'Smart' Gandhinagar is now wired to the future

Gujarat capital launches city-wide WiFi, smart street lights, speed and face detection surveillance

It may not have made it in the first two rounds of shortlist by the ministry of urban development (MoUD) but Gandhinagar has now become the first city in the country to go smart.  

From seamless WiFi connectivity (unlike hotspots planned other cities) to smart sensor-enabled traffic lights that brighten or dim, based on vehicular traffic density, the first phase of the smart city project has been rolled out in the capital city of Gujarat, ahead of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit (VGGS) 2017 by the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation (GMC).

The Gandhinagar smart city project also includes services like