TASK : SMART CITY BHOPAL

NAME : SANJAY MALVIYA

FATHER : LATE SHREE K.C. MALVIYA
ADDRESS : 539 - B, MAINFRAME, ROYAL PALMS, AAREY MILL
COMPOUND GOREGAON (EAST), MUMBAI 400065,
AGE : 50 YEARS
CONTACT NUMBER : 9821214765

100 SMART CITIES PROJECT-VISION OF PM NARENDRA MODI.

SMART CITY INITIATIVE DESIGN (SCID) OR SMART CITY DESIGN (SCD)
THE PROCESS OF SMART CITY DESIGN INITIATIVES TAKEN BY POLICY MAKERS & PLANNERS TO ACHIEVE
DESIRED GOALS.

THE SMART CITY BHOPAL - "MERA BHOPAL - DESH KI SHAAN"

INDIA IS ONE OF THE MOST PROMISING DEVELOPING COUNTRY IN WORLD WITH CAPACITY TO LEAD &
INFLUENCE FUTURE GENERATIONS ACROSS THE WORLD. INDIA IS ALSO ONE OF THE EARLIEST
CIVILIZED NATION, WHO HAVE ALWAYS BEEN LEADER IN IT'S SPIRITUAL, HUMAN, SOCIAL, CULTURAL,
AGRICULTURAL & INDUSTRIAL CAPITAL. BEFORE COLONIAL ERA INDIA WAS ALWAYS WORLD'S
GREATEST COUNTRY IN TERMS OF HDI & GDP, INDIA'S GDP WAS APROX 23% BEFORE COLONIAL ERA &
WAS DEVASTATED & LEFT WITH ONLY ABOUT 4% OF WORLD'S GDP AT THE END COLONIAL ERA. IT TOOK
US ABOUT 4 DECADES TO REUNITE & REIGNITE THE PROCESS OF FAST ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ONCE AGAIN. IF CURRENT RHYTHM CONTINUES WE WILL BECOME WORLD LEADERS ONCE AGAIN.
ECONOMIC GROWTH & MODI JEE'S SMART CITY INITIATIVE HAS GIVEN US OPPORTUNITY TO PLAN HOW
WE LIVE & WHAT IS THE BEST WAY FORWARD. SO WE CAN REPLAN OUR EXISTING URBAN CENTERS &
DEVELOP NEW. WE ARE ALSO FORTUNATE TO HAVE MODI JEE AS OUR NATIONAL LEADER, WITH HIS
WISDOM & TIRELESS EFFORTS HE IS BRINGING POSITIVE CHANGES IN INDIA & ACROSS THE WORLD. WE
THE RESIDENTS OF BHOPAL ARE ALSO FORTUNATE TO HAVE OUR BELOVED CITY "BHOPAL" AS AN
ASPIRANT IN SMART CITIES CHALLENGE BY MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT.
BHOPAL "THE SMART CITY". BHOPAL IS ALREADY A SMART CITY IN ITS OWN SENSE, NOT ONLY
BECAUSE MOST OF THE PEOPLE ARE SMART BUT ALSO BECAUSE BHOPAL IS ONE OF THE MOST
BEAUTIFUL, WELL MANAGED, GREENEST, CLEANEST & LEAST POLLUTED LANDLOCKED CITY OF INDIA.
FRANKLY SPEAKING BHOPAL HAVE THE SCOPE TO COME UP AS THE SMARTEST OF ALL THE SMART
CITIES OF INDIA & SET UP AN EXAMPLE FOR ALL ASPIRING SMART CITIES TO FOLLOW IT'S FOOTSTEPS.
IF BUILDING A SMART CITY FROM SCRATCH IS A DIFFICULT TASK THEN UPGRADING & TRANSFORMING
AN EXISTING CITY TO "SMART CITY" STANDARDS IS EVEN MORE DIFFICULT CHALLENGE. BECAUSE HERE
THE RESPONSIBILITY WILL BE TO UPGRADE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE, REBUILD THE NEW
INFRASTRUCTURE, OPERATE SUCCESSFULLY, TRANSFORM TO A SMART CITY & ALSO TO CHANGE
PUBLIC PERCEPTION & BEHAVIOR TO ADOPT WITH "SMART CITY" CONCEPT, WHICH IS EVEN GREATER
JOB. EVERY CITY IS COMPLEX & DIVERSE, THERE IS NOT READYMADE SINGLE MODEL FITTING FOR ALL
SMART CITIES, SO WE NEED TO PLAN EACH CITY SPECIFICALLY.
LET'S FIRST DEFINE WHAT IS "SMART" FOR A "SMART CITY".
S = SPECIFIC / SCIENTIFIC / SUCCESSFUL
M = MEASURABLE / MEANINGFUL / MOTIVATIONABLE
A = ADAPTIVE / ACCOUNTABLE / ACHIEVABLE

