Surat to be India’s First Smart City with Solar Power By Zulkarnain/ Updated On Tue, Jun 12th, 2018 Under the Mission, the SMC with the investment of whooping Rs 2908 crore, are implementing the development works in the city. The consultative committee members of the Ministry of urban development are on a visit to the city of Surat where they visited multiple projects that are being implemented by Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) under Smart City Mission. <a href='https://secure.meilleurmedia.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a23dad63&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE' target='_blank'><img src='https://secure.meilleurmedia.com/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=17&source=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.saurenergy.com&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE&n=a23dad63&ct0=INSERT_ENCODED_CLICKURL_HERE' border='0' alt='Advertisment' /></a> Under the Mission, the SMC with the investment of whooping Rs 2908 crore, are implementing the development works in the city. As for now, 31 projects are under implementation stage and 14 projects have already been completed. Furthermore, 13 projects under the mission are to be tendered soon. The delegation to the city was led by the Minister of state (independent charge) for housing and urban affairs Hardeep Singh Puri. The delegation visited eight projects being implemented under the Surat Smart City Mission. The delegation saw tertiary treatment plant, smart dustbins in Limbayat, solar energy plant, vertical gardens, housing project at Parvat, BRTS road and BRTS model station in Adajan, Fort and command, and control system at SMC’s main building. “The delegation comprised six MPs and CEOs of seven cities among others. The members of the delegation were quite impressed with the ongoing and completed projects. The Delhi Municipal Corporation would be replicating the smart dustbin project in the capital city. Nearly 75 smart dustbins would be installed there before July-end,” said Municipal commissioner M Thennarasan. The Union minister wanted SMC to expedite the Integrated Traffic Control System (ITCS) project in the city. He also wanted helmets to be made compulsory in the city for two-wheeler riders. The team viewed presentations given by the CEOs of Pune, Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Visakhapatnam, Bhubaneswar, New Delhi and Surat on the work being undertaken in their respective cities under the Smart City Mission. This is the first time that a parliamentary consultative committee on Smart City Mission is visiting Surat. Source: ET Tags: BRTS model station in Adajan, BRTS road, city of Surat, control system at SMC’s main building, Delhi Municipal Corporation, Fort and command, Hardeep Singh Puri, housing project at Parvat, India, Integrated Traffic Control System, Minister of state (independent charge) for housing and urban affairs, Minister of state for housing and urban affairs, Ministry of urban development, Municipal commissioner M Thennarasan, Smart City Mission, smart dustbins in Limbayat, SMC, solar energy plant, Surat Municipal Corporation, Surat Smart City Mission, vertical gardens
