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For a lot of people living in National Capital Region of Delhi, Ghaziabad is fast becoming a place to look at. Interestingly, it is not Ghaziabad’s old identity of industrial city but cleanliness and holistic development which is fascinating people in the neighbouring cities.

It is a fact that Ghaziabad is today developing in various aspects like never before.

The secret behind this accomplishment lies in the coordinated efforts of several government agencies, spearheaded by Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation (GMC) and Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA). It has resulted in Ghaziabad being named the “Fastest Mover” big city in Swachh Survekshan 2018 by the Government of India.

Dealing with various key developments and policy-related decisions that define Indian governance style at large, this section throws light on the most important aspects.

eGov magazine’s latest issue thus justifiably explores and underlines the growth model of Ghaziabad, the city that moved up to the rank of 36 from 351 in 2017, in the pan-India exercise of assessing cleanliness in urban areas conducted by the Central government across 4,203 cities.

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In a bid to discuss the vision, rapid urban growth and development of this NCR city, the Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation (GMC) in association with Elets Technomedia Pvt Limited has also organised the National Urban Development Summit, Ghaziabad.

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The magazine carries a special message from Suresh Kumar Khanna, Minister for Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs, Government of Uttar Pradesh.

Our cover story “Ghaziabad En route to Holistic Development” gives an overview of various developmental projects presently being implemented in the city.

From Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation, we have featured interviews of distinguished personalities like Asha Sharma, Mayor; Ritu Maheshwari, District Magistrate; Chandra Prakash Singh, Commissioner, etc.

As Ghaziabad is focussing on the proper implementation of Swachh Bharat Mission in the city, we have also featured interview of Dr V K Jindal, Swachh Mission Director, Government of India.

In addition to them, we have also featured Anil Srivastava, Adviser (Transport) and Directorate General, Development, Monitoring and Evaluation Office (DMEO), NITI Aayog; Dr Nalin Shinghal, Chairman and Managing Director, Central Electronics Limited.

Offering an educational perspective from Ghaziabad, we have also featured two top schools of Ghaziabad -- Gurukul The School and JKG International School.

This issue also carries a conference report of Smart City Summit, Gurugram which was organised by Municipal Corporation of Gurugram in association with Elets Technomedia on 1 February, 2018.

With such a variety of interviews, articles and special stories, we hope this June issue will offer a better insight into Ghaziabad to our esteemed readers, provoking an invaluable feedback and lessons to learn.

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22 GHAZIABAD’S TRYST WITH SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

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36 GURUKUL IMPARTING EDUCATION THROUGH GLOBAL TRENDS

40 UBER MOVEMENT LAUNCHED TO STREAMLINE TRAFFIC PLANNING

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Mayor, Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation

Municipal Commissioner, Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation

Commissioner – Food, Government of Uttar Pradesh

Joint Secretary, Swachh Bharat Mission, Government of India

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Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways Government of India

Adviser (Transport) and Directorate General, Development, Monitoring and Evaluation Office (DMEO), NITI Aayog

Chairman and Managing Director, Central Electronics Limited (CEL)

Director, JKG International School, Vijay Nagar, Ghaziabad

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CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH

ANIL SRIVASTAVA

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Message It delights me to observe the Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation in association with Elets Technomedia Private Limited is organising National Urban Development Summit on June 21.

With Uttar Pradesh being the growth engine of India and country’s third largest economy growing at a fast rate, Ghaziabad has also emerged as the prominent industrial and knowledge hub of the National Capital Region.

I extend my greetings for hosting the conclave for knowledgeexchange and for bringing out a special edition of eGov magazine on the occasion.

Chandra Prakash Singh Municipal Commissioner Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation

I hope the summit would serve as a significant platform for delegates and experts to discuss the best practices required for creating employment and entrepreneurship opportunities.

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UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurating the Ghaziabad’s elevated road

Ghaziabad En route to Holistic Development With Ghaziabad witnessing a steady expansion in all dimensions, various projects are being carried out to prevent any incovenience to public and provide succour. There are many projects which are underway, Ritika Srivastava of Elets News Network (ENN) takes a look at the ongoing developments related to various projects.

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Elevated Road METRO The Ghaziabad elevated road’s construction began in November 2014 & On March 30, Uttar Pradesh (UP) Chief Minister (CM) Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the 10-kilometre, six-lane stretch of the Hindon Elevated Road. Now, Ghaziabad will have better roads at important junctions and better-lit street. It will connect UP Gate on the Delhi-Ghaziabad with Raj Nagar Extension in the Uttar Pradesh city, drastically cutting travel time and enhancing commuting comfort. In order to keep the flow of traffic and movement of vehicles smooth on the Hindon elevated road, the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) officials are planning to install 103 CCTV cameras after every 200 meters and speed radars which will help track speeding vehicles. Apart from this, solar panels will be installed to power the LED lights on the Hindon elevated road to save on the operational costs.

Some Facts About the Newly-Opened Ghaziabad Elevated Road: l The Ghaziabad elevated road will connect commuters from the National Highway-24 (NH-24) directly to Raj Nagar Extension and towards Meerut, providing major

The growing demand for public transport in mega cities has serious effects on urban ecosystems, especially due to the increased atmospheric pollution and changes in land use patterns. An ecologically sustainable urban transport system could be obtained by an appropriate mix of alternative modes of transport resulting in the use of environmentally friendly fuels and land use patterns. At present, Ghaziabad has only two stations -- Kaushambi and Vaishali on the Blue Line of Delhi Metro. By September 2018, Delhi Metro will open two new corridors connecting Dilshad Garden to Ghaziabad. Work is in full progress to connect the extended pockets of Ghaziabad via Metro, from Dilshad Garden in Delhi to the New Bus Stand in Ghaziabad’s Madhopura.

The proposed Metro connectivity will not just help Delhi-Ghaziabad commuters skip the congested roads of Uttar Pradesh but also enable faster travel.

This will also boost the growth of new residential and commercial properties around the Metro stations, marking a new chapter in Ghaziabad’s growth story.

relief to the commuters travelling to Meerut.

The cost of the Ghaziabad elevated road project has been estimated at Rs. 1,147 crore

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“By September 2018, Delhi Metro will open two new corridors connecting Dilshad Garden to Ghaziabad. Work is in full progress to connect the extended pockets of Ghaziabad via Metro.”

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vehicles would ply on the elevated road every hour.

The Ghaziabad elevated road has been designed to enable fast traffic with an average speed of 80 km per hour, allowing direct and non-stop vehicular movement.

The cost of the Ghaziabad elevated road project has been estimated at Rs. 1,147 crore.

The Ghaziabad elevated road will shorten over an hour-long journey from Ghaziabad to Delhi to barely 18-20 minutes.

The Ghaziabad elevated road is built on 227 single pillars.

l Secondary treatment removes

dissolved and suspended biological matter. Secondary treatment is typically performed by indigenous, water-borne micro-organisms in a managed habitat. l Tertiary treatment is to provide a final treatment stage to further improve the effluent quality before it is discharged to the receiving environment (sea, river, lake, wet lands, ground, etc.).

“Ghaziabad is a rapidly expanding city and its residents require more water with each passing day.

Many colonies within the city are already being supplied Ganga water.� running plants in Ghaziabad that are located in Pratap Vihar and Siddharth Vihar. Ghaziabad is a rapidly expanding city and its residents require more water with each passing day. Many colonies within the city are already being supplied Ganga water.

Ganga Jal Project City Forest There are 3 Ganga water treatment plants in Ghaziabad. The Jal Nigam is

City Forest is an artificial park in

Sewerage Treatment Plant Ghaziabad has 8 Sewarage Treatment plants & all plants are funtional.The capacity of all the plants is 483 MLD out of which 392.8 MLD of Sewage is treated per day. Sewage treatment generally involves three stages, called primary, secondary and tertiary treatment. l Primary treatment consists of

temporarily holding the sewage in a quiescent basin where heavy solids can settle to the bottom while oil, grease and lighter solids float to the surface.

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Ghaziabad’s elevated road connects UP Gate with Raj Nagar Extension

Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. The park is located on the banks of the Hindon, has walking trails, cycle tracks, horse-riding facility and guided tours for visitors with open gypsy/jeep rides.

The project, which is spread across 175 acres,and is offering the public an opportunity to try all rides .The park is open from 5am to 7.30pm on all seven days.

A private contractor has been hired for maintenance. The pathway for hikers is narrower. Trees like neem, bamboo, amla, jamun, arjun have been planted along the routes, “This gives the whole place the look of a natural forest,In the last one year, nearly two lakh saplings of different varieties have been planted in the area in addition to the existing tree cover of the region. The entire project area has been divided into nine blocks - A to I - with different features and facilities in each part.

The three-acre lake is a natural wetland whereas tube wells have been set up for the five acre lake to augment water supply to it. The lakes attract migratory birds in the winters.

A deer park spread across five acres has also been proposed.

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A waste-to-energy plants at Galand is being setup in Ghaziabad. The site – at Galand will be equipped with a waste-to-energy plant . This will help generate power for the city. The site is far away from habitation and also away from the Hindon airbase’s flying zone. Also, the land is owned by the government.

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There are many benefits Ghaziabad will gain by setting up Waste to Energy plant: l l Cost effective treatment process

and established proven technology. l No extensive preparation of waste material is required and the facility is adaptable to changes in the mix of waste material. l Energy from Waste (EfW) process recovers energy in the form of electrical power and heat. The 5MW of electricity that it produces is sufficient to light and heat 5000 homes.