R = RESPONSIBLE / REALISTIC / RELEVANT

T = TIMEBOUND / TRUSTABLE / TOUCHABLE
MY DEFINITION OF A SMART CITY IS :"A SMART CITY IS WHERE WE HAVE - SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, GOOD E-GOVERNANCE,
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION (REWARD & RECOGNITION), ENHANCED QUALITY OF LIFE, RESPECT & CARE
FOR OUR RICH HERITAGE & CULTURE, HARMONY IN COMMUNITIES, EFFECTIVE USE OF ICT, OPTIMUM &
ECO-FRIENDLY USE OF LIMITED RESOURCES. A SMART CITY SHOULD HAVE LONG TERM PLANNING &
IMPLIMENTATION OF : SMART GOVERNANCE, SMART ECONOMY, SMART TECHNOLOGY, SMART (GREEN)
ENERGY, SMART ENVIRONMENT, SMART EDUCATION, SMART CITIZEN, SMART INFRASTRUCTURE /
BUILDINGS, SMART MOBILITY, SMART HEALTHCARE, SMART SURVEILLANCE / SAFETY & EQUITABLE
OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL RESIDENTS. WHILE PLANNING WE MUST ALSO CONSIDER FORTHCOMING
CHALLENGES FROM CLIMATE CHANGE & NATURAL DISASTERS. A CITY WHICH IS GEARED UP FOR
CONTINUOUS INNOVATION, ADAPTATION & IMPROVEMENT."
SMART INDICATORS.
SMART LIVING : CULTURALLY VIBRANT & HAPPY, SAFE, HEALTHY.
SMART GOVERNANCE : ICT, E-GOVERNANCE, RESOURCE GENERATION, ENABLING DEMAND - SUPPLY DEMAND SIDE POLICY, TRANSPARENCY & ACCOUNTABILITY.
SMART ECONOMY : ENTREPRENEURSHIP & INNOVATION, PRODUCTIVITY, CLUSTERED BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT, LOCAL & GLOBAL INTERCONNECTEDNESS.
SMART TECHNOLOGY : ICT & INTEGRATED SYSTEMS, MODERN MACHINERIES, ECO-FRIENDLY
APPROACH.
SMART (GREEN) ENERGY : SMART GRID, SMART METERS / APPLIANCES, RENEWABLE ENERGY,
IMPROVED EFFICIENCY, POWER SAVING.
SMART ENVIRONMENT : GREEN BUILDINGS, GREEN ENERGY, GREEN URBAN PLANNING, CITY FORESTS.
SMART EDUCATION : MODERN EDUCATION INTEGRATED WITH ICT, AT AFFORDABLE PRICE, DEMAND
DRIVEN.
SMART CITIZEN : WELL EDUCATED, INCLUSIVE SOCIETY, CREATIVITY.
SMART INFRASTRUCTURE / BUILDINGS : INTEGRATED URBAN PLANNING, ICT, BUILDING AUTOMATION /
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, RENEWABLE ENERGY USE, POWER SAVING DEVISES, INSULATED WALLS, GEOTHERMAL AIRCONDITIONING.
SMART MOBILITY : MIX MODAL TRANSPORT, METRO TRAIN, BRTS, E-VEHICLES, HYBRID VEHICLES,
PRIORITIZED CLEAN & NON MOTORIZED OPTIONS, INTEGRATED ICT.
SMART HEALTHCARE : E-HEALTHCARE, HEALTHCARE AT AFFORDABLE COST, FREE FOR BPL CLASS
CITIZENS, ACCESSIBLE, ACCOUNTABLE & RELIABLE.
SMART SURVEILLANCE / SAFETY : CITY WIDE SURVEILLANCE, CENTRALIZED MONITORING & EFFECTIVE
SAFELY MANAGEMENT.
EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL RESIDENTS : EQUAL OPPORTUNITY OF LIVELIHOOD FOR ALL & GOOD
QUALITY OF LIFE.
THE CURRENT DEFINITIONS OF SMART CITY GIVEN BY MANY RESPECTED ORGANIZATION & DIGNITARIES
HAVE NOT INCLUDED SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES, WHICH ARE EQUALLY IMPORTANT FOR A
SUCCESSFUL SMART CITY (SPECIALLY FOR INDIA), SO WHILE PLANNING FOR A SMART CITY IN INDIA,
THESE ISSUES NEED EQUAL ATTENTION & EFFORTS.
- RESPECT & CARE OF OUR RICH HERITAGE, CULTURE & TRADITIONS.
INDIA IS AN ANCIENT COUNTRY WITH GREAT HERITAGE, CULTURE, TRADITIONS & RELIGIONS. PEOPLE
LOVE TO CELEBRATE THEIR FESTIVALS & IT IS RESPONSIBILITY OF LOCAL GOVT TO PROVIDE THEM
WITH SUFFICIENT AMENITIES, PLACE & INFRASTRUCTURE TO ENJOY & CELEBRATE LIFE. BUILDING
CONCRETE STRUCTURES WITHOUT PLANNED INFRASTRUCTURE FOR OUR RICH HERITAGE, CULTURE &
TRADITIONS IS INCOMPLETE.
- HARMONY IN COMMUNITIES (UNITY IN DIVERSITY).

