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#TCE-Smart Cities

S mart cities in India is every Indian’s dream. We all would like to live in

fancy cities, travel in hyperloops, zip through traffic, breathe fresh clean
air and live in environment-friendly townships. While we want all this, we
would still like to maintain our cultural heritage, retain our colourful diversity
and preserve the essence of an Indian city. Living in a smart city calls for a
transformation in our behaviour. The challenges we face today in our cities
are many. The economic status of an average Indian in an Indian city is vastly
different from an average citizen of a developed country. Hence sustainability
and cost efficiency go together. How then do we smarten our cities which are
steeped in culture and history?

Tata Consulting Engineers (TCE) is currently involved in several Greenfield
Smart Cities and AMRUT city projects. The strategy being followed is an Area
Based Development (ABD) approach wherein a marked area will be made
‘super smart’ with elements that are state-of-the-art and practised in advanced
nations. This will then be replicated in other areas. Some projects are designed
for the ABD and some are being implemented pan-city. The primary focus will
be on reducing pollution and making cities healthier and cleaner. Some of the
technically savvy projects being implemented in the smart cities where TCE is
involved is explained here.