Centre asks States to focus on impactful and PPP based smart city projects

Rs.32,000 cr worth PPP projects identified so far; 261 impactful projects worth another Rs.31,000 cr

Central government has asked the States to focus on early implementation of smart city projects that have a visible and transformative impact in the lives of citizens in identified smart cities. Further to review of Smart City Mission by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi during PRAGATI on the 30th of last month, Shri Durga Shanker Mishra, Secretary (Housing & Urban Affairs) wrote to the Chief Secretaries of all the States and Union Territories in this regard the next day.

Shri Mishra urged the States and UTs to ensure commencement of work by November this year on 261 impactful smart city projects in 60 cities that were announced during January- September, 2016. These identified projects accounts for an investment of Rs.31,112 cr . States and UTs have also been asked to speed up work on 370 PPP projects that involve an investment of 32,410 cr.

The impactful projects identified range from building 40 outdoor fitness centres in New Delhi Municipal Council area at a cost of Rs.1.31 cr to redevelopment of 340 acre area in Bhopal at a cost of Rs.3,000 cr.

An indicative list of impactful projects being taken up in the first batch of 20 smart cities and some others are:

S.No City Impactful projects Investment
(Rs. cr)1

Bhubaneswar

Railway Station Multi-modal hub

8452

Pune

River Front Development and Heritage City Museum

2353

Jaipur

Talkatora Lake Development with high quality laser show

1304

Surat

Logistic Park and smart redevelopment of existing creek

2105

Kochi (Kerala)

Broadway Market and Ernakulam Market Redevelopment

1106

Ahmedabad

Intermodal Transport Hub and Slum Rehabilitation

9617

Jabalpur

River Front Development and Green development of Institutional Zone

3108

Visakhapatnam(AP)

Beach Redevelopment and Shore Protection

3659

Solapur (Maharashtra)

Rejuvenation of Siddheshwar Lake and Heritage structrues

4910

Davanagere (Karnataka)

Rejuvenation of Mandakki Bhatti

37311

Indore

Infrastructure development and Parking 679

67912

NDMC

Commercial Development of Yahswant Place

8913

Coimbattore (Tamil Nadu)

Lake development and Non-Motorised Transport infrastructure

52614

Kakinada (AP)

Space development along canal between Indrapalem Lock and Jagannaickpur Old Bridge and development of eateries

10015

Belgavi (Karnataka)

Kanbargi Lake Rejuvenation and recreational spaces

1016

Udaipur

Area development with water, sewerage and road infrastructure and underground cabling

45017

Guwahati (Assam)

Brahmaputra River Front Development

53218

Chennai

Pedestrian Plaza

8319

Ludhiana

Retrofitting of Sarabha Nagar Market

1020

Bhopal

Redevelopment of 340 acres of area

3000

Lucknow

Heritage projects, Cultural Hub and Library

160

Dharmashala (HP)

Redevelopment of Kacchari Adda and Kotwali Bazar

95

Chandigarh

Affordable housing in Sector 43

321

Faridabad (Haryana)

Badkal Lake Rejuvenation

45

Agra

Taj Orientation Centre

232

Varanasi

Convention Centre

211

Rourkela

Brahmani Riverfront Development

129

Raipur

Market development

1026

Kalyan-Dombivilli (Maharashtra)

Kalyan Station Improvement

427

Some of the major PPP smart city projects are: Bhubaneswar (Affordable housing-Rs.840 cr), Raipur (Urban Plaza at Ganj Mandi-Rs.983 cr), Bilaspur (Markets development -Rs.1,241 cr), Amritsar (Urban space development -Rs.1,028 cr), Coimbattore (Water supply -557 cr), Warangal, Telangana (Bus stand-Rs.611 cr), Shimla (Tourism and recreation infrastructure- Rs.898 cr), Aligarh (Smart multi-level parking-Rs.289 cr), Bengaluru (Tourism and recreation infrastructure-Rs.234 cr) and Pune (Electrical buses- Rs.170 cr).

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