INDIA IS THE MOST DIVERSE COUNTRY IN WORLD, THE ESSENCE OF SUCCESS IS COMMUNAL HARMONY
BY PROMOTING UNITY IN DIVERSITY. ALONG WITH ALL OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE & SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
WE MUST ALSO HAVE SPECIFIC MECHANISM OF A PROACTIVE APPROACH TO MAINTAIN HARMONY IN
COMMUNITIES.
- OPTIMUM & ECO-FRIENDLY USE OF LIMITED RESOURCES.
AS WE ALL KNOW THAT RESOURCES (LAND, FUNDS, ENERGY, WATER, FOOD, SKILLED MANPOWER, ETC)
ARE LIMITED. WHILE PLANNING A SMART CITY WE MUST ENSURE THAT AN OPTIMUM BALANCE IS
MAINTAINED BETWEEN ECOLOGY & ECONOMY.
- FORTHCOMING CHALLENGES FROM CLIMATE CHANGE & NATURAL DISASTERS.
IN THIS SCIENTIFIC AGE, WE ALREADY KNOW ABOUT POSSIBLE CHALLENGES FROM CLIMATE CHANGE &
NATURAL DISASTERS IN ANY SPECIFIC LOCATION. SO WHILE PLANNING FOR SMART CITY WE MUST
ALWAYS HAVE SPECIFIC INFRASTRUCTURE & DISASTER CONTROL MECHANISM IN ADVANCE.
- CITY GEARED UP FOR CONTINUOUS INNOVATION, ADAPTATION & IMPROVEMENT.
CURRENTLY WE ARE LIVING IN A FAST CHANGING HIGHTECH, INDUSTRIALIZED, ANTHROPOGENIC AGE.
DEPENDING UPON REQUIREMENTS (GLOBAL/REGIONAL/LOCAL) & AVAILABILITY OF RESOURCES THERE
IS A NEED FOR CONTINUOUS CHANGE IN - PEOPLE PERCEPTION, LIFESTYLE, EDUCATION,
TECHNOLOGIES, VARIOUS INDUSTRIES & INFRASTRUCTURE. IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND & ADDRESS
THESE CHANGES WE MUST HAVE PLAN TO INNOVATE, ADAPT & IMPROVE CONTINUOUSLY WITH
PERIODIC ANALYSIS. OTHERWISE WE WILL BE LEFT BEHIND & TODAYS SMART CITY WILL BECOME SICK
CITY OF FUTURE. FOR EXAMPLE IF WE TAKE ANY OF OUR EXISTING OLD CITY, THESE WERE FAR
ADVANCED (SMARTER) THEN OTHER PLACES IN PAST. THOSE CITIES WHO FAILED TO ADAPT, CHANGE &
UPGRADE ARE LEFT BEHIND & ARE BECOMING A KIND OF SICK CITIES. THAT'S WHY A LONG TERMS
FORWARD PLANNING (5, 10, 20, 30, 50 & 100 YEARS) IS VERY IMPORTANT TO MAINTAIN STATUS OF A
SMART CITY. LET ME GIVE U FEW EXAMPLES.
= IN NEW YORK (1860) THERE WAS A MEETING TO DISCUSS EXISTENCE OF CITY AFTER 100 YEARS. THE
UNANIMOUS CONCLUSION WAS - NY CITY WILL NOT EXIST. BECAUSE THEY WILL REQUIRE 6 MILLION
HORSES TO TRANSPORT PEOPLE & GOODS DUE TO EXTREMELY HIGHT POPULATION GROWTH /
MIGRATION TO CITY, THE AMOUNT OF HORSE MANURE GENERATED WILL COVER CITY UPTO NECK HIGH.
TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM THEY STARTED LOOKING FOR SOLUTIONS & BY THE YEAR 1900 THERE WERE
TOTAL 1001 CAR MANUFACTURING UNITS IN USA.
= SINGAPORE WHICH EVOLVED FROM A POOR STATE TO A WORLD LEADER IS THE BEST EXAMPLE OF
FORWARD PLANNING, GOVT IS ALWAYS READY WITH SPECIFIC PLAN OF ACTION FOR NEXT 20 YEARS
FOR ALL THE IMPORTANT ISSUES. THAT'S WHY THEY ARE SUCCESSFUL ON ALL THE FRONTS & ISSUES.
= KANPUR IS A LEADING COMMERCIAL / INDUSTRIAL CITY. JUST FEW DECADES BACK KANPUR WAS ONE
OF THE SMARTEST CITY OF WORLD, WITH HUGE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL. KANPUR WAS ONCE KNOW
AS THE "MANCHESTER OF EAST" & LEATHER CAPITAL OF WORLD. TODAY ON COMMERCIAL &
INDUSTRIAL FRONTS KANPUR IS STILL SOMEWHAT SUCCESSFUL. BUT ON ENVIRONMENTAL FRONT,
POLLUTION, WASTE MANAGEMENT, WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT, AIR QUALITY, SOIL POLLUTION,
WATER POLLUTION, CONTAMINATED POTABLE WATER SUPPLY, HDI / GINI, TRAFFIC CONGESTIONS, EASE
OF DOING BUSINESS, HEALTH / DISEASES, POLLUTION OF GANGA - KANPUR HAVE FAILED MISERABLY.
TODAY KANPUR IS ONE OF THE MOST POLLUTED CITY OF WORLD. FROM YESTERDAY'S SMART CITY
KANPUR HAVE BECOME A SICK CITY TODAY.
= KANPUR IS NOT THE ONLY CITY WITH ENVIRONMENTAL FAILURE IN INDIA. AS 13 OUT OF WORLD'S TOP
20 MOST POLLUTED BIG CITIES ARE IN INDIA. ON AIR QUALITY DELHI IS THE MOST POLLUTED BIG CITY IN
WORLD (TWICE AS TOXIC AS BEIJING AT 2ND NUMBER). 5 MOST POLLUTED BIG RIVERS OF WORLD ARE 1] GANGA RIVER, 2] YELLOW RIVER CHINA, 3] YAMUNA RIVER, 4] CITARUM RIVER INDONESIA, 5]
MISSISSIPPI RIVER USA. IN INDIA ONLY ABOUT 33% SEWAGE WASTEWATER IS TREATED (BUT NOT UPTO

100% TERTIARY LEVEL) & REMAINING ABOUT 67% IS DIRECTLY DISCHARGED INTO WATERBODIES.
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION, DEFORESTATION & UNSUSTAINABLE COMMERCIAL FARMING PRACTICES
HAVE FURTHER DETERIORATE THE ENVIRONMENT. THE BIGGER CAUSE OF CONCERN IS - INDIA IS
HAVING INCREASE IN ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION DAY BY DAY, AS COMPARED TO CHINA WHO IS
IMPROVING ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES DUE TO SERIOUS LARGE SCALE EFFORTS.

