Smart Cities are currently dominating the discussions on the next generation of urban infrastructure and seen as a crucial link in improving road transportation landscape in the country – Discuss.
Refer - Business Line
IAS Parliament 7 years
KEY POINTS
· A smart city uses digital technologies or information and communication technologies (ICT) to enhance quality and performance of urban services to make lives of citizens better.
Advantages on Urban Infrastructure
Smart cities will –
· Encourage the idea of better city planning and execution.
· Work towards clean environment by encouraging Green buildings and use of renewable energy sources.
· Monitors water quality and its management.
· Reduces water scarcity by using waste water after its treatment.
· Introduce water leakage identification & prevention measures.
· Employs proper waste management measures and convert waste in to energy & fuel.
· Employs innovative ways to safeguard citizens from natural calamities and artificial disasters.
· E-government services are delivered to citizens, faster, and at a lower operating expense.
· Propels local economic development.
Advantages on transportation
Smart cities will –
· Reduce congestion and accidents on roads by providing real time information on traffic blockages and natural or artificial calamities.
· Provides an interactive lighting system which glows bright as a vehicle nears it. Thus, reducing wastage of energy on less-travelled highways.
· Employs smart life poles which exchange data of incoming vehicles before approaching a hairpin bend. Thus, reduces accidents.
· Reduces traffic on roads and mutually benefit consumers by leveraging Dynamic car pooling system based on Internet connectivity.
· GPS-based tracking and route information of public transport will increase reliability of public transport.
· Use of Electric vehicles will reduce pollution as well as our oil import bill.