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thus preventing methane emissions, which can contribute to greenhouse gas emissions.

Municipal waste is a non fossil fuel.

Recovery of energy from this source by EfW means that less fossil fuels such as coal, gas and oil need to be burned - preserving this limited resource for future generations.

EfW plants are designed as all weather facilities and operate on a 24 hour, 7 day per week basis.

Discharging of waste is under cover and odours are minimised by extraction fans, which provide the primary air for the process.

The EfW process produces by-products, which can be recovered and recycled. Metals are returned to scrap recycling and inert bottom ash is used as a secondary aggregate.

Landfill usage and landfill expansions greatly reduced. Waste to energy facilities typically reduce waste volumes by 90%. Fewer and smaller landfills are needed to process ash and this protects a valuable natural resource – land.

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Ghaziabad Leading the Development Drive in NCR Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation (GMC) has its own functional waste-to-compost plant with waste processing capacity of 300 MT per day. Also another waste-to-compost plant is adopted with neighbouring ULBs under cluster model for the waste processing 200 MT per day, says Asha Sharma, Mayor, Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation in conversation with Elets News Network (ENN).

Asha Sharma

Mayor Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation

“We are constructing shopping malls in the commercial areas as well as working on the concept of multilevel smart parking.”

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What policies have been introduced for the overall urban development in Ghaziabad?

Six months ago since I have taken responsibility as the Mayor of Ghaziabad, multiple rounds of deliberation have een held with various stakeholders to make the city clean.

I take pride that during this period Ghaziabad has done significantly well and was awarded ‘Fastest Movers City’ award in Swachh Survekshan, 2018. As a matter of policy, we want to work on following agendas along

with sustaining the pace development: l To make Ghaziabad a clean and green city. l Bring opportunities to the city so that the best of infrastructure comparable to Delhi is built in Ghaziabad. l River Hindon is the legacy that we have inherited from our ancestors, but it is very painful to see the present situation of river. We want to not only rejuvenate the river but also to develop economic activities around the river. l Ghaziabad is suffering a lot due to lack of mass mobility quality transport system. We need to

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work with various agencies so that the roads can be decongested.

l Organised a skilling programme

for Safai Karamcharis of Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam, sponsored by National Safai Karamchari Finance Development Corporation. The purpose of the skilling programme was to

What schemes have been implemented for citizens’ social welfare in Ghaziabad?

Swachh Bharat Mission has given us an opportunity to focus consistently on various aspects that are part of essential services that are common.

Our primary focus was to make city open defecation free and we have been certified by Quality Council of India as Open Defecation Free city. To achieve the status of ODF city we provided following infrastructure to the city.

Construction of toilets is the foundation of Swachh Bharat Mission and we have kept with the pace of constructing toilets. Though the city is certified ODF, but we are still working towards building more sanitation related infrastructure.

Ghaziabad is the only city in Uttar Pradesh where India’s first Pink Toilet (especially designed for women) was created. Similarly, we want to enhance the access of sanitation services for which all our toilets are tagged with Google Toilet Locator app.

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What steps have been taken up by the corporation under Swachh Bharat Mission?

As a preparatory exercise for Swachh Survekshan, 2018 following activities have been undertaken by Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam during the Survekshan year:

major roads and flyovers of Ghaziabad. l Mechanical road sweeping on all major roads with before water sprinkling. l Monthly special cleanliness drives by diverting safaikarmi from four

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transform the status of Karamcharis from non-skilled labour to skilled labour.

There are land parcels where there is no sewer network. For such areas, a massive drive was organised to select and register the de-sludgers and providing facility of co-treatment at the Sewer Treatment Plant. In this course, 26 registered de-sludgers have been issued license at a nominal fee of rupees Rs 2,000 per annum.

GMC has its own functional waste-to-compost plant with waste processing capacity of 300 MT per day. Also another waste-to-compost plant is adopted with neighboring ULBs under cluster model for the waste processing 200 MT per day.

Sanitation Infrastructure Other solid waste management achievements Theme based paintings at all

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zones out of five zones to one zone so that one zone is completely transformed. l Ghaziabad is the only and first city in the state of Uttar Pradesh to have Pink Toilet (A Toilet, All for Woman). l All vehicles used for collection and transportation of waste are tracked with GPS, the tracking of vehicles can be accessed by any citizen through official website of Nagar Nigam Ghaziabad. l More than 300 direct citizen contact program/ workshops/ rallies.

As Ghaziabad is one of the NCR city, how you planning for urban development in the coming years?

Our primary focus is beautification of open land parcels available across the length of the roads.

There is a general phenomenon that roads are congested due to unauthorised parkings on the road as a number of unplanned markets mushroom around the residential areas. In this direction, we are constructing shopping malls in the commercial areas as well as working on the concept of multi-level smart parking.

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GHAZIABAD on Transformative Drive for a Real Change With Hindon Elevated Road and Eastern Peripheral Expressway, Ghaziabad appears well-placed for infrastructural development… Ghaziabad was recently awarded the “Fastest Mover big city” by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs owing to its cleanliness drive, says Ritu Maheshwari, District Magistrate, Ghaziabad and Vice-Chairman, Ghaziabad Development Authority in conversation with Ritika Srivastava of Elets News Network (ENN).

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District Magistrate, Ghaziabad and Vice-Chairman, Ghaziabad Development Authority

“Speaking of infrastructural development - one is Hindon Elevated Road which has been developed by Ghaziabad Development Authority at the cost of around Rs 1,200 crores. It has reduced the distance between Ghaziabad and Delhi by almost half.”

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Give us an overview on Ghaziabad’s overall urban development.

Ghaziabad is one of the famous cities of Uttar Pradesh. There are many stakeholders in terms of Ghaziabad’s urban development is concerned.

A major role here is played by Development Authority and the Municipal Corporation in cooperation with District Administration for taking the city ahead. As of now the focus, not only of the local authority but also of the State and Central government, is on four key agendas. One is on basic road network development. Second, 24-hour Power Supply. Third, curbing

pollution control and traffic congestion as far as NCR cities are concerned.

Fourth is about ensuring adequate drainage, sewage and water supply facilities. Ghaziabad is quite well-placed in all these aspects.

Today, Ghaziabad is wellconnected to Delhi and other NCR towns as well.

For power supply, we are already providing it 24 hours a day in the city.

In the rural areas and other subdivisions it is supplied around 18 hours, and 20 hours in B category towns.

Speaking of infrastructural development - one is Hindon Elevated Road, developed by Ghaziabad

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Development Authority at a cost of around Rs 1,200 crores. It has reduced the distance between Ghaziabad and Delhi by almost half. Secondly, Eastern Peripheral Expressway, which was recently opened by the honourable Prime Minister, has ensured Ghaziabad is quite connected to Punjab, Haryana and other neighbouring States.

What initiatives GDA is planning for citizens’ Smart and Sustainable housing?

The Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) has already a lot of housing projects undergoing. They can be classified in two categories: one category of projects are being billed by GDA for citizens on affordable policy basis. Earlier, there was an affordable housing policy and we constructed EWS, LIG houses under that. Now, we have Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana. A lot of housing projects are being planned under this programme. We have identified land for almost 5,000 units. They are in different stages.

Second category is of the ones that the GDA provides. Under this, housing is provided to residents on a PPP model, where builders are given certain targets that are also for low-cost housing. So, these are also around 10,000 units.

These are under construction at different places and in various stages of development. Apart from these two categories, there are two other modes of development -- the non-EWS and LIG and the other is the normal development wherein new projects come up in the city, the map sanctions, the development charges are levied so that the development of cities housing sector takes place in an organised manner.

Ghaziabad was recently awarded as Fastest Movers City by MoHUA, how district administration plans to foster this drive?

This recent announcement has been a big motivator for all of us. Because almost for past one year, there has been the confluence of a lot of factors, which helped Ghaziabad reach this position. If you would have observed Ghaziabad, you would have noticed various places where just garbage was lying all around across the roads. So shifting of these open points to closed “Kudaa” or, the points where garbage is not collected on the main roads but there is a proper location for it.

Also, earlier we didn’t have this door-to-door house garbage collection.

This has been now launched and ensuring it serves across Ghaziabad.

This has been a big boost for making the city clean. Also, now mechanised sweeping machines have been purchased. Now, not only day-time sweeping is carried out but also night-time sweeping is done across the market. So, this also offers a cleaner look to the city. Also, we focus on all the major entry, exit and major traffic points of the city. So, all of that we’ve tried to streamline in terms of road network, encroachments, the lighting part, the plantation part, etc. All this has given a better feel of the city.

Besides, all these efforts - completion of the elevated road or focus of administration on EP, identifying the major traffic congestion point, lot of u-turns have been built with funds from Ghaziabad Development Authority. These have helped us to

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make it cleaner and appear a better livable place for citizens. But, of course, it is just the beginning. Because Ghaziabad was at a very bad position so it has seen the highest jump in its own category of cities. But now taking it higher is going to be a major challenge. Because above Ghaziabad there are many cities where not only administration is making efforts, people too have a real stake in turning the city clean and a better place.

What plans do you have in the pipeline for Ghaziabad for next year?

Firstly, with people going all around from Ghaziabad, be it those working in Delhi, Noida, Gurugram, the connectivity has always been a concern. This one aspect we have largely addressed by elevated road.