IN ORDER TO TRANSFORM & UPGRADE AN EXISTING CITY TO SMART CITY, AUTHORITIES MUST FOLLOW
A STEP BY STEP PROCESS OF PLANNING & IMPLIMENTATION, WHICH CAN BE DESCRIBED AS UNDER.
- A SMART CITY WILL NEED DETAILED PLAN & POLICIES OF GOVT ON SMART CITIES, LIKELY PROBLEMS &
INDIA-SOLUTIONS. TECHNOLOGY ASSIMILATION & INDIGENIZATION TO CUT COST & BECOME MARKET
LEADER. DEVELOP NEW BUSINESS MODELS, ROADMAP, MILESTONES, CLUSTERED INDUSTRIAL
PROJECTS, BUDGET & FINANCE.
- WE MUST KNOW TODAY - WHAT WE WILL DO WHEN, WHERE & HOW. RESEARCH SHOULD FIND OUT : KIND OF OUTCOME CITY RESIDENTS & OTHER STAKEHOLDERS DESIRE, CONCRETE OBJECTIVES,
FACTORS CONTRIBUTE TO SUCCESS, INITIATIVES REQUIRED, ASPECTS OF CITY LIFE TO BE
TRANSFORMED TO GET DESIRED OUTCOME, COMMON DIFFICULTIES & CHALLENGES FACED, TYPICAL
MECHANISM USED FOR SUCCESS, CASE STUDY & ANALYSIS OF SUCCESSFUL SMART CITIES (TOP 10
SMART CITIES OF THE WORLD - VIENNA, TORONTO, PARIS, NEW YORK, LONDON, TOKYO, BERLIN,
COPENHAGEN, HONGKONG, BARCELONA), DESIGN PROCESS TO BE FOLLOWED, WE CAN ALSO TAKE
BASIC DESIGN PRINCIPALS FROM SUCCESSFUL CITIES.
- SUCCESSFUL SMART CITY MUST HAVE A PLAN FOR IDENTIFICATION & INVOLVEMENT OF :- COMMITTED
POLITICAL LEADERSHIP, ENABLERS, STATE / CENTER / LOCAL ADMINISTRATION, ARCHITECT / DESIGN
FIRMS, FINANCE / INVESTMENT FIRMS, ACADEMIA (UNIVERSITY & RESEARCH CENTERS), REAL ESTATE /
CONSTRUCTION / ENGINEERING COMPANIES, ICT & TECHNOLOGY FIRMS, NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL
CONSULTING FIRMS. A COMPREHENSIVE LONG TERM ROADMAP (5, 10, 20, 30, 50, 100 YEARS) & PERIODIC
MASTER PLANS, PARTICIPATION OF CITIZENS & VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS, CO-ORDINATION &
EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION BETWEEN ALL STAKEHOLDERS, A LOCAL BODY OF SPECIALISTS
SUPPORTED BY RESEARCH & INNOVATIVE IDEAS, SPECIFIC RULES, POLICIES, LAWS / BYLAWS &
CERTIFICATION. A NONCOMPROMISING APPROACH ON CORE VALUES, AN EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION
BETWEEN VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS, ADAPTATION OF SUITABLE TECHNOLOGIES IN TIME. INCLUSION OF
ALL INCLUDING OLD & POOR. A DETAILED INNOVATIVE FUNDING / FINANCIAL PLANNING TO GENERATE
FUNDS & REPAYMENT TO INVESTORS / FINANCIERS, CONSIDERING HIGH COST OF REDEVELOPMENT.
- ON PRIORITY BASIS MAJOR AREAS OF CONCERN WILL BE - TIMELY COMPLETION OF EXISTING /
PENDING PROJECTS & RESOLUTION OF PENDING ISSUES. IDENTIFICATION OF CORE PROJECTS, CITIES
WITH 24*7 AFFORDABLE POWER, CLEAN WATER, CLEAN AIR, EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE FOR ALL,
AFFORDABLE & COMFORTABLE PUBLIC TRANSPORT FOR ALL, PROXIMITY TO AIRPORT / RAIL / METRO,
SEWER, ROADS, LAW & ORDER, EFFECTIVE USE OF ICT, E-GOVERNANCE, INDUSTRY / SKILL
DEVELOPMENT CLOSE BY, SAFETY & SECURITY, CYBER CITY SECURITY MEASURES, POLICIES &
MECHANISM.

BEFORE WE BEGIN WITH PLANNING WE SHOULD TRY TO UNDERSTAND CORE CHARACTERS OF THE
CITY.
HISTORY, PURPOSE & PROCESS OF CITY'S EVOLUTION.
ALL URBAN CENTERS (CITIES, TOWNS, VILLAGES) HAVE A HISTORY OF HOW THEY HAVE COME IN
EXISTENCE, FOR WHAT PURPOSE IT HAS COME UP. FOR EXAMPLE UJJAIN IS AN ANCIENT POLITICAL &
RELIGIOUS CITY EMERGED IN 7 CENTURY BCE & WAS THE FIRST URBAN CENTER IN MALWA REGION,
FAMOUS FOR "MAHAKAL JYOTIRLINGA". PANCHMARHI IS A TYPICAL WEEKEND HOLIDAY HILL STATION.

JAMSHEDPUR (JHARKHAND) IS A LEADING INDUSTRIAL CITY ESTABLISHED BY TATA GROUP. INDORE IS

AN TRADITIONAL COMMERCIAL / POLITICAL CENTER WHICH HAVE NOW EMERGED AS A COMMERCIAL /
INDUSTRIAL CAPITAL OF M.P. BHOPAL WAS ORIGINALLY ESTABLISHED BY RAJA BHOJ IN 11TH CENTURY
IT REMAINED A SMALL GOND VILLAGE TILL DOST MOHAMMED KHAN ESTABLISHED BHOPAL AS A SMALL
PRINCELY STATE IN 17TH CENTURY, WHICH LATER BECAME BRITISH PRINCELY STATE - FAMOUSLY
RULED BY 4 BEGUMS. THEN AFTER INDEPENDENCE, IN 1956 MADHYA BHARAT, VINDHYA PRADESH &
BHOPAL WERE MERGED TO FORM STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH (M.P.) & BHOPAL BECAME IT'S NEW
CAPITAL CITY. WITH RAPID MIGRATION TO CAPITAL CITY IT CAME UP AS A COSMOPOLITAN URBAN
CENTER, THEN IN 1964 BHEL (A SUB CITY OF BHOPAL SPECIFICALLY CAME UP FOR BHEL & IT'S
ANCILLARY INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES) WAS ESTABLISHED WHICH LED TO AN ERA OF INDUSTRIALIZATION,
THEREAFTER MANDIDEEP STARTED & MORE INDUSTRIES CAME UP. NOW SINCE LAST FEW DECADES
BHOPAL IS FAST BECOMING A MAJOR EDUCATION HUB IN CENTRAL INDIA. AS PER CURRENT
CLASSIFICATION BHOPAL IS A TIER 2 / Y CLASS CITY & BASED ON SMART CITY CATEGORY, IT FALLS
UNDER 2 CATEGORIES - STATE CAPITAL & 1 - 4 MILLION POPULATION CITY.
BHOPAL HAVE BEEN GROWING EVER SINCE 1956, BUT IN LAST 3 DECADES CITY HAVE WITNESSED
EXPONENTIAL GROWTH ON ALL FRONTS (REAL ESTATE, INDUSTRIES, COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES,TRADE,
ACADEMIC INSTITUTES, SERVICE SECTOR & PUBLIC SECTOR), DUE TO HIGH DEMAND THIS GROWTH IS
MORE ON REAL ESTATE FRONT, WHICH IS AN UNPLANNED APPROACH. THIS HAS PUT EXTRA PRESSURE
ON OTHER FRONTS, LIKE - POTABLE WATER, WASTEWATER / SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT,
TRANSPORTATION / LOGISTICS, ENERGY, ETC. SITUATION IN SOME LOCATIONS IS NOT VERY
ENCOURAGING. THE CITY IS GROWING FAST THEREFORE SERIOUS EFFORTS ARE REQUIRED TO CATCH
UP WITH REMAINING WORK. AS MENTIONED EARLIER WE MUST ALWAYS HAVE LONG TERM PLAN &
CONCRETE PLAN OF ACTION IN HAND FOR NEXT 20 YEARS. TODAY GREATER BHOPAL INCLUDES BHOPAL, BAIRAGARH, MANDIDEEP, KOLAR & FEW OTHER ADJOINING AREAS. LOOKING AT CURRENT
TREND OF GROWTH, GREATER BHOPAL SHOULD HAVE POPULATION OF APROX 45 - 50 LAC (+-10%) IN
NEXT 20 YEARS. IN NEXT FEW DECADES THE CITY WILL REACH UPTO VIDISHA, CHOLLA, RAISEN,
CHIKLOD, SIMRAI, BILKISGANG, SEHORE, JHARKHEDA, KHEDI & BERASIA. IN ORDER TO BECOME 1ST
GENERATION SMART CITY, OUR PRIORITY SHOULD BE TO CONCENTRATE ON CORE AREAS & RESOLVE
ALL PENDING ISSUES AT FIRST.

