Criteria for Selecting a Smart City
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Below are some of your ideas on criteria for Smart City selection.
Kindly review them and if you have any additional points, please add to the list.
We look forward to additional inputs.
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Key inputs from citizens on Smart City Selection Criteria
1. Ideal a small city having infrastructure like sea
coast, closeness to national highway, power source, manpower resource etc.
2. The city should be well connected with the surrounding states
3. The city should have high resilience to disasters - both natural or man made
4. The city should be resource efficient, i.e., Energy, Water, Space
5. It should be a city where people are very ‘city conscious’
6. It should have well managed traffic and low noise pollution
7. The city should be safe for women and children
8. The city should have a proven track record of growth
9. The city should have a potential to be taken to the next level
10. The location of these cities should be strategically selected so that they could decongest the metros
11. The civic body should have a track record of delivery and customer service
12. The State Government must have some track record of executing Urban Development project
13. The police must have a commitment towards Citizen Safety
14. The crime rate should be low in the city to be selected
15. There should be a substantial green cover in these cities more
Below are some of your ideas on criteria for Smart City selection.
Kindly review them and if you have any additional points, please add to the list.
We look forward to additional inputs.
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Key inputs from citizens on Smart City Selection Criteria
1. Ideal a small city having infrastructure like sea
coast, closeness to national highway, power source, manpower resource etc.
2. The city should be well connected with the surrounding states
3. The city should have high resilience to disasters - both natural or man made
4. The city should be resource efficient, i.e., Energy, Water, Space
5. It should be a city where people are very ‘city conscious’
6. It should have well managed traffic and low noise pollution
7. The city should be safe for women and children
8. The city should have a proven track record of growth
9. The city should have a potential to be taken to the next level
10. The location of these cities should be strategically selected so that they could decongest the metros
11. The civic body should have a track record of delivery and customer service
12. The State Government must have some track record of executing Urban Development project
13. The police must have a commitment towards Citizen Safety
14. The crime rate should be low in the city to be selected
15. There should be a substantial green cover in these cities more
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Smart cities should not have any jhuggis. Amenities like water, food, electricity, housing, infrastructure need to be near perfect levels in these cities. Also, strict limits of pollution levels need to be set for them. Above all, there should not be any unemployed persons or bad elements in these cities. more
Jun 04
Real challenge to develop a Smart City is dependent on competitiveness, Capital and Sustainability. Almost all over the country we have miserably failed to provide good infrastructure such as water, sanitation, reliable utility services by the Municipal Corporations. Even day to day simple complaints are not attended. Most important is to bring a change in attitude of young administrators who must take a pledge to serve the country over and above their career path - by becoming yes man to the superiors. more
Jun 04
Smart Cities should be developed along the Industrial Corridor. Each state should have one smart City.Connectivity with port,air port and business centres should be ensured. Plan Near the Industrial Hubs of Freight corridors.plan on the lines of Chandigarh. Ensure availability of enough portable water.Shift Central Govt departments to these cities to ensure de-congestion of Delhi.Smart city should be managed by Administrator more
Apr 02
There should be ways to control the population being concentrated in one locations. If they say smart city then people will rush to buy lands, flats etc in that location. Instead, people should spread evenly so that the natural resources are being moderately utilized. more
Mar 27
1. SMART CITIES MUST NOT BE NEAR OR WITHIN COMMUTABLE DISTANCE (say 100km) OF A METRO OR LARGE CITY (Population >1-2million). 2. SMART CITY GROWTH MUST BE LIMITED TO 1-2 MILLION POPULATION AND LIMIT DAILY COMMUTE TO LESS THEN 30 MINUTES. 3. SMART CITY MUST HAVE ACCESS TO FRESH/CLEAN WATER TO MEET PROJECTED POPULATION DEMANDS. 4. SMART CITY MUST HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE PREPARED TO BE AND THINK SMART..... AND GREEN 5. SMART CITY MUST HAVE AGRICULTURAL LAND AROUND IT TO GROW AND SUPPLY FRUITS AND VEGETABLES FOR THE CITY RESIDENTS more
Mar 25