Secondly, in cleanliness we have reached a particular milestone. But we will have to involve more people, look for more stringent mechanism to implement it so that is another major challenge.

Thirdly, though we have a 24-hour power supply in the city, a lot of power-tripping happens. We are working on that aspect. Though Ghaziabad is not the part of the Smart City system but we are pooling in the funds through Ghaziabad Development Authority, Nagar Nigam or District Administration.

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Ghaziabad Adopting Smart Solutions for Urban Transformation Ghaziabad was once the most polluted city in India, however due to the constant efforts of Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation (GMC), the pollution level in the city has decreased. This achievement cannot be ignored and should be seen as an opportunity to implement best environmental solutions,says Chandra Prakash Singh, Municipal Commissioner, Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation in conversation with Ritika Srivastava of Elets News Network (ENN).

Chandra Prakash Singh Municipal Commissioner Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation

“Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam has its own functional waste to compost plant with waste processing capacity of 300 MT per day. Also, another waste to compost plant is adopted with neighbouring ULBs under cluster model for the waste processing 200 MT per day.”

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What are the various initiatives taken up by Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation?

Swachh Survekshan 2018 gave us an opportunity of doing self-assessment to know what we lack and what are our strengths to implement solutions accordingly, to bring in place smart solutions for the benefit of residents of Ghaziabad.

It was the most polluted city in India.

However we have been successful to a great extent to reduce the level of pollutions in the city. This achievement cannot be ignored and should be seen

as an opportunity to implement best environmental solutions. When I took over as the Municipal Commissioner of Ghaziabad, the daily average waste collection was approximately between 900 metric tonne (MT) to 1,050 MT. Now the waste collection has reached up to 2,000 MT per day and that shows that we have improved significantly in terms of collection of waste and we envisage the next step will be to manage the entire municipal solid waste.

For this purpose, we have taken some significant steps. To overcome the challenge of untreated waste, we have

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SUB GOALS

ACTIVITIES

Door-to-Door Collection

l All households/ premises in the city are to be covered by door-to-door collection. l Transportation of solid waste authorised garbage Collectors.

Segregation at source

l All households/premises have segregation at source (wet, dry & domestic hazardous)

Sweeping of public, commercial and residential areas

l All public and commercial areas have twice daily sweeping, including night sweeping

Litter Bins, Waste Storage and Material Recovery Facility

l Twin-Bin/ Segregated (Blue & Green) Litter bins are available in, 100 per cent public &

Waste Storage (secondary storage):

l Waste storage bins are placed at strategic locations. l Waste is directly transferred from generators premises to transport chain vehicles with

Availability of Material Recovery Facility

l Fully functional MRF (for garbage collection, sorting, storage, recycle, processing and

Scientific Waste Processing, Scientific Landfilling

l Scientific Waste Processing: 100 percent waste generated is processed l Scientific Landfilling: Only process rejects are transported to Scientific landfill

Construction & Demolition Waste management

l 100 per cent of C&D waste generated is used/ processed within municipal limits or in a

maintained till processing

and residential areas have daily sweeping.

commercial areas at every 50-100 meters, as per requirement (Waste is only deposited in such bins - No Littering or Spill over of waste

or without transfer station, to

processing center

sale) in adequate numbers, within maximum 10 / 5 km radius. Households/ premises may deposit waste at MRF on payment basis

designated C&D recycling plant

l Facilitation of collection of C&D waste from premises of retail (non-bulk) occasional

generators or designation of collection points within reasonable distance (max. 5 kilometers) – 100 percent of municipal limits covered l Provisions made for use of material made out of C&D waste in more than 10 per cent of municipal construction activities – including in non-structural concrete, paving blocks, lower layers of road pavements, inner colony roads, etc.

User Charges

moved a step ahead for setting up waste-to-energy plant.

We understand when a city aims to

l Viable and sustainable User charges for waste collection and transportation being

collected from all households/ premises including residential, commercial, institutional and industrial establishments.

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infrastructure at a fast pace and today we are certified Open Defecation Free (‘ODF’) city.

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What recent projects have been introduced by corporation for Ghaziabad’s urban growth?

We understand very well that planning today means planning for tomorrow and we are focussed towards making Ghaziabad top ten performing cities in terms of Swachhata ranking. For that we are planning many smart solution to make Ghaziabad a smart city.

We have many urban challenges such as, safety and security, traffic congestion, ageing infrastructure, effect of climate change and disasters that needs to be addressed. We wish to address these challenges by following various initiative under PPP model.

Transforming city into an economic powerhouse, implementing best of waste management and environmental solutions are on my agenda table.

Switching from conventional streetlamps to LEDs presented an interesting opportunity on which we have already started working upon.

What special Waste Management schemes have been implemented under Swachh Bharat Mission?

Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam has its own functional waste to compost plant with waste processing capacity of 300 MT per day. Also, another waste to compost plant is adopted with

neighbouring ULBs under cluster model for the waste processing 200 MT per day.

Keeping Solid Waste Management concern in mind waste-to-energy plant at Galand is being setup in Ghaziabad.

The site – at Galand will be equipped with a waste-to-energy plant . This will help generate power for the city. The site is far away from habitation and also away from the Hindon airbase’s flying zone.

What are your plans for city’s urban development?

It’s a high time that we maintained the pace with what we have been working over past one year. Because getting into pace of development may be easy but sustaining the pace of development may not be easy.

So, let us all join hands be it our public representatives, safaikarmicleaning staff (the backbone of Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation), Health Department, civil works wing, water works wing or revenue wing of Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation.

We all have worked together in past and intend to do so in the coming times too.

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Ghaziabad’s Tryst With Solid Waste Management Solid Waste Management system has always been a serious concern for all urban local bodies. Being close to Delhi and as an important city of the State, Ghaziabad is in limelight for sanitation and other infrastructure facilities. People often tend to compare facilities of Ghaziabad city with the national capital, writes Divakar Mukherjee of Elets News Network (ENN).

Reverse Vending Machine

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ith the ever increasing population and urbanisation, the waste management has emerged as a huge challenge in Ghaziabad. Not only the waste has increased in quantity, but the characteristics of waste have also changed tremendously over a period of time, with the introduction of so many new gadgets and equipment. Scientific disposal of solid waste through segregation, collection and treatment and disposal in an environmentally sound manner minimises the adverse impact on the environment.

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In ‘Swachh Survekshan 2018’ (SS) Rankings, Ghaziabad fared greatly and secured a 36th position among 4,243 cities that were surveyed against 351st spot in SS Ranking in 2017. The reason behind this good performance was solid waste management in the city largely. From zero door-to-door garbage collection in 2016 to covering 82 wards out of 100 wards in 2017, we have covered a huge area. For this purpose, 150 Tata Ace vehicles were procured by the Nagar Nigam.

Also public participation played a key role in creating awareness and making development process participatory through encouragement and by sharing knowledge, skills and techniques with the people.

Ghaziabad Corporation aims to complete the full chain of solid waste disposal that requires scientific collection, segregation and scientific disposal on priority basis. With the waste-to-energy plant in place in coming months, the Corporation will be able to complete full chain of solid waste disposal that requires scientific collection, segregation and scientific disposal, as required under the Solid Waste Management and Handling Rules. Nagar Nigam roped in

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been setup in the Nagar Nigam where people visiting the Nagar Nigam can throw their used plastic bottles. Those bottles are recycled.

Nagar Nigam is aiming to recycle maximum waste that is generated inside the Nigam.

rag pickers and private garbage collectors in this scheme and they were provided training on waste segregation. They were tasked to go along with the vehicles for door-todoor garbage collection. At present, the city generates nearly 850 metric tonnes of daily solid waste of which goes to a temporary landfill site at Pratap Vihar.

Apart from the solid waste management schemes, the corporation has also undertaken various other tasks to ensure sanitation and cleanliness in the city, which includes mechanical sweeping, night-sweeping, waste to compost plants, pit composting and transformation of Garbage Vulnerable Points.

Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam has its own functional waste to compost plant with waste processing capacity of 300 Million Tonne (MT) per day. Also another waste to compost plant is adopted with neighbouring ULBs

Composting pit

under cluster model for the waste processing 200 MT per day.

Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam has 1,200 plus parks out of which 749 have composting pits and out of 749 composting pits, 350 are functional composting pits. Citizen participation has played a key role in maintenance of some of these composting pits.

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Nagar Nigam has planned several awareness campaigns to reduce the use of plastic — to make people aware of disposal of plastic bags, wrappers and cups. Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam is planning to install more vending machines to process plastic waste and help in segregating non-biodegradable waste from municipal solid waste.

This, in turn, will reduce the load on landfill sites. 300 Garbage Vulnerable points have been transformed out of 351 points.

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UP Streamlining

Procurement

and Distribution Digitally From implementing Information Technology to linking Aadhaar during farmers’ registration, the Food Department has taken several initiatives for effective and hassle-free purchase of food grain, its distribution and timely payment to farmers, says Alok Kumar, Commissioner – Food, Government of Uttar Pradesh, in an interview with Arpit Gupta of Elets News Network (ENN).

Alok Kumar

Commissioner – Food Government of Uttar Pradesh

“To restrict middle man in buying and selling of food grains, we have allowed buying only 300 quintal of it from one weighing machine.

SMS have been sent to over seven lakh farmers for schemes related to wheat purchase.”

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How the Information Technology is helping the Food Department of Uttar Pradesh to bring an effective, swift and transparent purchase system for State farmers?