ANALYSIS OF NATURAL / ENVIRONMENTAL / INDUSTRIAL DISASTERS & COMMUNAL HARMONY.

NATURAL DISASTER EVENTS. SO FAR BHOPAL HAVE BEEN A VERY SAFE PLACE IN CASE OF NATURAL
EVENTS BUT FORTHCOMING CHALLENGES FROM CLIMATE CHANGE (CHANGING PRECIPITATION
PATTERNS, EXTREME WEATHER, ETC) IS A CAUSE OF CONCERN FOR FUTURE.
ON INDUSTRIAL / ENVIRONMENTAL CALAMITIES BHOPAL IS ONE OF THE MOST UNFORTUNATE CITY IN
WORLD - BHOPAL GAS DISASTER ON 3 DECEMBER 1984 DEVASTATED THE CITY & SHOOK INDIAN &
WORLD WHEN 32 TONS OF HIGHLY TOXIC METHYL ISOCYANATE (MIC) WAS RELEASED IN INDUSTRIAL
ACCIDENT FROM UNION CARBIDE FACTORY WHICH WAS ILLEGITIMATELY ALLOWED TO OPERATE IN
CENTER OF CITY BY GOVT - WHICH IS THE WORST INDUSTRIAL DISASTER TO DATE IN WORLD. THE
OFFICIAL DEATH TOLL RECORDED IS AROUND 4000 BUT UNCONFIRMED REPORTS SAY THE DEATH TOLL
IS AS HIGH AS 24000 OR EVEN MORE, AS MANY DEATHS WERE DELIBERATELY NOT COUNTED & MANY
MORE TOOK PLACE MONTHS / YEARS AFTER THE DISASTER DUE TO COMPLICATIONS CAUSED BY
ACCIDENT. THE IMPACT IS STILL CONTINUING IN TERMS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL & NEUROLOGICAL
DISABILITIES, BLINDNESS, SKIN, VISION, BREATHING & BIRTH DISORDERS. THE SOIL & WATER IS STILL
CONTAMINATED WITH TOXIC WASTES. MOST OF ISSUES ARE STILL UNRESOLVED - LAWFUL ACTION
AGAINST MAIN CULPRITS, INSUFFICIENT COMPENSATION, REHABILITATION & ENVIRONMENTAL
CLEANUP.
BHOPAL GAS TRAGEDY. VICTIMS ARE STILL CRYING FOR HELP, SUPPORT & LAWFUL SETTLEMENT.
FOLLOWING MUST BE DONE AT THE EARLIEST.

