\nWaterlogged streets, traffic jams \u2014 smart cities could have trouble taking off in India
\nInfastructure problems in India become most apparent during monsoon season. Image credit: Rajarshi MITRA (Flickr)
\nOn July 28, traffic came to a grinding halt in Gurgaon, India\u2019s so-called Millennium City. Stuck in waterlogged roads for anywhere from six to 16 hours, many motorists slept in their cars, braved the flood, or gave vent to their frustration on social media.
\n\u201cMonster traffic jam in Gurgaon is a reminder that we need basic cities before we need Smart cities,\u201d one tweeted.<\/p>\n
Monster traffic jam in Gurgaon is a reminder that we need basic cities before we need Smart cities.
Waterlogged streets, traffic jams \u2014 smart cities could have trouble taking off in India Infastructure...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21869","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-5GJ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":33480,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/gurgaon-is-the-indian-city-on-property-investors-lips-this-year\/","url_meta":{"origin":21869,"position":0},"title":"Gurgaon is the Indian city on property investors\u2019 lips this year","date":"November 8, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Real estate market goes into overdrive Sunset over Gurgaon cityscape. 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\n\u2014 SamSays (@samjawed65) July 28, 2016
\nThe tweeter is referring to the Smart Cities Mission, an ambitious program launched last year by the Ministry of Urban Development and state governments to develop smart cities as satellite towns of larger cities and modernise existing mid-sized cities. Thirteen cities, in addition to 20 announced last year, have been chosen to roll out the program, which will eventually cover 100 cities across the subcontinent.
\nUnder Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s directive, India\u2019s versions of smart cities will have 100 percent household access to WiFi, be equipped with infrastructure enhanced with smart sensors and communication technology, and boast maximum public commute times of 30 to 45 minutes.
\nFor the program, India\u2019s Union government is prepared to provide financial support of INR480 billion (USD7.1 billion) over five years via a private-public partnership model.
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\nTo its credit, Gurgaon has not been included yet in the roll-out, although its exclusion has sent some government officials into uproar, with one declaring Gurgaon a \u201csuper smart city\u201d anyway. At least one official was more receptive of the exclusion, admitting that Gurgaon has a \u201cflawed model of development.\u201d
\n\u201cHow can a city become smart without proper infrastructure?\u201d said Ramesh Menon, director for Gurgaon\u2019s Certes Realty.
\n\u201cIn order to unlock cities\u2019 full potential, they need to remain focused on simultaneously developing basic services and infrastructure,\u201d said Hany Fam, executive vice president for Enterprise Partnerships with Mastercard, which has partnered with mobile ticketing provider Cubic Transportation Systems, to launch a platform that delivers analytics to smart city planners.
\n\u201cWith its ambitious plan, it is more crucial than ever for India to stay realistic and focused. For Smart city planning and development, India needs a collaborative approach of shared technology, expertise, learning and governance. That is what India needs to keep focused on to meet their 100 Smart City goal.\u201d
\nRead next: Sustainable Cities: The big city picture
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\nSource : property-report.com
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