SDC Founder Anoop Nautiyal was invited to moderate a session on 'Sustainable Urbanization – Creating Smart Cities' in an Environment Summit jointly hosted by CII and UCOST in Dehradun.
It was a pleasure to have Mr. Jitendra Tyagi, MD, Uttarakhand Metro, Mr. Krishan Singh Rautela, Uttarakhand Government Consultant, PPP, Procurement & Infrastructure, and Mr. Rajeev Tiwary, Senior Manager from Black & Veatch, as participants in the session.
Mr. Krishan Rautela delivered a compelling presentation on the urban opportunities available in the Himalayan, mountain cities in the country. Dehradun was recently selected in the list of the recently held Smart City Mission competition. With a planned investment of INR 1,400 crores (USD 200 Million) the city and its residents are looking forward to much needed sustainable development.
Solid waste management, water, traffic and parking command centres, smart mobility, environmental conservation, intelligent tech solutions, housing for all and heritage conservation are some of the salient features of the city plans. As a city and a state, Dehradun is eagerly banking on the smart city template for provision of efficient urban services.