- OWNERS OF UNION CARBIDE - DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY MUST : FACE TRIAL, PROVIDE LONG-TERM
HEALTH CARE TO ALL DIRECT / INDIRECT VICTIMS & EFFECTED DECEDENTS, CLEAN UP THE POISON
(BENZENE HEXACHLORIDE & OTHER TOXINS), PROVIDE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL SUPPORT,
ACKNOWLEDGE REVISED LIST OF ACTUAL SUFFERERS - DEATH, INJURIES, EFFECTED DESCENDENTS &
PROVIDE ADEQUATE COMPENSATION, PAY ALL ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION WITH INTEREST AS PER
GOVT OF INDIA'S CURATIVE PETITION IN SUPREME COURT, FIX TIME FRAME FOR RESOLVING ALL
PENDING ISSUES.
- GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MUST : SET UP A NATIONAL COMMISSION ON BHOPAL, ASK US GOVT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR MISTAKE & EXPRESS REGRET, ASK US GOVT TO EXTRADITE JOHN MCDONALD TO
INDIA FOR FACING TRIAL, AS PROMISED BY MINISTER MR. ANANTH KUMAR ON 14 NOV, 2014, PAY ALL
PENDING COMPENSATIONS, REVISE THE FIGURE OF DEATHS & INJURIES, AS PER THEIR CURATIVE
PETITION BASED ON SCIENTIFIC FACTS. ENSURE DOWS LIABILITY FOR ON-SITE AND OFF-SITE CLEANUP,
ESTABLISH A PANEL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE EXPERTS, BLACKLIST DOW (UNION CARBIDE) IN
INDIA (DIRECTLY-INDIRECTLY) TILL ALL ISSUES ARE SETTLED, CONDUCT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH TO
IDENTIFY DAMAGE, EFFECTED PEOPLE, SOIL, GROUNDWATER, ETC. INTERVENE IN US FEDERAL COURT
IN SUPPORT OF BHOPAL VICTIMS. ASK CBI TO BE MORE ACTIVE & TRY THE CASE IN FAST TRACK COURT.
PROSECUTE ALL INDIAN CULPRITS (KESHUB MAHINDRA & OTHERS) WITH HIGHER CRIMINAL CHARGES
GUARANTEE FREE TREATMENT AT LOCAL AREA HOSPITALS, DECLARE DECEMBER 3RD A NATIONAL DAY
OF MOURNING.
- GOVERNMENT OF MADHYA PRADESH MUST : EXPEDITE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS, INTERVENE IN US
FEDERAL COURT AS OWNERS OF THE FACTORY LAND, SUPPLY SAFE DRINKING WATER FOR EFFECTED
COMMUNITIES, PROPERLY DISPOSE OF ALL CHEMICAL WASTES, ENSURE TREATMENT FOR WATEREXPOSED SURVIVORS, A LIFELONG MIN COMPENSATION OF 1000 TO DIRECT / INDIRECT SUFFERERS,
EFFECTED DEPENDENTS, PUNISH CORRUPT OFFICIAL INVOLVED IN 18 CRORS EMBEZZLEMENT CASE,
PRESENT A WHITE PAPER ON EXPENDITURES.
- COMMUNAL HARMONY. INDIA BEING ONE OF THE MOST POPULATED & MOST DIVERSE COUNTRY IN
WORLD COMES WITH IT'S OWN CHALLENGES OF MAINTAINING PEACE AS THE RESOURCES ARE LIMITED
& SURVIVAL IS VERY TOUGH. INDIA ALSO HAVE IT'S SHARE OF COMMUNAL, RELIGIOUS, REGIONAL
VIOLENCES, BUT ON LARGER SCALE WE STILL REMAIN A PEACEFUL COUNTRY. BHOPAL IS ONE OF THE
BEST EXAMPLE WHERE PEOPLE FROM VARIOUS CASTE & CREED HAVE BEEN LIVING TOGETHER IN
HARMONY WITH EACH OTHER. EXCEPT FOR FEW MINOR INCIDENCE & ONE MAJOR EVENT OF RIOTS
AFTER BABRI DEMOLITION, JOYFUL PEOPLE OF BHOPAL HAVE MAINTAINED PEACE & HARMONY. THESE
INCIDENTS GENERALLY OCCUR BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT RELIGIONS, CASTES, CULTURE,
POLITICAL PARTIES & DIFFERENT REGIONS. GOVT & IT'S ASSOCIATE BODIES ARE ALWAYS TRYING THEIR
LEVEL BEST TO MAINTAIN PEACE. BUT WE CAN DO MORE TO IMPROVE THE SOCIAL ATMOSPHERE.
EVERY SMART CITY MUST HAVE A LOCAL SADBHAVNA COMMITTEE, WHICH SHOULD BECOME INTEGRAL
PART OF SMART CITY MECHANISM. SUCH COMMITTEE SHOULD IMPROVE HARMONY & PEACE, PROMOTE
REGULAR GATHERING OF PEOPLE DURING FESTIVALS, PROMOTE TRADE & IMPROVE CO-OPERATION.
MEMBERS OF SUCH COMMITTEE SHOULD BE THE HEAD (OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVES) FROM - LOCAL
POLICE, LOCAL ADMINISTRATION (COMMISSIONER, COLLECTOR, MAYOR, ETC), STATE GOVT, HOME
DEPARTMENT (HOME SECRETORY), VARIOUS RELIGIONS, LOCAL SCHOLARS, LOCAL POLITICIANS,
REGIONAL LEADERS, SOCIAL SERVANTS & REPRESENTATIVES OF PUBLIC. IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT
MOST OF THESE INCIDENTS TAKE PLACE BEFORE/DURING/AFTER VARIOUS RELIGIOUS & CULTURAL
EVENTS. THE COMMITTEE MUST HAVE A MEETING BEFORE EACH SUCH EVENT & DECIDE A GAME PLAN
TO KEEP CALM & HARMONY. THE COMMITTEE MUST ALSO HOLD A MEETING IN CASE IF ANY SUCH
DISTURBING EVEN OCCURS. ALL CONCERNED PARTIES MUST ADHERE TO PROPOSALS & SUGGESTIONS
GIVEN IN SUCH MEETINGS & ACT UPON IT SERIOUSLY.

INFRASTRUCTURE. SMART CITIES WILL NEED SPECIFIC & MOST ADVANCED INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH
NEEDS RESEARCH & FORWARD PLANNING FOR FUTURE REQUIREMENTS OF INFRASTRUCTURE
DEVELOPMENT. THERE ARE 4 PILLARS OF A SMART CITY INFRASTRUCTURE.

1. INSTITUTIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE.
2. PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.
3. SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE.
4. ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE.
ALL THESE CATEGORIES OF INFRASTRUCTURE ARE INTERTWINED WITH EACH OTHER & ARE PART OF
TOTAL INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH CAN BE PUBLIC, PRIVATE, PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP (PPP), OR
OTHERS (CONTROLLED BY INSTITUTIONS).
INFRASTRUCTURES SERVES FUNDAMENTAL & WIDE VARIETY OF NEEDS OF IT'S CITIZENS,
INFRASTRUCTURE CAN BE DEFINED AS - ACADEMIC FACILITIES (SCHOOLS, COLLAGES, RESEARCH
INSTITUTES, ETC), AIRPORTS, BRIDGES, CANALS, CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, DAMS, ELECTRICITY /
ENERGY, GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE, HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT, HOSPITALS, ICT, LEVEES,
PARKS, MASS TRANSIT, PUBLIC AMENITIES, PUBLIC HOUSING, PUBLIC TRANSPORT, PUBLIC WORKS,
RAIL, ROADS, SEWAGE TREATMENT, SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT, UTILITIES, WATER SUPPLY,
WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT, ETC.
IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF SMART URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE ARE - RESEARCH, LAND USE PLANNING,
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN PROCESS, LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT, FINANCE (TAXES, LEVIES, STATE/CENTRAL
FUNDING, PRIVATE FUNDING), ECONOMIC PLANNING, INDUSTRIES, BUDGETING, PROJECTS,
CONTRACTS, RENOVATION, UPGRADATION, ASSET MANAGEMENT, WATER (GROUND / SURFACE / STORM
/ WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT, WATER HARVESTING), SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT / RECYCLING, ECOFRIENDLY & EFFICIENT TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE / MANAGEMENT, BROWNFIELD IDENTIFICATION /
MANAGEMENT, CARBON FOOTPRINT, SMART GRID & ENERGY MANAGEMENT (POWER AT AFFORDABLE
PRICE, SMART GRID, RENEWABLE ENERGY, BIOFUELS), LOGISTICS & SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT,
SURVIVANCE & SECURITY, SOCIAL / CULTURAL / RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, URBAN SPRAWL
MANAGEMENT & REPLACEMENT BY SMART URBAN PLANNING, FIXED COSTS, MAINTENANCE COST,
NATIONAL / STATE / LOCAL LAWS & REGULATIONS. A SMART CITY PLAN MUST COVER THE ENTIRE CITY &
PLANNED AREAS FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS IN NEXT 20 - 30 YEARS, AS COMPARED TO CURRENT
GOVT PLAN OF RETROFITTING & REDEVELOPMENT OF SELECTED AREAS.

