Great news for ninty eight cities of India. Today 27 August 2015, Venkaiah Naidu, Union Minister of Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Parliamentary Affairs has unveiled the list of smart ciites which to be developed in India. The announcement was made to develop maximum smart cities in India, since the Modi’s government came in the governance.
After number of meetings and discussions, the Modi government has release the list of smart cities. Maximum number of smart cities to be developed in Uttar Pradesh, followed by Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra.
According to the source 13 cities to be develop in UP, 12 in Tamil Nadu, 10 in Maharashtra, 7 in Madhya Pradesh, 6 each in Gujrat and Karnataka and 3 each in Bihar and Andhra Pradesh.
Not only the list of smart cities, the government also released the features which to be included in these smart cities.
Some typical features of comprehensive development in Smart Cities are described below.
- Promoting mixed land use in area-based developments — planning for’unplanned areas’containing a range of compatible activities and land uses close to one another in order to make land use more efficient. The States will enable some flexibility in land use and building bye-laws to adapt to change.
- Housing and inclusiveness — expand housing opportunities for all.
- Creating walkable localities — reduce congestion, air pollution and resource depletion, boost local economy, promote interactions and ensure security. The road network is created or refurbished not only for vehicles and public transport, but also for pedestrians and cyclists, and necessary administrative services are offered within
walking or cycling distance. - Preserving and developing open spaces — parks, playgrounds, and recreational spaces in order to enhance the quality of life of citizens, reduce the urban heat effects in Areas and generally promote eco-balance.
- Promoting a variety of transport options — Transit Oriented Development (TOD), public transport and last mile para-transport connectivity.
- Making governance citizen-friendly and cost effective — increasingly rely on online services to bring about accountability and transparency, especially using mobiles to reduce cost of services and providing services without having to go to municipal offices; form e-groups to listen to people and obtain feedback and use online
monitoring of programs and activities with the aid of cyber tour of work sites. - Giving an identity to the city — based on its main economic activity, such as local cuisine, health, education, arts and craft, culture, sports goods, furniture, hosiery, textile, dairy, etc.
- Applying Smart Solutions to infrastructure and services in area-based development in order to make them better. For example, making Areas less vulnerable to disasters, using fewer resources, and providing cheaper services.
In the first year, the government would select 24 cities that would be developed into smart cities.
The Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu said that “prime motive behind the smart city project is to enhance urban life. The smart city mission is very practical and realistic. We need public’s participation. Smart cities need smart people, we need people’s co-operation to move forward in our mission”.
Here is the list of Smart Cities unveiled by Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu.
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands
1) Port Blair - Andhra Pradesh
1) Vishakhapatnam 2) Tirupati 3) Kakinada - Arunachal Pradesh
1) Pasighat - Assam
1) Guwahati - Bihar
1)Muzaffarpur 2)Bhagalpur 3)Biharsharif - Chandigarh
- Chhattisgarh
1) Raipur 2) Bilaspur - Dadra and Nagar Haveli
1)Silvassa - Daman and Diu
1) Diu - Delhi (NDMC)
- Goa
1) Panaji - Gujarat
1) Gandhinagar 2) Ahmedabad 3) Surat 4) Vadodara 5) Rajkot 6) Dahod - Haryana
1) Karnal 2) Faridabad - Himachal Pradesh
1) Dharamshala - Jharkhand
1) Ranchi - Karnataka
1) Mangaluru, 2) Belagavi, 3) Shivamogga, 4) Hubballi-Dharwad, 5)Tumakuru, 6)Davanegere - Kerala
1) Kochi - Lakshadweep
1) Kavarrati - Madhya Pradesh
1) Bhopal, 2) Indore, 3) Jabalpur, 4) Gwalior, 5) Sagar, 6) Satna, 7) Ujjain - Maharashtra
1) Navi Mumbai, 2) Nashik, 3) Thane, 4) Greater Mumbai, 5) Amravati, 6) Solapur, 7) Nagpur, 8) Kalyan-Dombivali, 9) Aurangabad, 10) Pune - Manipur
1) Imphal - Meghalaya
1) Shillong - Mizoram
1) Aizawl - Nagaland
1) Kohima - Odisha
1) Bhubaneshwar, 2) Raurkela - Puducherry
1) Oulgaret - Punjab
1) Ludhiana, 2)Jalandhar, 3)Amritsar - Rajasthan
1) Jaipur, 2) Udaipur, 3) Kota, 4)Ajmer - Sikkim
1) Namchi - Tamil Nadu
1) Tiruchirapalli, 2)Chennai, 3)Tiruppur, 4)Coimbatore, 5)Vellore, 6)Salem, 7)Erode, 8)Thanjavur, 9)Tirunelveli, 10)Dindigul, 11)Madurai, 12)Thoothukudi - Telangana
1)Greater Hyderabad, 2) Greater Warangal - Tripura
1) Agartala - Uttar Pradesh
1)Moradabad, 2)Aligarh, 3)Saharanpur, 4)Bareilly, 5)Jhansi, 6)Kanpur, 7)Allahabad, 8)Lucknow, 9)Varanasi, 10)Ghaziabad, 11)Agra, 12)Rampur - Uttarakhand
1) Dehradun - West Bengal
1) New Town Kolkata, 2) Bidhannagar, 3) Durgapur, 4) Haldia
The above list have been short listed to develop as a smart cities.