We are using Information Technology to deliver our services in a transparent manner. We have two wings -- one is marketing wing and the other is supply wing. Through marketing wing procurement operations are executed. It includes wheat procurement and paddy procurement. During procurements, we always receive complaints regarding the buying or selling through a middle\man.

In order to resolve these complaints, we have started an e-procurement module through which a farmer can register his land. The registration can be done through any Public Service Centre.

Registration is must for every farmer, as it helps us to get their bank account and lands’ details. In addition to that, processing of payments is easier for the farmers already registered with us. We are using the module for payments and ensuring that the payment is done within 72 hours. We are trying to link the module with revenue and paddy procurements to keep actual data of land a farmer is having. Along with that the information like the quantity of wheat

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bought and sold and also the names of buyer and seller are available on the public domain. Such transparency will help people to launch a complaint in case of any discrepancy in buying or selling of the wheat. The module along with serving the public will also help us in getting the exact amount of fund we are having at different centres, quantity of wheat at a centre,etc.

It is important develop a Public Distribution System (PDS) that supports the farmers and the department to avoid any discrepancies. Please give details about the initiatives in this regard.

Other than marketing, we are using the module in the Public Distribution System (PDS) for Supply Chain management effectively. Through the module, anyone irrespective of being a Government officer or a common man can observe the movement of foodgrain sfrom depot of Food Corporation of India (FCI) to block warehouse and then to distribution among the public. Every release orders i.e. from FCI to Block warehouse and then to the public is available on the public domain. In all, it is about bringing transparency in the system.

Every detail of ration quota holders including their ration card details is available with us. In coming months, timing for availing the food grains will also be available on the domain through our e-pos machines. Presently, the system is available only in the urban areas but soon we are going to implement it in the rural areas. E-pos machines uses Aadhaar Card of a person for the distribution of the ration and around 13,000 shops in urban areas are using these machines.

Rest 67,000 shops are in rural areas where soon we are going to implement it. The tenders for the same are going to be finalised very soon and we are going to cover the rural area in next three months.

Other than distributing ration to the right person, how Aadhaar is helping the department in its attempt for providing various services timely?

E-pos helps us to ensure that the ration is distributed to the correct person as it is done only after the verification of Aadhaar number. Since September 2017, Aaadhar authentication for distribution of ration is done for around 85 per cent of the population in urban areas. It gave administration the confidence of providing ration to authentic people, reduced the Government’s expenses and also restricted fake people from receiving any benefits.

In addition to these initiatives, we are also trying to store Aadhaar details of every person seeking benefits of ration distribution by June 30. It is mandatory under the Act as well as by the directives of the Court. People registered under the module without Aadhaar either have to submit the enrollmennt slip or have to provide the declaration that soon he or she will be applying for it. Aadhaar will help us to get the details of persons having more than one Ration Card. We are also using social media at a large level to make people aware about these initiatives.

How the department is trying to bring transparency to the purchase of foodgrains from farmers?

To restrict middleman in buying and selling of foodgrains, we have allowed buying only 300 quintals of it from one weighing machine. SMSes have been sent to over seven lakh farmers for schemes related to wheat purchase.

Measurement department has been asked to inspect all the electronic weighing machines to avoid any kind of discrepancies in weight measurements.

Revenue department has been asked to cross verify the details of wheat purchase from the farmers.

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What are the various initiatives taken by the Government to curb the inconvenience caused to farmers at purchase centres?

The centres have been instructed by the Government to maintain a token register for avoiding any inconvenience to farmers.

After entering the details of farmers -name, address, and mobile number, farmers are given a token of probable date for the purchase of their foodgrains.

Officials are also advised by the government to give a purchase date to farmers within 10 days for the purchase.

Recently, Uttar Pradesh recorded 100 per cent rise in wheat procurement at 3 million, what measures were taken to make it possible?

The wheat procurement process was started on April 1 and would continue till June 15 even as 60 per cent of the target has already been achieved. Hon’ble Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath issued strict directives to the State Food Department to ensure that a sufficient number of procurement centres are set up for the smooth procurement process. The government established around 5,000 procurement centres in this regard.

Moreover, in his recent visit to Lucknow, Union Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan reviewed the progress of wheat procurement and held a meeting with the Food Corporation of India (FCI) officials. He also made every official believe that the temporary shortage of jute sacks for packaging wheat had been sorted out and it would not hamper prospective procurement.

In March 2018, the Adityanath government had approved the wheat purchase policy and announced Minimum Support Price (MSP) of Rs 1,735 per quintal (100 kg), apart from an additional Rs 10 per quintal as transportation charges.

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Swachh Bharat Mission Cleaning India With Citizen Participation At the time of the commencement of the Swachh Bharat Mission, more than 66-lakh households were lacking toilets. Now in the current scenario, we have built or are building more than 57 lakh toilets, says V K Jindal, Joint Secretary, Swachh Bharat Mission, Government of India, in conversation with Gautam Debroy of Elets News Network (ENN).

V K Jindal

Joint Secretary Swachh Bharat Mission Government of India

“Under the new ranking released recently, Jharkhand has been given the Cleanest State Award. Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh bagged the second and third positions respectively. The States which were lagging behind are also trying to cover up.�

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What is the current status of Swachh Bharat Mission ?

With a target of cleaning India by 2019, when we will be celebrating the 150th birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi, Swachh Bharat Mission is currently one of the favourite projects of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Mission itself is divided into two parts. One is the rural part, which is looked after the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, and the other is urban part, which is taken care of by us.

We want to create Open Defecation Free zones and Garbage Free Zones under the urban part.

At the time of the commencement of the Mission, more than 66 lakh

households were lacking toilets and only 20 per cent of the total waste generated was processed. In 2014, 95 lakh tonne capacity treatment plants were present in the country. The compost plants at that time were having a capacity of 53 lakh tonne per annum.

Now in the current scenario, we have built or are building more than 57 lakh toilets. We have completed 86 per cent of our target. If Bihar and Odisha complete their target of building nine lakh toilets this year, we are pretty sure that by 2nd October, 2018, we will be able to achieve the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

In the slums of the urban areas, we have decided to build community toilets since there is a shortage of space and the rest

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of the areas will be covered by the public toilets. Till now we have constructed 45 lakh public toilets.

We are expecting to complete our targets by 2018, one year ahead of the scheduled 2019. The capacity of treatment plants have been increased to 1.75 crore tonne per annum .

We have also started 40 lakh tonne capacity compost plants in the urban areas and plants, with a total capacity of 10 lakh tonne, are under construction. We have completed 88 megawatt plants of waste to energy and plants of 400 megawatt are under construction.

As a result, Ghaziabad, which was earlier on 351st rank suddenly jumped to 36th rank. It also bagged the fastest mover category award. It moved faster than any other developed NCR regions of Faridabad, Gurugram and Delhi.

How are North Eastern States doing in the Swachhta Mission?

In other States, the Government of India gives a subsidy of Rs 4,000 to construct a toilet. But in North Eastern areas, the amount is Rs 10,800.

For proper treatment of garbage, we have divided the entire process in three parts.

The focus is to collect maximum garbage from the households. Then the focus shifts on the segregation part and third part is that how much waste is processed.

So, we are emphasising especially on these areas. Sikkim is one State which is moving very fast in all the areas of Swachh Bharat Mission whether it is plastic management, waste management or door-to-door collection.

How are you ensuring citizen participation in the Mission?

With a new Government in the State of Uttar Pradesh, Ghaziabad is marching ahead in cleanliness drive.

We organised campaigns to make people aware about the sanitation drive. We also roped in film stars, opinion makers and sportspersons to create awareness. We also started a Swachhta drive in the schools so that students could be connected to the Mission directly. There were rallies taken out by women, RWAs were involved in it. We have been successful only due to the efforts of people.

What are the challenges in the Mission?

Which States are performing better under the Swachh Bharat Mission?

What were the factors which helped Ghaziabad leapfrog to such a high ranking in the Swachh Sarvekshan?

We received more than one crore complaints through Swachhata app.

More than 40 lakh people have provided feedback through this app.

More than 60-70 lakh app downloads were recorded in a short period of time.

Starting From August, we are going to organise 1,000 such awareness programmes. We are soon going to launch a portal where a lot of engaging programmes will be undertaken.

About 75 per cent of the households are covered under the door-to-door collection. Segregation of the waste stands at 38 per cent and 30 per cent of the waste is processed. We aim to increase this figure to 100 per cent.

Under the new ranking released recently, Jharkhand has been given the Cleanest State Award. Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh bagged the second and third positions respectively. The States which were lagging behind are also trying to cover up.

also a citizen’s programme. 35 per cent of the total numbers granted in the survey are given on the basis of citizens feedback.

This is a people’s movement. Success can only be ensured if common citizens are made a party to the Mission. For this, we have started a lot of programmes. One such programme is Swachhta Selfie. Swachh Survekshan is

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The biggest challenge is to engage more and more people. There are still people who litter the streets. People have to take care of their areas’ sanitation themselves. They have to be educated on the cleanliness. They have to be trained to segregate waste. It is a very big problem for us. There is a problem of proper infrastructure. Sometimes, we don’t even have land to create proper treatment plants.

We cannot take action. Our job is to facilitate the whole process. We have started the concept of Garbage Free City where we give stars. The stars are given on the basis of 13 parameters like road sanitation, segregation of waste, door-to-door collection, plastic waste system, etc.

