Work on major projects by October 2017.
Tendering is in progress for projects under the Rs.1,800 crore Smart City Plan of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NMDC) which has been told to complete the development well before 2020 deadline.
The Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs has told NDMC to be an example of smart city making across the country during a briefing on the plan on 15 July 2017.
Work on a range of major projects will begin in phases by October this year, tendering for which is in progress.
These include setting up of a Unified Command and Control Centre, Smart water and power grids, multi-level parking at Khan Market, sensor based smart parking, public bike sharing, converting an additional 333 classrooms into smart ones, Sewage Treatment Plants, smart public hygiene centres etc.
Smart redesign of 13 roads totaling 31-km including seven roads leading to Connaught Place will begin much earlier.
Implementation of projects worth another Rs.500 crore will begin by March next year.
These include; India Investment Centre at Yashwant Place, Shivaji Terminal Transport Hub, World Class Skill Centre at Moti Bagh, Incubation Centre, Paryatan Bhawan etc.
Presenting the details of projects implemented so far, Naresh Kumar, Chairman of NDMC asserted that “NDMC has made a quiet smart beginning with smart solutions initiatives already yielding positive results.
Kumar has assured that with most of the projects would be getting into implementation mode by October and the remaining by next March, all smart city projects will be completed before the scheduled timeline of 2020.
NDMC Chairman requested the Ministry of HUA to transfer ‘Central Vista’ to the Council for smart redesign and management and was told that it would be considered.
The NDMC has already commissioned 3.30 MW of power by installing solar panels on roof tops of buildings.
Kumar has also suggested to the Ministry to consider allowing NDMC to install solar panels on central government office buildings either free or on nominal charges. fii-news.com
