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Smart parking The smart classrooms will come equipped with supporting
infrastructure such as LED panels, Wifi connectivity,
The smart parking system has been proposed for projectors, content, etc.
Guwahati, Shimoga and Gandhinagar smart cities. Each
parking lot will be installed with a wireless occupancy
sensor which will send alerts on availability of parking slots. Smart transit hub
A connected LED display will project this information in
real time. The connected mobile app will alert the user on Inter-modal hub is designed for Ahmedabad smart city.
the nearest available parking slots. The transit hub will link up rail, bus and short distance
electric vehicles like e-autorickshaws, providing last mile
connectivity. The multi-level car park will enable park-and-
Smart classrooms ride facility to encourage greater use of public transport
and thereby reduce congestion in the city.
Rourkela smart city is scheduled to have smart classrooms The smart transit hub consists of connectivity to BRT
to bring quality education to remote areas in the city. The System, multi-level car parking, metro train station,
classrooms are equipped with video-conferencing facilities, charging points and electric vehicles, public bike share and
projecting remote lessons and content. commercial establishments/malls.

Solar trees & Smart lighting be fitted with an astronomical timer that will detect
ambient light and switch on or switch off based on
In India’s smart cities, even trees are getting smart. The
waterfront development in Guwahati and many other the light requirement. It is also equipped with an
cities will have solar trees. The ‘leaves’ of the trees are energy management system that will provide real-
solar PV panels. A standard ‘tree’ can be on-grid or off- time data on the health and efficiency of the lights,
grid with power generation capacity of 5 kw. The solar bringing about greater efficiency in maintenance.
trees are multi-functional, serving as lighting in parks, With LED lights and due to the smart management
wifi-zones, mobile phone charging spots, etc. of the lighting, more than 60% reduction in energy

Bringing in energy efficiency to everyday life, all consumption can be achieved. Smart lighting is being
smart cities will have smart lighting. Street lights will implemented in almost all smart cities.