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MoRTH Paving way for a Better India Our roads are now reaching near the border and their development has been divided in phases. In the second phase, the roads will reach the last villages across the border. Lot of projects are also going on in other States as well, says Shambhu Singh, Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser, Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways, Government of India in conversation with Gautam Debroy of Elets News Network (ENN).

Shambhu Singh

Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways Government of India

“The highway between India, Myanmar and Thailand is an important area which we are developing.

Myanmar’s 369 bridges are being built afresh by India. A totally Greenfield road from Imphal to Moreh is in the pipeline which will reduce the distance by 20 km.”

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What IT initiatives have been taken by the Department of Road, Transport and Highways?

What is your take on the Digital India initiative of the Government of India?

The use of IT in this Ministry was already pretty high. Now the Ministry has come up with an idea of Business Information Management System (BIMS) which allows the bidder to upload his technical bidding online. These bids are then examined and the bidder gets a certificate that all the documents have been uploaded online properly. The system automatically examines everything. This way, we have minimised the human interference in the process.

The system has the ability to reject a bid if all the documents are not complete which saves time and make the system more transparent. By this month, all the tendering process will go online.

A conscious decision has been taken this year that all the files will now be converted into electronic files. In our Ministry, all the documentation is quite high as we are dealing with detailed project reports, financial reports, etc. To examine these reports entirely online is difficult. We are trying to find solution for this. All simpler files are already in digital form and we work on them through e-office. The Ministry of Shipping is entirely on e-office. There is hardly any physical file there. We hope to overcome problems in our Ministry also. We will be going entirely digital in the near future.

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What initiatives have you taken to decrease the road accidents?

Training of drivers, people, road designing, the engineering aspect of transportation, all things have to be taken into account for road safety. As immediate measures, steps like footover bridges, underpasses, changing design to cross a highway easily, are going on.

Efforts like driver training schools are being funded by the Government of India to a large extent. States have already started these schools and once they become totally functional, we hope that the training of drivers can be taken care of. Once the drivers are aware of the security measures they should take, we think the situation will improve. The Right of A Pedestrian should also be taken care of. There is no concept of u turn in developed countries. But in our country, especially in villages, they take wrong side of the road. These things need to change. Providing service lanes is like creating infrastructure twice, so they require proper planning. The segregation of highways is very important. We have to put barriers on the sides, we have to educate people.

We recently had a road safety week and was participated by a lot of NGOs and people from across the country.

What initiatives have you taken for the development of North Eastern part of the country?

Apart from creating the connectivity within the Northeast like the Trans Arunachal highway, there are many other roads travelling across the Seven Sisters which are connecting places from south to north, which is very critical keeping in mind the international borders there. Quick supplies to people living there is also very important. Our roads are now reaching close to the border and their development has been divided in phases. In the second phase, the roads will reach the last villages across the border. Lot of projects are

“Efforts like driver training schools are being funded by the Government of India to a large extent.

States have already started these schools and once they become totally functional, we hope that the training of drivers can be taken care of.” also going on in other States as well.

Improvement of roads, say from Silchar to Imphal has been done at a very rapid pace. Permanent bridges are being constructed in the hilly areas.

Suspension and wooden bridges are getting replaced. The ‘Look East Policy’ and the ‘Act East Policy’ is being emphasised upon. The focus is on asian highway work. The highway between India, Myanmar and Thailand is an important area which we are developing. Myanmar’s 369 bridges are being built afresh by India. A totally Greenfield road from Imphal to Moreh in Meghalaya is in the pipeline which will reduce the distance between these two places by 20 km. The present road

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is very steep in certain areas where bigger lorries cannot go. The new road will enable the transportation of all the vehicles.

What challenges do you face in implementing projects?

We face challenges of the land, encroachments, removal of shops, facilities like water supply, electricity line, etc. The new Land Acquisition Act has made it extremely difficult to acquire land although under the National Highways Act we have our own authority to acquire land. From State to State, there is a different story.

We find that in some states when we try to acquire the land, the State Revenue officials declare the land as commercial making it costly to acquire them. If the cost of land acquisition has been reasonable, we would utilise our resources in more projects.

How are you finding this new assignment of the Department of Road, Transport and Highways, having worked in some other important ministries earlier?

You might call it a role reversal. From Ministry of Home Affairs, to the point of internal security from the point of neighbourhood, I use to demand roads, list out the areas where roads are necessary and must be built but that was from the security point of view.

Now that I am here, I am facilitating the road building. From demand supply, I have come to the supply side.

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ITS Moots

State-of-The-Art Mobility Paradigm in India Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) looks to solve multiple aspects of mobility plaguing our current transportation systems. We wish to establish a state-of-the-art mobility paradigm in the country, says Anil Srivastava, Adviser (Transport) and Directorate General, Development, Monitoring and Evaluation Office (DMEO), NITI Aayog in an exclusive interview with Gautam Debroy of Elets News Network (ENN).

Anil Srivastava

Adviser (Transport) and Directorate General, Development, Monitoring and Evaluation Office (DMEO), NITI Aayog

“Our policies are inclusive and take into consideration the importance of providing seamless connectivity to the North Eastern states.

We also plan to enhance the movement of logistics in and across the North East region which also holds the key for trading with our eastern neighbors.”

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What is your take on the Government of India’s flagship initiative ‘Make in India’?

‘Make in India’ is a visionary scheme aimed at boosting the manufacturing sector in India. For a long time now, India’s economy has either focused on primary sector jobs such as agriculture or we have proved our prowess in the service sector such as IT, Consulting and Finance. So it’s high time that we grabbed hold of our fair share of contribution from manufacturing sector so that India will go ahead to earn the tag of a global player in manufacturing.

The Government has emphasised its

focus in improving ‘ease of doing business’ ranking, which will also contribute towards this aim. The Government, in its last four years, has greatly focused on improving infrastructure and easing regulations, which has been a welcome step for all the industries. Overall ‘Make in India’ is bound to deliver great outputs, outcomes and impacts. While creating the policy for electric mobility in India, we are putting a specific focus on automobiles manufacturing in India. We are aiming at generating employment and revenue and dream of making India the hub for electric vehicle manufacturing.

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You have setup a national level committee for developing and implementing Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS).

Tell us something about that.

ITS is a revolutionary concept that has been doing rounds recently. It looks at solving multiple aspects of mobility plaguing our current transportation systems. It aims at modernising the way people and goods move and the infrastructure built around them. Use of innovative measures and providing quick, efficient and data backed solutions for issues like payment systems, reducing congestion, vehicle safety and control, emergency responses, parking management, etc.

ITS serves as an important component of urban planning and specifically, the Smart Cities Mission. We wish to establish a state-of-the-art mobility paradigm in the country.

Employability is an issue. How do you perceive job creation scenario in India?

India is among the fastest growing economy in the world and Indians are proving their mettle in all the fields.

Employment opportunities are being generated in all sectors and we at NITI Aayog are focusing on improving the employment elasticity of the country.

India has the biggest workforce in the world of which majority are youths. This can contribute to the development of the country in a dynamic and resounding fashion. Recent studies have indicated how formalisation of jobs is also happening in the country.

One of the key focus for Electric Vehicle Policy of India is also the employment generation aspect. We are looking at creating jobs not only through manufacturing, but also through entrepreneurship. We are promoting technological innovations and research and therefore, EV ecosystem is guaranteed to create millions of jobs in India directly and indirectly.

“‘Make in India’ is bound to deliver great outputs, outcomes and impacts. While creating the policy for electric mobility in India, we are putting a specific focus on automobiles manufacturing in India.”

Tell us about India’s prospect in electric mobility?

Electric mobility is an inevitable disruption that is waiting to happen in India. We are working towards a holistic action plan with right policy measures and looking at all the aspects of promotion of electric mobility, be it the clean mobility, employment generation, boosting manufacturing, creation of infrastructure and technological advances. India has the potential of becoming the electric vehicle hub for the world. This would also lead to reduce oil imports which

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will ease the burden on the public exchequer. India has a low per capita car ownership of around 20 vehicles per 1,000 people which is an ideal situation for the faster adoption of electric vehicles. India also has the large setups for aggregators and state-owned public transportation systems where electric mobility can be adopted in a quick manner.

If we talk about Northeast, what special attention you are giving as far as transportation and connectivity is concerned?

The Government has taken up multiple initiatives for increasing connectivity of the North East regions. Multiple infrastructure projects for developing roads and railways into the North East region are currently in place. Special schemes and concepts such as HIRA (Highways, Inland Waterways, Railways and Airways) by NITI Aayog and Department of North East Region (DoNER) and UDAN under MoCA are novel initiatives taken up by this government. Our policies are inclusive and take into consideration the importance of providing seamless connectivity to the North Eastern states. We also plan to enhance the movement of logistics in and across the North East region which also holds the key for trading with our eastern neighbours.

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CENTRAL ELECTRONICS LIMITED PERSPECTIVE

CEL Spearheading SOLAR PROJECTS IN INDIA The Central Electronics Limited (CEL) focusses on niche products.

The company has been a pioneer in Solar Photovoltaics with focus in Rural Electrification, Water Pumping Systems and Roof Top Power Plants as well as development of innovative applications. says Dr Nalin Shinghal, Chairman and Managing Director, Central Electronics Limited, in conversation with Divakar Mukherjee of Elets News Network (ENN).

