Puri says 2,700 kms of smart roads have been constructed
Minister of Housing & Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri has updated on the projects under Smart Cities Mission, informing that 7,934 projects, worth Rs.171,044 crores, have been sanctioned
Another 1,865 projects worth Rs.60,250 crores on target for completion by June 2024 while and 6,069 projects worth Rs.110,794 crores completed under the Mission.
Moreover, approx. Rs.25,000 crores worth of PPP projects have been delivered so far, he said at the fourth edition of the India Smart Cities Award Contest (ISAC) 2022 held in Indore on 27 Sept 2023.
He highlighted that under the Mission, more than 2,700 kms of smart roads have been constructed; close to 7,000 smart classrooms have been built; more than 50 lakh LED/solar lights have been installed and more than 300 smart health centres have been constructed.
Further, 1,884 emergency call boxes, and 3,000 public address systems and traffic enforcement systems have been installed to improve the public safety, he said.
Overall, the Minister pointed out that the Mission has sparked innovation in India’s urban ecosystems while also building core infrastructure and strengthening services in India’s 100 biggest cities.
“It has fostered deep partnerships with government, global organisations, partner cities, academia and industry,” he said.
Most importantly, the Minister highlighted that it has empowered the third level of governance in the country by providing much-needed technical and management support through the Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) that have led the building of social, economic, institutional, and physical infrastructure in a citizen-centric, future-ready way.
He said that 100 operational Integrated Command and Control Centres (ICCCs) which provide real-time decision-making capabilities through the use of cameras, IOT devices, sensors, and other technologies, have served as ‘War Rooms’ during the pandemic for city leaders to collect information, develop strategies, and execute civic functions. Fiinews.com