SMART CITY MANAGEMENT : UPGRADING, RENOVATING & BUILDING NEW INFRASTRUCTURE IS BASIC NEED FOR SMART CITIES. BUT
IT IS EQUALLY IMPORTANT TO SUCCESSFULLY MANAGE OUR CITIES. FOR WHICH FOLLOWING
APPROACH WILL BE VERY USEFUL.
- ICT INTEGRATED E-GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS.
- CITY MOBILE APP :- EACH SMART CITY SHOULD HAVE THEIR OWN MOBILE / COMPUTER APP (SINGLE
GATEWAY FOR ALL THE SOLUTIONS IN A CITY), ANYONE CAN DOWNLOAD & INSTALL SUCH APP FOR
EFFECTIVE USE & PARTICIPATION IN VARIOUS INITIATIVES. SUCH APP MUST HAVE FUNCTIONS LIKE DETAILED MAP, LOCATION / CONTACT DETAILS OF ALL THE IMPORTANT INFRASTRUCTURE / AMENITIES /
GOVT OFFICES / HOSPITALS / RAIL / ROAD / AIR CONNECTIONS & INSTITUTIONS, ETC. WHERE ONE CAN
FIND OUT ANYTHING & EVERYTHING ABOUT THE CITY, ACCESS ALL THE MEDICAL / HEALTH SERVICES
ONLINE, CHECK STATUS OF THEIR CASES / PAYMENTS ONLINE, PAY ANY TYPE OF GOVT / PRIVATE BILLS
ONLINE, SCHEDULE HIS/HER ACTIVITIES ONLINE. ONE CAN ALSO PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION TO THE
CITY COUNCIL FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION & SUPPORT. THE APP CAN ALSO BE CONNECTED WITH LOCAL
EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE & OTHER EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES SO ONE CAN FIND OUT ALL THE JOB
OPENINGS IN & AROUND THE CITY. ONE CAN FIND OUT ALL THE BUSINESS, COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL
POLICIES, CURRENT PROJECTS & FUTURE POSSIBILITIES IN & AROUND THE CITY. THE APP CAN ALSO BE
COMMERCIALIZED WITH DETAILED CITY SHOPPING LIST, OTHER COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL PRODUCT
LISTS.
- CENTRALIZED MONITORING, CONTROL & MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN A SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED
BUILDING.

IN ORDER TO SUCCESSFULLY MANAGE VARIOUS ACTIVITIES (DAY TODAY ACTIVITIES, PUBLIC WORKS,
UTILITIES, SURVEILLANCE, SECURITY, LAW & ORDER, WASTE / WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC
GRIEVANCES, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT UNDER CHALLENGING SITUATIONS
[FIRE, FLOOD, ACCIDENTS, MOBS, RIOTS, PUBLIC GATHERINGS, RELIGIOUS EVENTS, MEGA EVENTS,
PROTESTS, EARTHQUAKE, ETC]). IN ANY SMART CITY SAFETY & SECURITY OF PEOPLE & SPECIFICALLY
OF WOMEN, ELDERLY & CHILDREN IS ONE OF THE VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE. THIS IS ALSO IMPORTANT
BECAUSE WE NEED MORE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION FROM WOMEN IN EDUCATION, PUBLIC SECTOR,
PRIVATE SECTOR & VARIOUS INDUSTRIES. EACH SMART CITY MUST HAVE IT'S OWN CONTROL
MECHANISM WHICH SHOULD LOCATED IN ONE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED BUILDING, MANAGED BY HEAD
OF CITY / COUNCIL, WHICH IS DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO ALL THE IMPORTANT DEPARTMENTS &
INSTITUTIONS (MUNICIPALITY / SANITATION / WASTE MANAGEMENT, POLICE, E-SURVIVANCE
CONNECTED TO ALL THE CCTV CAMERAS IN CITY, COLLECTORATE, HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, HOSPITALS,
ALL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, PUBLIC WORKS, UTILITIES, FIRE DEPARTMENT, WEATHER /
METROLOGY DEPARTMENT, ELECTRICITY DEPARTMENT, DISASTER CONTROL DEPARTMENT,
VOLUNTEERS & PUBLIC REPRESENTATIVES, ETC). THE CONTROL CENTER MUST ALSO BE CONNECTED
TO MOBILE APP WHERE CITIZENS & VOLUNTEERS CAN REPORT ANY INCIDENT, GRIEVANCE, PENDING
PROBLEMS, CLEANLINESS FEEDBACK OR ANY IMPORTANT ISSUE TO THE COUNCIL. IN MOST OF SMART
CITIES CLOUD SOURCING OF INFORMATION FROM CITIZENS HAVE BEEN VERY USEFUL.
- AN APPROACH OF "REWARD & RECOGNITION" FOR ACTIVE CITIZENS & VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE
HELPING IN PROCESS OF CITY MANAGEMENT WILL BE VERY USEFUL.
- THE COUNCIL SHOULD ALSO HOLD MONTHLY / QUARTERLY MEETINGS, YEARLY SEMINARS & DETAILED
ANALYSIS & ASSESSMENT EVERY 5 YEARS TO MAKE FORWARD PLAN FOR NEXT 5, 10, 20 YEARS.
- THE BEST EXAMPLE OF SUCH CONTROL SYSTEM IS AT RIO DE JANEIRO (BRAZIL), HERE 30 DIFFERENT
DEPARTMENTS, OTHER INSTITUTIONS & CITIZENS FEED THEIR INFORMATION INTO SINGLE CONTROL
CENTER, WHERE CITY HEAD & MANAGERS CAN SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING AROUND THE CITY. LIKE TRAFFIC CONGESTIONS, POWER FAILURE, LANDSLIDES, WATER LEAKAGE, WATER SHORTAGE, SOLID
WASTE PROBLEMS, DISPUTES, CRIME, DISASTER, ETC & THEY CAN TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION, COORDINATE WITH ALL STAKEHOLDERS / AUTHORITIES TO RESOLVE THESE ISSUES IMMEDIATELY. THE
SYSTEM IS WORKING VERY EFFICIENTLY WITH FANTASTIC RESULTS.

