Smart
Cities & Environment
India's population is
expanding faster than ever. By 2050, India will have an estimated 1.5
billion people. The population well over half the estimated total 1.5
billion people will be living in cities. We need cities with “smart"
infrastructure, otherwise daily life could slowly ground to a halt.
In accordance With the
new State formation in India,
every year an equivalent of 7 cities will be added over the next 20
years, As a result, cities make up a large part of India population.
A
large number of cities in India face energy, environmental and
climate-related challenges now and in the future. Future cities need
to have stable energy, fresh and potable water, efficient
transportation, resource management and efficient governance.
Around 70% of the global greenhouse gas emissions are
from the cities, if future cities in India focus on reducing CO2 and
other greenhouse gas emissions that would directly impact the quality
of life of people living.
Leadership is the main
driver in building Future smart cities. To build a practical smart
city, citizens also need to be smart, cooperative, while the leaders
should look for the investors. Once the future city is ready it is
the citizen’s responsibility to maintain the city. Citizens
should be connected well so when there is any need the respective
department or the people themselves should come forward to attend.
As per the research
carried out by European Union Smart city has the following six
dimensions.
6
Dimensions to a ‘SMART City
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Smart economy
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High productivity, entrepreneurship and
ability to transform.
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Smart mobility
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Strong ICT infrastructure and sustainable
transport systems.
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Smart environment
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Sustainable resource management, pollution
prevention, environmental protection.
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Smart people
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Diversity, creativity and participation in
public life.
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Smart living
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Cultural facilities, housing quality, health
and safety issues.
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Smart governance
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Political strategies and perspectives,
transparency and community participation in decision making.
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Benchmarks
for Smart Cities
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Sl.No.
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Parameter
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Benchmark
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1
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Transport
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Maximum
travel time of 30 minutes in small & medium size cities and 45
minutes in metropolitan areas.
Continuous unobstructed footpath of minimum 2m
wide on either side of all street with RoW 12m or more.
Dedicated and physically segregated bicycle tracks
with a width of 2mor more, one in each direction, should be
provided on all streets with carriageway larger than 10m (not ROW)
High quality and high frequency mass transport
within 800m(10-15 minute walking distance) of all residences in
areas over 175persons / ha of built area.
Access
to para-transit within 300m walking distance.
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2
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Spatial Planning
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95% of residences should have daily needs retail,
parks, primary schools and recreational areas accessible within
400m walking distance.
95%
residences should have access to employment and public and
institutional services by public transport or bicycle or walk.
At
least 20% of all residential units to be occupied by economically
weaker sections in each Transit Oriented Development Zone 800m
from Transit Stations.
At least
30% residential and 30% commercial/institutional in every TOD Zone
within 800m of Transit Stations.
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3
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Water Supply
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24
x 7 supply of water.
100%
household with direct water supply connections.
135
litres of per capita supply of water.
100%
metering of water connections.
100%
efficiency in collection of water related charges.
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4
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Sewerage
& Sanitation
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100%
households should have access to toilets.
100%
schools should have separate toilets for girls.
100%
households should be connected to the waste water network.
100%
efficiency in the collection and treatment of waste water.
100%
efficiency in the collection of sewerage network.
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5
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Solid
Waste Management
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100% households are
covered by daily door-step collection system.
100% collection of
municipal solid waste.
100% segregation of
waste at source, i.e. bio-degradable and non-degradable waste.
100% recycling of
solid waste.
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6
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Storm
Water Drainage
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100% coverage of
road network with storm water drainage network.
Aggregate number of
incidents of water logging reported in a Year = 0.
100% rainwater
harvesting.
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7
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Electricity
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100% households have
electricity connection.
24 x 7 supply of
electricity.
100% metering of
electricity supply.
100% recovery of
cost.
Tariff slabs that
work towards minimizing waste.
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8
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Health
Care Facilities
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30 minutes emergency
response time.
1 dispensary for
every 15,000 residents.
Nursing home, child,
welfare and maternity, centre - 25 to 30 beds per lakh population.
Intermediate
Hospital (Category B) - 80 beds per lakh population.
Intermediate
Hospital (Category A) - 200 beds per lakh population.
Multi-Specialty
Hospital - 200 beds per lakh population.
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9
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Fire
Fighting
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1 fire station per 2
lakh population / 5-7km radius.
1 sub – fire
station with 3-4 km radius.
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10
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Others
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Use of renewable
energy in all sectors.
Rooftop solar
panels on all public, institutional and commercial buildings as
well as multi-storeyed residential housings.
Adherence to green
building norms.
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