Know Smart Cities : Mission statement and guidelines
Source: The Sangai Express / Ministry of Urban Development
Imphal, November 29 2015:
With the State Government ready to seek the opinion and inputs of the people to ensure that Imphal is included in the list of 20 places to be made a Smart City in the current financial year, The Sangai Express hereby reproduces a copy issued by the Ministry of Urban Development on what a Smart City is all about.
The readers may digest the information given here and submit their suggestions to The Sangai Express which will be published.
A city equipped with basic infrastructure to give a decent quality of life, a clean and sustainable environment through application of some smart solutions.
The objective is to promote cities that provide core infrastructure and give a decent quality of life to its citizens, a clean and sustainable environment and application of 'Smart' Solutions.
The focus is on sustainable and inclusive development and the idea is to look at compact areas, create a replicable model which will act like a light house to other aspiring cities.
The core infrastructure elements in a Smart City would include:
i.adequate water supply,
ii.
assured electricity supply,
iii.
sanitation, including solid waste management,
iv.
efficient urban mobility and public transport,
v.affordable housing, especially for the poor,
vi.
robust IT connectivity and digitalization,
vii.
good governance, especially e-Governance and citizen participation,
viii.
sustainable environment .