Dr Nalin Shinghal

Chairman and Managing Director Central Electronics Limited (CEL)

Solar-based parking

“We are also working on the solar water pumping segment and also installing solar power plants in border areas.�

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How has CEL embarked on a journey from a loss making Public Sector Undertaking to a profitable one?

The journey to this success has been very tough as the company was incurring losses for the past many years. CEL is working in sectors like defence electronics, solar energy, railway signaling, security and surveillance, which are high growth, government oriented sectors with good scope for PSUs. In the past few years, we have, on the one hand, revamped the infrastructure, processes and organisational structure of the

company. On the other, we have reviewed and revised our marketing as well as R&D strategy to focus on development of innovative applications.

In the area of solar energy, we have focused on our traditional strengths in rural/remote area electrification as well as on development of new applications such as Architectural Use of Solar (Building Integrated Power Plants) as well as a range of smart city applications including Solar Trees, Solar Shelters, Solar Rickshaws etc We have achieved major growth in

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other business areas including Railway Signaling, security & surveillance systems as well as Strategic Electronics. The company has been developing major components for defence applications and now also taking new projects under ‘Make in India’ with the focus on meeting the needs of the Indian Armed Forces.

There is an extensive focus on solar energy. How CEL is taking India ahead in renewable energy sector?

CEL is a pioneer in the area of the Solar Photovoltaics in the country.

CEL has distinction of developing India’s first solar cell in 1977, India’s First solar module in 1978 and India’s First solar plant in 1992. We got into solar way before anyone thought about it. We started the journey in the area of Solar Photovoltaics in 1970s. Since then we have been executing various projects in the area of rural electrification, Solar Power Plants, Water Pumping Systems, Solar Mini Grid, Solar Power Packs, solar Tree, Centralised Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) etc.

In earlier years, the company had focused on technology development.

However with the maturing of technologies and market the focus of the company has shifted to development of applications to meet specific needs of our country and our markets. We have also executed Rural Electrification projects, under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities of various PSUs in far-flung areas of the country like Leh-Ladakh and North Eastern States. The company has executed various solar electrification projects at international borders for our Forces. The company is taking the lead in the niche areas where many players are not available.

Recently we have designed and developed India’s first flexible

Solar shed at Sahibabad Railway Station

“At Sahibabad Railway Station, we have come up with a solar platform shed. We have replaced the conventional roof made of asbestos sheets and made the roof from solar panels.” crystalline solar panels especially for use on railway coach roofs.

Architectural Solutions with Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) is another niche area where CEL has its footprints. CEL has distinction of developing India’s first BIPV Power Plant way back in 2004. We have recently developed BIPV Car Parking, BIPV Railway Platform, BIPV Warehouse, Bus Q Shelter, etc. which are marvellous architectural interventions and can be ideal for Smart Cities.

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What future do you forsee for Leh-Ladakh in solar projects?

Leh gets more than 320 clear sunny days in a year and has the highest insolation, which means the intensity of the solar radiation is highest. Also, the outside temperature in Ladakh is low which enables the solar panels to work better. CEL is working in Leh Ladakh for almost two decades now.

We have undertaken various projects in the area Rural Electrification in Ladakh. CEL has also installed Solar Power Plant at Indian Astronomical Observatory, Hanle which had the distinction of being the highest altitude solar power plant in the world.

Solar can very well fulfil the energy needs of Ladakh but could also potentially provide solar energy to other parts of the country too, given the favourable climatic conditions in Ladakh.

How do you perceive the demand of Solar in North East?

Since the last a decade we have completed a lot of work in North East.

There is a lot of demand for solar energy in the North East. As the population in North East is distributed,

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smaller size solar power plants are more viable in North East. The distributed Solar Network will help in reducing the cost of transmission also.

What is the scope of renewable energy in a fast developing nation like India and what do you have for near future?

India has an ambitious target of India 100 GW of solar power by 2022. India is right on its path and we believe that the country will able to exceed the target. We are amongst the top countries as far as solar installation is concerned and soon we will be in first or second spot.

At CEL, we are working in multiple areas and have taken up MW size plants on RESCO as well as CAPEX models. We are presently executing a 120 MWp order for about 150 power plants in various locations in Maharashtra and are quite bullish about future growth in this area. We are also focusing on development of a range of innovative applications including Architectural use of solar PV (Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV)), smart city applications etc.

Do you have a specific plan for Ghaziabad?

CEL has more than 1.2 MWp of Solar Power Plants on its campus in Ghaziabad and our major portion of

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“We have developed & manufactured flexible crystalline solar modules for the first time in the country. With this, we were able to reduce the weight and size of the power plant on train roof resulting in huge reduction in drag caused.” energy needs are met through solar.

There are many industries in Ghaziabad which can follow a similar path.

We have set up demo plants for a range of applications on our campus and have a dedicated team looking towards propagating solar in the Industries, Institutional and Residential area in and around Ghaziabad.

What projects have you undertaken in the Railways?

CEL has been working with IR for many decades to supply various

signaling equipment as well as solar power plants.

In recent years, we have executed a range of projects for the Indian Railways. Guwahati Railway station has a become North-East’s First 100% Solar Railway Station, the solar power plant at Guwahati Railway station was installed by CEL with the financial support from CONCOR. We have also executed a project for Indian Railways in which solar power plants was installed at the roof top of various railway divisional headquarters.

Recently, we have developed nd manufactured flexible crystalline solar modules for the first time in the country. With this, we were able to reduce the weight and size of the power plant on train roof resulting in huge reduction in drag caused. We have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Railways for development of systems for meeting specific requirements of IR. Under this process, we are converting one train into solar train, the project is funded by IRFC. In this project we will be installing different types/technologies of flexible solar panels on the train coach roof with extensive instrumentation to evaluate and design an optimised solution for IR’s requirements. Railway has a very ambitious solar plan and we are working hard to support the same.

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Gurukul Imparting Education Through Global Trends

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elieving in the dictum‘Culture is the key’, Gurukul has relentlessly worked towards developing a powerful culture through theme based assemblies, daily prayers, meditation, emphasis on respecting our roots, elders and parents and inculcating values in students through real-life examples while teaching.

“The aim of education is the knowledge, not of the facts, but of values.” ‑William S. Burroughs The tudents of Gurukul are provided multiple pathways to demonstrate their proficiency in diverse fields and are

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able to capitalise on their efforts, abilities and resilience to become an active and substantial resource for the society. The students are given chance to interact and perform at national and international platforms so as to develop communication skills and boost their confidence. Gurukul The school conducts Olympiads, quiz sessions, MUN, symposiums, debates and many other interschool curricular and co-curricular competitions for the holistic development of its students.

Gurukul The School—One of the top schools of Ghaziabad, considers the diverse imaginations, observations, opinions, hopes and dreams of students

Since its inception, the core philosophy of Gurukul The School is raising world-class, simple, effective and responsible citizens by providing them an ideal atmosphere that is the perfection amalgamation of modernity and tradition. It is this comprehensive approach epitomised by the Gurukul culture with its international outlook that lends it a progressive approach along with remaining traditionally rooted and helps it in attaining excellence in each and every fields, writes Elets News Network (ENN).

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its most powerful resource. By empowering students, it engages them further in learning, provides a more democratic learning experience as students thrive in learning environment that value them as learners and teaches them to embrace their successes and failures with confidence. Through continuous professional development, training sessions, incorporation of new methodologies and developing a culture of perpetual improvement, the teacher-facilitator provides an educational atmosphere where students have the opportunity to fulfil their potential for intellectual, emotional, physical and psychological growth. She evaluates the needs and abilities of students and determines methods and techniques to best present and provide instruction to students within assigned subject areas; ensures that students show continuous improvement in learning basics and essential skills; embraces technology and looks for purposeful ways to engage students and also welcomes the challenge of creating an engaging and rigorous curriculum that makes connection to important concepts and ideas within and across disciplines.

The school also provides collaboration opportunities to community and parents to participate in learning and decision making as parents are the main stakeholders in any educational institution and an institution cannot progress without their undivided attention and relentless support.

Gurukul The School believes that a child’s education is incomplete without the support of parents so, instead of organising a summer camp for students, it arranges language and computer workshops for the parents so that the view points and opinions of children, parents and school amalgamate and lead the school to achieve new heights.

Project Ishwar is the in-house project of Gurukul The School that inspires students to be the change they want to see in the world. The students of ‘Community Outreach Club’ serve the children of female inmates of Dasna Jail, the district prison. Our school has opened a day care centre for the kids of female inmates of the Jail and our students visit it once a week. The students share goodies, toys, books

and stationery with them and teach them about the soft skills, health and hygiene. They have story telling sessions, poem recitation, movie shows and plays for the kids.

The school has around 200 ancillary and supporting staff and all of them are on school roles, who have been assigned duties after meticulous and thorough verification of their credibility and background. The education of their school going children is sponsored by Gurukul The School. Regular workshops are arranged to train these people regarding student care, first aid, upkeep of school premises and incentives are given for their dedicated and uncompromising attitude towards their duties.

All of the buses are fitted with GPS and cameras that keep an eye on all the students and make sure they get home safe and sound. Each classroom and all the corridors have multiple CCTV cameras that act as a deterrent and also keep a record of any undesirable activities.

We constantly strive to ensure that we are delivering not just a good education but an education for good by our commitment to learning, accepting responsibility, respect for self, others and the environment and gaining excellence in all we do.

