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GIFTCity,inalllikelihood,willbeIndia'sfirst'smartcity'tobebuiltfromscratch.AtGIFTCity,theactionis
happeningonthegroundandunderit.Anarmyofworkersissweatingintheswelteringsun,poundingroads
anderectingbuildingsforaschool,afirestationandacoolingplant.Workmenarealsoburrowing
underground,diggingwhatwilleventuallybea12kmlongmazeofutilitytunnels,throughwhicheverything
frompowercablestofibreopticcablestowaterpipelineswillberouted.
WhenGIFTCity'scoolingtowerswillbecomeoperational,buildingswon'tuseairconditioningbutdistrict
coolingtechnology,afarmoreenergyefficientprocessthatcirculateschilledwaterthroughbuildingstocool
them.Solidwastewillbesuckedoutfromhomesandofficesat90km/hrusingpipelinesleadingdirectlytoa
wasteprocessingplant.

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Whenfullyfunctional,GIFTCitywillhaveacommandcentrewithinformationandcommunication
technology(ICT)infrastructurespreadacrossthecitywhichwillmanageeverydaychoresliketraffic
movement.
TheclosestmostIndianshavebeentoexperiencinganythinglikethisisinsideacinemahall,forthepriceof
thelatestHollywoodscififlick.But,thatmaychange.
AHundredCities
Initselectionmanifesto,theBJPhadpromisedtobuild100hitechcities.TheNDAgovernmentseemsto
bekeentofulfilthatpromise."Youcannotbuildcitiesovernight.
Ittakes2030yearstobuildanewcity.Insteadofjustmakingnewcities,ourideaistomakeourexisting
citiessmart,"UnionministerforhousingandurbandevelopmentVenkaiahNaidutoldETacoupleofdays
ago.
"Therewillbeamix.One,toconvertanoldcityintoasmartone.Two,tobuildnewcitieswherever
possible,"saidNaidu.
Forinstance,sevennewsmartcitiesarebeingdevelopedfromscratchalongtheproposedDelhiMumbai
IndustrialCorridor(DMIC).
"Weexpectthefirstphase[4050sqkm]ofthreesmartcitiesDholera[Gujarat],ShendraBidkin
[Maharashtra]andGlobalCity[Haryana]tobedeliveredby2019,"saysAmitabhKant,secretary,
departmentofindustrialpolicyandpromotion(DIPP).
Kant,aformerCEOandmanagingdirectorofDMIC(he'sstilladirectorontheboard),expectsthesecities
tobehometo22.5millionpeopleby2040.Indiaisnottheonlycountrybuildingsuchcities(seeWhat's
HappeningBeyondIndia,pg11).BrandnewsmartcitiesaremushroominginChina,theUAEandSouth
Korea.
Meanwhile,citieslikeBarcelonainSpainandMontpellierinFranceareimplementingsmartcitysolutionsto
deliverbetterservicestotheircitizens.Infact,overthenext20years,over$41trillionisexpectedtobe
spentonsmartcityprojects.Giventhis,itisnotsurprisingthateverybodyfromthecomputinggiantslike
Cisco,IBM,Oracletosurveillancesolutionsvendorsarelickingtheirchopsinanticipation.

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So,whatisa'smartcity'allabout?"Smartcitiesarenotaboutjustegovernance.Asmartcityisonethat
usestechnologytotransformitscoresystemstooptimizethebestuseofitsfiniteresources,"saysRahul
Sharma,executivedirectorandpartner,globalbusinessservice,IBMIndia.
CurrentlyIBMisworkingon2,500smartcityprojectsglobally.Attheheartofthesmartcityisavastandall
pervasiveICTnetworkthatservesthreebroadpurposes:improvingacity'seconomicefficiencypromotinga
betterqualityoflifeforcitizensandtherebypromotingasustainableurbanenvironment.
LikeKantputsit:"InthenewsmartcitieslikeDholera[intheDMIC],wehaveplannedforICTasanotherlayer
ofinfrastructurealongwithroads,sewage.Itisembeddedrightintheplanningstageoftheproject."So,how
differentarethenewsmartcitieslikelytobefromothercities?Forone,mostofthemarenotexpectedtobe
largeurbansprawlsliketheexistingmetrocities.TakeGIFTCity,forinstance.

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Sumitra(mumbai)
26Jun,201403:34PM
GOODLUCKANDWAITINGFORONCEPROJECTCOMPLETE
ZeyaAlam(Varanasi)
26Jun,201406:15AM
PROJECTSEEMSNICEBUTTHEMAJORPROBLEMWILLBEFUNDINGANDACQUISITIONOFLANDFOR
DEVELOPINGTHESECITIES.BUTBEFORETHATPOWERREQUIREMENTFOREACHCITIESBEALSO
ENSUREDINADVANCESOTHATBYTHETIMECITIESCOMEUPTOTALREQUIREMENTOFENERGYTOO
ISREADY.ITISMOSTIMPORTANT.
gruhitjaingruhitjain(guntur)
24Jun,201409:05PM
EighteenkilometersoffAhmedabadairport,twotallbuildingsriseoutofliterallynowhere.Thetwintowerswith
cobaltblueglassfacadesareanomaliesintheotherwisebrown,dustylandscape.At122metresand28floors
high,thetowersarethetallestinGujarat.Butheightisn'treallytheirclaimtofame.Thetowersarethefirst
buildingstogoupinNarendraModi'sdreamproject:theGujaratInternationalFinancialTec(GIFT)City.
ChaitanyaSharma(GreaterNoida)
24Jun,201412:52PM
Verygood...letusdothismore.Iamjusttesting.buhahahahahah
mohabbat434(usa)
24Jun,201412:21AM
IndiadoesneedabrandnewcapitalawayfromDelhi.Delhihastoomuchnegativehistoricalbaggage,reminds
usofmilitarydefeatsandruthlessfanaticalinvaders.IndianeedsafreshstartawayfromDelhi.Abrandnew
smartcity.
COLRANBIRLAMBAlamba(PTA)repliestoSumitra
22Jul,201406:01PM
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COLRANBIRLAMBAlamba(PTA)repliestoSumitra
22Jul,201405:59PM
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ZeyaAlam(Varanasi)repliestoChaitanyaSharma
26Jun,201406:16AM
BUTFUNDING,ACQUISITIONOFLANDWILLBEAMAJORPROBLEMANDENERGY
REQUIREMENTBEALSOPLANNEDINLINE.
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