Modi to launch smart city projects in Pune on June 25

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch smart city projects in Pune on June 25, kick-starting the execution of plans for 20 cities selected in the first round of ‘smart city challenge’, a statement from the Ministry of Urban Development said.

Modi will launch 14 projects under Pune’s smart city. Another 69 projects will be launched in the other cities entailing a total investment of about ₹1,770 crore. All 20 cities will be linked through video-conferencing on the occasion.

Project details The projects to be launched in Pune and other cities include solid waste management projects under Swachh Bharat; water supply projects, sewage treatment plants and development of open and green spaces under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation, housing projects for urban poor under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana and area development and technology based pan-city solutions under smart cities.

Modi will also inaugurate SmartNet portal which enables the cities under different urban missions to share ideas and source solutions for various issues.

Some of the projects to be launched include Traffic Demand Modelling Project, City Common Mobility Card in Pune; Smart Learning in municipal schools, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System (SCADA) for water supply in Ahmedabad; Command and Control Centre in New Delhi Municipal Council; waste to energy project and multipurpose smart card in Jabalpur; public bike sharing in Jaipur; apart from projects in Kakinada, Kochi and Belgavi (Karnataka).