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JKG International Fostering Young Minds JKG International School is a landmark in quality education, a torch bearer of progressive education for the city and the state of Uttar Pradesh. The school has taken a remarkable step in the field of Education 3.0, an Experiential Learning Programme, says Dr Karun Kumar Gaur, Director, JKG International School, Vijay Nagar, Ghaziabad, in conversation with Elets News Network (ENN).

Dr Karun Kumar Gaur Director JKG International School Vijay Nagar, Ghaziabad

“NITI Aayog selected few schools on panIndia level to set up AtaL Tinkering Labs (ATL). Two schools have ATL in Ghaziabad and JKG International School, Vijay Nagar is one of them. This mission will give a platform to young minds to tinker with the tools and equipment and create something new.”

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Please give us an overview of JKG International School.

In 1972, the vision of a forerunner educationist J K Gaur manifested itself in the form of an ISO certified school, spread over 10,000 sqm of serene ambience, providing learning and stimulating environment. And ever since, the school has set a new standard in shaping young minds. We, at JKG, aim to provide a broad learning experience and encourage a rich variety of approaches to teaching and learning that cater to the different needs of individual children through CBSE recommended curriculum. JKGIS mission is to contribute to do what we have always done: develop this school

and the students with integrity and the values; also to give our students the best opportunities and the best all-round education. In our institution’, learners are not only free to explore new things they are even allowed to experience and enjoy while learning.

What international level educational skills are imparted in the school as it has a tie-up with the Edge Hill University UK also?

JKG is an international School and has a tie-up not only with Edge Hill University, UK, but also with many more universities in other parts of the world.

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We recognise that global issues are an important part of the lives of our students living in the world where economics are increasingly interdependent and global communication is a daily reality. Our students have access to the Internet and increased opportunity to travel, watch new stories from around the world and follow international events as they happen. The international dimension should be reflected in the attitudes and values of our students. Numerous inter-house competitions have also been held in our school which certainly helps our staff and students to acquire knowledge of various cultures, histories and technologies across the globe and also gives them the value of appreciating the diversity of our planet.

These activities not only boost their knowledge but also groom them totally by instigating their creative and innovative minds. Our tie-ups have proved to be a sure pleasure for the beneficiaries, as they get to make various new human links and enjoy variety of culinary delights. We are highly successful in inculcating the power in our students to face challenges, develop, explore and express their concern towards any issue concerning the world and its inhabitants.

What is Education 3.0?

JKG International School is a landmark in quality education, a torch bearer of progressive education for the city and the state of Uttar Pradesh. The school has taken a remarkable step in the field of Education 3.0, an Experiential Learning Programme as every day we are involved in experiences and the process of learning from experiences becomes more grasping and understandable. The motive s to impart education to the young and bubbling learners in a joyful and fascinating manner.

Our experiential learning curriculum is based on age specific milestones. It aims at creating a space wherein simultaneous multiple senses get involved, investigations triggered into themes and topics, and questions and discoveries are welcomed with delight.

The active learning strategies and experiential pedagogy in innovative teaching methodology requires learners to undertake projects linked to their own real life context, using an enquiry based and problem solving approach.

Education 3.0 Experiential Learning curriculum is fueled by the natural curiosity that learners exhibit at every age. Learners share ideas and experiences, and develop a sense of community and discipline through interactions with nature, people, objects and the environment. They explore and investigate, consolidate and connect with what to learn, ponder and question it and then demonstrate their learning in multiple ways. They do not just explore, experience and enjoy but also get to exhibit their knowledge, experience and talent in annual school exhibition.

The effort of our educators is to enhance peer group interactions and

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helps learners to grow as well as dwell in harmony through various evening camps and night camps, organised at school campus.

The night camps give a lifetime experience and leave a lasting impression on the delicate minds of the learners. They also learn to confront problems that may help them, to be a fair judge of any situation, they might come across in life. The school also organises orientation programmes for the parents to give a thorough and comprehensive prelude to the programme.

What new digital initiatives have been introduced by your school?

With the mission of making the learners a part of skilled India and lead the technology, NITI Aayog selected few schools on pan-India level to set up AtaL Tinkering Labs (ATL). Two schools have ATL in Ghaziabad and JKG International School, Vijay Nagar is one of them. This mission will give the platform to young minds to tinker with the tools and equipment and create something new which not only clear the concepts of STEM but also provides a work space to learners where they can give shape to their ideas through hands on.

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n an endeavour to help urban mobility in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad, Uber has launched ‘Uber Movement’ solution.

Launched by Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Dr Hardeep Singh Puri recently in the national capital, the ‘Uber Movement’ offers aggregated Uber data to show travel conditions across different times, days or months.

“By providing data of Uber rides to the public at large, Uber Movement is supporting a data-led approach to urban planning. I congratulate Uber for this and hope that this solution can be replicated for other Indian cities as well,” said Puri after launching the solution.

Uber also presented the Minister with a case study titled “Examining the impact of traffic as Delhi shops for Dhanteras”. The data compares peak travel time from Delhi’s Vasant Kunj area to Lajpat Nagar area during Dhanteras of last year.

“Uber Movement can help data driven policy making and provide the much needed impetus to academia, urban planners, civic authorities and government officials. Together with the

and infrastructure challenges as well as plan future investments.

government, we aim to continue playing a key role in solving the urban mobility challenges through this initiative,” said Ann Lavin, Senior Director, Public Policy and Government Relations, Asia Pacific, Uber.

Need for Uber Movement

With the launch of this tool, Uber has provided access to civic authorities, local governments, etc, to discover ways to apply data to address transportation

Over the past six-and-a-half years, Uber learnt a lot about the future of urban mobility and what it means for cities and the people who live in them.

The company has received consistent feedback from cities it partners with and access to aggregated data would lead to informed decisions about how to adapt existing infrastructure and invest in future solutions to make our cities more efficient. It is hoped Uber Movement can play a role in helping cities grow in a way that works for everyone.

Uber Movement Preserving Uber Riders and Drivers’ Privacy Preserving rider and driver privacy is Uber’s No.1 priority. All data is anonymised and aggregated to ensure no personally identifiable information or user behaviour can be surfaced through the Movement tool.

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Elets Smart City Summit Gurugram: Finding Ways to Move Forward for Urban Transformation The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram along with Elets Technomedia, Asia & Middle East’s premier media and technology research organisation, hosted one of its kind ‘Smart City Summit’ in Gurugram, Haryana on 1 February 2018. The day-long conference was inaugurated by Durga Shanker Mishra, Secretary, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, Government of India.

Elets Technomedia has pioneered dedicated conferences on Smart Cities, with the journey starting from 2010.

The summit in Gurugram was Elets’ 26th conference and we are aiming to reach to all 100 smart cities to create knowledge sharing platforms like this.

‘Smart City Summit Gurugram’ saw presence of the Policymakers, Smart City Administrators from various parts of India, Industry Leaders and Thought Leaders as well as Ambassadors who discussed various components of building smart cities.

Let us take you to the detailed happenings of the summit .

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SMART CITY GURUGRAM Inaugural Session CONFERENCE REPORT The Millennium City on Smart Path l Over Rs 3,000 crore worth of projects under the Smart Cities Mission have been completed l Liveability of cities is the crux of building Smart Cities. Smart City is all about best Livability l We have to maximise the use of available resources through technology to make this mission a reality l To provide smart services to the citizens, a better urban planning, a better housing, a better mobility plan is necessary

DURGA SHANKER MISHRA

Secretary Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs Government of India

Dr Ravi Gupta, CEO, Elets Technomedia Pvt Ltd, Ajay Girotra, Managing Director, AG Dauters Waste Processing Pvt Ltd, Bimal Dayal, CEO, Indus Towers, Jan Luykx, Hon’ble Ambassador, Embassy of Belgium, Madhu Azad, Hon’ble Mayor, Gurugram Municipal Corporation, Durga Shanker Mishra, Secretary, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, Government of India, Suresh Shah, Chairman, eSmart Energy Solutions Pvt Ltd, Narhari Banger, Additional Commissioner, Municipal Corporation of Gurugram, Rajiv Banga, Managing Director and CEO, IL&FS Rail Limited and other dignitaries launching the special issue of eGov magazine.

