Be Built On Next Generation Infrastructure

The scenario for smart cities in India is completely different from any other country. Urban areas deliver up to seventy per cent of India’s GDP, and the population that is moving to urban areas is also growing significantly.

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