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Challenges And Opportunities In Building Smart Cities

“For any developmental work to take place at any level, you need leaders. Unless we have leaders with a clear vision, the results will not be forthcoming," said Virender Sharma, Joint Secretary- Department of Urban Development, Government of Himachal Pradesh

Safety And Security Are Key Aspects Of Smart Cities

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“The safety and security aspect of subject covers all areas of governance, everything links to the surveillance system of a smart city," said Avinash Bhoi, General Manager, Raipur Smart City Ltd.

Can Technological Solutions And Social Innovations Tackle Challenges Faced By Our Cities?

Manali

“There is a lot more differentiation we need in infrastructure especially in context to our smart cities," stated Ramakrishna, JVS Head Sales, Smart Cities L&T Construction

We Need To Adopt The Best Practices From Model Cities In India And Around The World

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“Every city has something new and unique and that is where you can bring in about the important changes from and make our cities beautiful. If we can replicate good prayogs (experiments) from in and around various cities in India, we can make the difference,” said Sushil Kumar Modi, Deputy Chief Minister, Bihar

Vijay Rupani Launches Ahmedabad Command And Control Centre, Thrusts On Inclusive Ease Of Living

Manali

Energy & Infra

Gujarat Chief Minister applauded the command and control centre as a big step towards the better management of the city and stressed on the need to take every citizen along to ensure an inclusive development and a good standard of living

Skill Development Can Expedite The Smart Cities Mission

Sarabjeet Kaur

Energy & Infra

“There is a need to improve surveillance, technical operations and transform mobility into smart mobility. Urban development means nothing if the mobility services are not smart," said Rakesh Kumar Sahu, IT Expert, Jhansi Municipal Corporations

Securing Our Smart Cities The Smart Way

Manali

Energy & Infra

Technology being at the centre of our Government’s Smart Cities Mission, safety and security have emerged as important aspects of the way cities function. Where technology has helped harness and optimise the management of urban resources, the protection of data and citizens alike has also emerged as crucial to ensure our people and businesses feel safe in cities

Technology: The Challenge As Well As The Opportunity To Build Smart Cities

Sarabjeet Kaur

Energy & Infra

On 23rd February 2018, BW Businessworld organized Smart Cities Conclave in Ahmedabad. Several industry leaders, international experts, and key officials from the Government of Gujarat, including the Chief Minister of Gujarat, Hon’ble Vijay Rupani also attended the conclave

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

Sarabjeet Kaur

Energy & Infra

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

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

Manali

Energy & Infra

"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.

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

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Energy & Infra

“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