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l We are in touch with the Government agencies to set up 120 plants in India l We need a small space to set up plant which will greatly reduce the electricity bills of Municipal Corporation l We will use the waste to convert it into water, energy and power l We have converted a thermal power plant l We have a global demonstration centre in the US as well

l The pillars of Smart City has been sustainability, participation of the citizens, companies and the authorities. l Belgium Smart Cities are developing on six major linessmart living, smart mobility, smart environment, smart people, smart economy and smart governance l We have made a lot of technologies available to India

AJAY GIROTRA

Managing Director AG Dauters Waste Processing Pvt Ltd

JAN LUYKX

Ambassador Embassy of Belgium

l We have started saving energy the smart way l 10,000 LED lights in a city is saving at least one megawatt of power l The Government has come out with good incentives for promotion of smart lights l The Government gives special incentives if investment is made in energy saving

l Smart City is a geography where all services are provided through a connected network l This connectivity is the first ingredient for all services to hang together l It is important for a Smart City to have a digital infrastructure in place l We are trying to educate people as to how e-governance can pull up in rural areas

SURESH SHAH

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l We are trying to see how the sharing concept can be used for the transport of the city l Bhopal has started use of solar energy in a big way l Solar panels will be put on all the banks of Bada Talab l Capacity building of police is very important

l Integration of projects is important l Smart City gives an excellent opportunity to integrate l With Bhopal, we are going to start cycle sharing concept l The emphasis is on last mile connectivity l In the ABD area, we are starting DPR for Smart Grid

DR SUDAM KHADE

RAJ CHERUBAL

Collector & District Magistrate Bhopal and Chairman, Bhopal Smart City Limited

Chief Executive Officer Chennai Smart City Limited

l We have installed solar energy panels in the depot which is under the Energy Service Company (ESCO) model and will take care of the entire operations of the daytime l Our all 8 stations are platinum certified by Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) l System is designed as barrierfree for physically challenged people

MAHENDRA KUMAR

Director Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation Limited

Panel Discussion: Building Smart Cities: Challenges & Opportunities

Distinguished panelists during a photo-op at the event

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l BSNL is providing services to Lakshadweep l The Government of India is taking keen interest in laying optical fibre cable l TCIL will lay the fibre which will speed up the e-governance initiatives l The capital Kavaratti has been selected in the fourth round of the Smart Cities Mission

l Rs 2,000 crore riverfront project will develop it in a smart way. All the lighting, parking and other solutions are integrated l We believe that Internet of Things is the way of future l We want to integrate this riverfront project with other river projects in the State l The Aminsha Nallah project has an integration of STPs and SCADA

VIVEK PANDEY

Advisor to Administrator Lakshadweep

HAULIANLAL GUITE Secretary Jaipur Development Authority

l We are building STP on the river with a capacity of 20 MLD l We have issued an order to triple the capacity to 60 MLD l We have laid sewerage lines to areas which were not connected to sewers earlier l The networking of sewers have increased from 20 to 62 per cent

l We are working on smart parking through Public Private Partnership mode l The Special Purpose Vehicle has to be self sustainable in next 4.5 years and PPP will make it sustainable l We have engaged the citizens in the first heritage walk of the central India in Raipur

SIDHARTH SIHAG

Commissioner Udaipur Municipal Corporation and CEO, Udaipur Smart City Limited

GAURAV MISHRA Chief Operating Officer Raipur Smart City Limited

l We have already deployed a centralised Internet of Things platform with a visualisation and response layer. We have delivered this platform to 2-3 cities and we are proposing it to different cities l We are bringing efficiency with the Wi-Fi cities l We have created Customer Experience service at Gurugram in HPE office where Smart City solutions can be seen working live

VIKAS HOODA

Country Head-Solutions & Future Cities, HPE

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Panel Discussion: Leveraging New Age Technologies to Make Futuristic & Sustainable Cities

l Bike system can provide last mile connectivity in the city l People of Ujjain have themselves selected the bikes for riding l We have specially developed 25 kms of roads in and around Mahakal Mandir where we have undertaken under ducting, OFC cables, gas pipelines, electricity etc

l The interoperability and sustainability of projects is very important l Projects being implemented in one city should be interoperable in other cities as well l We create social media centres for various Government sectors like UP Government, Labour Department etc.

AWDHESH SHARMA

Chief Executive Officer, Ujjain Smart City Limited

GEORGE KURUVILLA

Chairman & Managing Director Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Limited ( BECIL)

l The electrical network of Naya Raipur is underground l We have completed 55 kms of LED street lighting three years back. It is also network controlled l We have started the BRTS in Naya raipur which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi l We have the largest man made jungle safari spread over an area of 800 acres

l HPE brings the road which takes the infrastrucutee from different applications and networks to the data centre l We give the technology a platform to citizens, Municipal bodies and Government departments l We have been doing innovations across Command Control Centre

SALIL SRIVASTAVA

AMIT BANSAL

Engineer-in-Chief Naya Raipur Development Authority

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Panel Discussion: Smart & Sustainable Cities: Smart Health, Waste & Water Management through Innovation

l We have taken good initiatives in supply side of water in Rajasthan l The State is in the first phase of creating water grid also where we will be transferring the water from surplus river basins to deficit river basins l There are drinking water and irrigation projects coming up in the State

l Urban Health has to be mixed with the town and country planning l Urban Health centres have to be increased in accordance with the growing population l Counselling centres have to be upgraded to check psychiatric diseases l Urban health programme has to look into the scare of malaria and dengue as well

AJITABH SHARMA

Commissioner, Fisheries Department, Government of Rajasthan

DR GAURAV DAHIYA

Mission Director National Health Mission, Government of Gujarat

l We are trying to sort out our mobility problems l We have offices of around 200 global companies who featured in Forbes 500 list l We have created our office functioning as paperless, cashless and faceless l More than 50 per cent transactions of tax is cashless in Gurugram l We are planning for city bus services

l Gurugram is developing in parts l Through Gurugram Development Authority, services will be better l We have declared Najafgarh lake as a wetland

NARHARI BANGER

Additional Commissioner Municipal Corporation of Gurugram

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Gurugram Municipal Corporation’s official newsletter was launched at the summit l Punctuality of the metro has been 99.88 per cent l We have no serious issues of safety l We have full capability of developing and delivering solutions and the operations of the world class standard l There should be more effort in making the public transport sustainable and convenient so that people behaviour goes through this transportation

l Smart Lighting system can help in diagnosing the faults of the entire area l This system allows remote monitoring, remote management and remote maintenance of the lights l Public lighting is for citizens and gets noticed by people and make them feel safer

RAJIV BANGA

MOHD ASIF KHAN

Managing Director and CEO IL&FS Rail Limited

Senior Marketing Manager for Public Segment & Smart Cities, Philips Lighting

l We play a key role in sensitising various stakeholders to come together to identify the problems Gurugram is having l We lay down certain parameters for a Smart City in identifying natural resources l We try to go by focussed approach by various recommendations and try to execute it by voluntary and outsourcing bodies.

l Juniper can offer end-to-end solutions where we can start building infrastructure with all the capabilities, agility, virtualisation etc l Software defined security network collects data of threats across the globe and then push the threat factors critical for the network dynamically to the entire network

COL. (RETD.) PRAKASH TEWARI

S RAJESH KUMAR

Tech Lead, Juniper Networks

Executive Director- CSR, DLF Limited

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l We propose specialised medicine carrying vehicles in which insulated chambers can solve the problem of transporting critical medicines to be transported from one hospital to another l Cars for physically challenged to enable them who are not fortunate enough to drive vehicles normally

l There can be a PPP model where all the passive infrastructure can be adopted for smart solutions, improve connectivity and generate revenue l In Vadodara Smart City, we are giving smart billboards, wi fi, i-pole etc l 200 kms of public optical fibre will be laid in Vadodara l All the street furniture will match the original flavour of Vadodara

SIMRAN KAUR

Vice President - Sales & Marketing, Speedways Electric

NEELESH KELKAR

National Head- Smart Cities Indus Towers

l We are serving 250 distinguished urban and local bodies and have delivered more than 1,000 crores worth of project l We are providing bins for the segregation of waste l We have provided light tippers to heavy vehicles for garbage collection l We have supplied de-silting and de-choking machines to various municipalities

l We should develop some greenfields cities now l We have the industrial corridor coming up where the industries employment is created l Smart Cities should be created where schools, hospitals facilities are there so that employment is generated there and then only l We are going for the ICT and energy saving solutions

HEMANTH KUMAR

Head-Business Development Automotive Environmental Solution

SANJOY MUKHERJEE General Manager Engineers India Limited

l Citizen centric activities are important l MCG is pioneer in putting citizen engagement at the core of all their projects l We partnered with MCG last year during the Dengue outbreak to use social media handles for reporting about water hoarding places l MCG is working on citizen engagement through newsletters to create a twoway dialogue

RAJNEESH CHOWDHURY

Lead - Stakeholder Engagements and Strategy at The Practice

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3. Rajiv Banga, Managing Director and CEO, IL&FS Rail Limited was presented with the Leadership Award for implementing the world’s fully privately finan.

4. Col. (Retd.) Prakash Tewari Executive DirectorCSR, DLF Ltd being honoured at the Smart City Summit, Gurugram.

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1. Mukesh Bansal, Chief Executive Officer, Naya Raipur Development Authority (NRDA) and Salil Srivastava, Engineerin-Chief, Naya Raipur Development Authority felicitated by Madhu Azad, Mayor, Gurugram Municipal Corporation and Narhari Banger, Additional Commissioner, Municipal Corporation of Gurugram.

2. Haulianlal Guite, Secretary, Jaipur Development Authority, felicitated by Madhu Azad, Mayor, Gurugram Municipal Corporation and Narhari Banger, Additional Commissioner, Municipal Corporation of Gurugram.

3. Dr Sudam Khade, Collector & District Magistrate, Bhopal and Chairman, Bhopal Smart City Limited being felicitated at the Smart City Summit, Gurugram.

4.Jagmohan, Chief Operating Officer, Shreetron India Limited, Government of Uttar Pradesh being honoured during the summit.

5. Gaurava Mishra, Chief Operating Officer, Raipur Smart City Limited being recognised and honoured at the Smart City Summit, Gurugram.

6. George Kuruvilla, Chairman & Managing Director, Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Limited ( BECIL) was felicitated at the summit.

7. Awdhesh Sharma, Chief Executive Officer, Ujjain Smart City Limited being felicitated at the summit participated by country’s who is who.

8. Dr Gaurav Dahiya, Mission Director, National Health Mission, Government of Gujarat being felicitated at the summit.

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