SMART CITIES

- T.V.PRADEEPA PRIYADHARSINI
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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION
CONCEPT
6 KEY AREAS
PILLARS OF SMART CITIES
MODIS SCHEME
12 SMART CITIES IN TAMIL NADU
CASE STUDY PONNERI, CHENNAI
CONCLUSION

INTRODUCTION

A Smart City is a
developed urban area
that creates sustainable
economic development
and high quality of life
by excelling in 6 key
areas that can be done
through strong
infrastructure.

 Competitiveness refers to a citys ability to create

employment opportunities, attract investments, experts,
professionals and people. The ease of being able to do business
and the quality of life it offers determines its competitiveness.

Sustainability includes
social sustainability
financial sustainability.
environmental sustainability
Quality of Life includes safety
and security, inclusiveness,
entertainment, ease of seeking
and obtaining public services,
cost efficient healthcare, quality
education, transparency,
accountability and opportunities
for participation in governance.

CONCEPT

KEY AREAS

PILLARS
Institutional Infrastructure (including Governance), Physical
Infrastructure, Social Infrastructure and Economic Infrastructure
constitute the four pillars on which a city rests.
The Centre of
attention for each of
these pillars is the
citizen.
In other words a
Smart City works
towards ensuring the
best for its entire
people, regardless of
social status, age,
income levels,
gender, etc.

MODIS SCHEME
The government
has assigned
number of cities
each State/Union
Territory can
nominate under the
100 Smart Cities
project as well as
those to be
developed under
the Atal Mission for
Rejuvenation and
Urban
Transformation
(AMRUT) scheme.
Tamil Nadu comes
second with the
allocation of 12
smart cities and 33
AMRUT cities.

12 SMART CITIES IN TN
1.Chennai
2.Coimbatore
3.Dindigul
4.Madurai
5.Salem
6.Tiruchirappali
7.Tirunelveli
8.Pondicherry
9.Tuticorin
10.Cuddalore
11.Thanjavur
12.Erode

CASE STUDY - PONNERI,

CHENNAI

CONCLUSION

Smart cities is thus becoming the most

important part of any government.
Each and every country though small or
large is putting efforts to make its cities
smart.
With all the smart acts of some of the most
developed cities of the world, any section
should be looked upon and efforts should be
made to implement these things.
With more and more smart sectors coming
up, life becomes very easy for cities that
implement them.