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Whataretheprosandconsoftheproposed
smartcitiesbytheModigovernment?

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KaviMazumdar,ItrytounderstandthismesscalledIndianpolitics

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SmartCities

Letusfirstdefinewhatasmartcityis.AccordingtotheGovernmentofIndia
(@SmartCities )asmartcity

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"Isintheintersectbetweencompetitiveness,CapitalandSustainability.The
smartcitiesshouldbeabletoprovidegoodinfrastructuresuchaswater,
sanitation,reliableutilityservices,healthcareattractinvestmentstransparent
processesthatmakeiteasytorunacommercialactivitiessimpleandonline
processesforobtainingapprovals,andvariouscitizencentricservicestomake
citizensfeelsafeandhappy."

ProsandCons
GovernmentofIndia
NarendraModi
PoliticsofIndia

Soasmartcityisbasicallyacitythatfunctionsproperlyandisrunby
competentpeople.Thecitywillhavetohaveit'svariousagenciesinsyncwith
eachothertooptimizestandardsofliving.

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Hereisanexampleofwhattheyhaveenvisionedasoneofthenewsmartcities

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Nowthatwehavethatdefinedandexplained,here'stheprosoftheplan
1)AccordingtotheUN,Indiawilladdthegreatestnumberofpeopletoit's
urbanpopulationinthenext50years.Accordingtothereport,Indiawilladd
500millionpeopletoit'scitiesby2050.Toaccommodatethispopulation,
IndiaMUSTbuildcitiestoaddtotheexistingonessinceweallknowhow
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October2012Equitymaster )
2)Theusageoftechnologywouldallowacitytorunitselfefficientlyandwould
provideapartialsolutiontothevariousproblemsplaguingourcities.These
includetraffic,pollution,watersupply,electricitysupply,industrializationetc.
I'lladdresstheminthenextpoints.
3)Security:AsmartcitywouldtheoreticallyuseCCTVcameras,hotlines
panicbuttons,Identificationsystemstoensurethesecurityofit'spopulation.A
smartcitywouldbeabletoreactefficientlyandquicklytoalarmsraisedin
variouspartsofthecity,directservicesbycoordinatingwithit'straffic
department.AsmartcitywouldbeabletokeepcriminalsoutusingCCTV.
4)Water/Waste:Asmartcitywouldensurethatwaterandwastemanagement
systemswouldworkbetterthantheyarenow,leadingtolessenvironmental
damage.Only30%ofIndia'swasteistreatedandmostofitisdumpeddirectly
intoriversandlandfill.Withsensorsonpipes,leakwouldbedetectedquickly.
Cons
1)CapitalLikeallgrandinfrastructureplans,thisoneneedsacritical
resource,CAPITAL.Indiadoesn'thaveenoughcapitaltoproduce100cities.I
fearthatiftoomanyofthesearemadeatonce,they'llendupashalffinished
Detroits.
2)CorruptionAsmartcitywouldn'teliminatecorruption.Corruptionmight
justbecomemoresophisticatedandleadtoallthebenefitsbeingwashedaway.
Thiscanbechangedthroughfosteringacultureofaccountabilityandhonesty.
3)ExistingcitiesThereareahugenumberofcitiesinIndiathatcould
theoreticallybetheSmartcitieswethinkof.UpgradingcitieslikeMumbai,
Delhi,Mangalore,Bhilai,Raipur,Allahabad,Kanpur,Vyzag,Pune,Amritsar,
Cochin,Bhopal,Nagpur,Kolkata,Suratetcwouldbefarmorebeneficialthan
creatingnewones.Extremelyhighriseapartmentblocksshouldbeencouraged
toconservelandaroundthesepaces.

Asyoucansee,Indiaisasmallcountryandcan'taffordtoloosemore
agriculturalorforestland.Makingcitieshighrisewillsolvethisissue.

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4)Gapbetweenpoorandrich:Thereisariskthatthegapbetweenthepoor
andtherichmightincrease,especiallyiftheworkingclassescan'tfindany
placeinthenewcities.Abettersolutionwouldbetoconstructaffordable
housinginthe2ndtiercitiesImentionedabove.
ThanksNaveenManikandanfortheA2A.I'llupdateasIfindmore
information.
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