NAMO GOVT - 100 SMART INDIAN CITIES PROJECT FOR REAL ESTATE & INFRASTRUCTURE
DEVELOPMENT SECTOR.
NDA GOVT IS SET TO SUBSTANTIALLY EASE NORMS FOR FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN THE CONSTRUCTION
SECTOR, HOPING TO DRUM UP INTEREST IN THE PM'S PLANS FOR 100 SMART CITIES AS WELL HIS
AFFORDABLE HOUSING INITIATIVE. THE GOVT IS SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING REMOVAL OF ALL
RESTRICTIONS ON SIZE & MINIMUM CAPITALIZATION FOR THE SMART CITIES AS WELL AS AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PROJECTS. THE DISCUSSIONS ARE ON FOR EXEMPTING SMART CITIES FROM ALL FDI
CONDITIONALITIES TO GIVE THEM A PUSH BY MAKING IT ATTRACTIVE FOR INVESTORS. DEVELOPERS
WILL BE EXEMPT FROM RESTRICTIONS RELATED TO MINIMUM CAPITALIZATION & EXITS IF THEY COMMIT
30% OF THE PROJECT COST TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THE PROPOSAL IS THAT THEY BE EXEMPTED
FROM THE CONDITIONALITIES TO ATTRACT MORE FOREIGN INVESTMENT. THERE IS A NEED TO
CHANNELIZE INVESTMENTS IN THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING SEGMENT. FINANCE MINISTER HAD
PROPOSED AN ALLOCATION OF RE 7060 CRORS IN UNION BUDGET IN JULY FOR 9 MONTHS. THE
MINIMUM BUILT-UP AREA HAS BEEN PROPOSED TO BE CUT TO 20000 SQ METERS FROM 50000 SQ METER
WHILE THE MINIMUM CAPITALIZATION REQUIREMENT WILL BE HALVED TO $5 MILLION FROM $10 MILLION.
THE GOVT HOPES THE EASIER RULES WILL ALSO HELP IN THE FASTER COMPLETION OF PROJECTS
DELAYED BY A SQUEEZE ON FUNDS BECAUSE OF ELEVATED DEBT LEVELS. THE (CABINET) NOTE IS
MORE OR LESS FINALIZED, GOVT IS PLANNING TO SET UP 100 SMART CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY
THAT WILL PROVIDE MODERN AMENITIES, EDUCATION & EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. THE SECTOR
ATTRACTED $ 1.2 BILLION IN FDI IN 2013-14 DOWN 8% FROM 2012-13. INVESTORS WOULD LIKELY BE ABLE
TO EXIT PROJECTS ON RECEIPT OF OCCUPANCY AND/OR COMPLETION CERTIFICATES ISSUED BY THE
COMPETENT LOCAL AUTHORITY OF AFTER FIPB'S NOD. IT IS BEING DISCUSSED TO DO AWAY WITH THE
MINIMUM LOCK-IN PERIOD OF THREE YEARS AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT. A DEVELOPER

SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO EXIT IMMEDIATELY AFTER COMPLETING IT. THIS WILL ALSO CREATE AN
INCENTIVE FOR FASTER COMPLETION OF PROJECTS. INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS ARE ALREADY
LOOKING AT INDIA AGAIN. THE ISSUE RELATED TO AGRICULTURAL LAND WILL BE DEALT WITH AT THE
STATE LEVEL. THE BJP GOVT IS ON A FOREIGN INVESTMENT LIBERALIZATION DRIVE. EASING OF NORMS
& GIVING CONCESSIONS HAVE MADE IT ATTRACTIVE & GENERATED HIGH INTEREST LEVELS FROM NOT
JUST THE FOREIGN INVESTORS BUT ALSO DOMESTIC INVESTORS.
SMART CITY GRID INFRASTRUCTURE.
AT THE HEART OF SMART GRID & SMART CITY SOLUTIONS IS THE ABILITY TO REMOTELY CONTROL &
MANAGE MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS, WHETHER FOR ENERGY USE (SMART METERS), TRAFFIC
MONITORING, OR PUBLIC LIGHTING. WITH NETWORKING (WIRED & WIRELESS) BEING THE ENABLING
TECHNOLOGY / MONITORING & CONTROL. GOVT EMPHASIS IS ON - INTEGRATED SMART GRID ENERGY
MANAGEMENT & IMBEDDED TECHNOLOGIES. BY 2020 AN ESTIMATED 80% NEW STREET LIGHT
INSTALLATIONS TO BE NETWORKED (WIRED / WIRELESS) & LED-BASED.
IN RECENT PAST M.P. HAVE ALREADY DONE VERY WELL IN INCREASING ITS SHARE IN RENEWABLE
ENERGY, BOTH WIND & SOLAR ENERGY IS GROWING VERY FAST & I THINK THESE EFFORTS MUST
CONTINUE TO ESTABLISH MP AS NUMBER ONE STATE FOR RENEWABLE INDUSTRY. SO FAR THE
EMPHASIS HAS BEEN IN LARGE SCALE GRID CONNECTED INSTALLATIONS ONLY. BUT THERE IS A HUGE
SCOPE FOR PROMOTING INDIVIDUAL OFFGRID INSTALLATIONS, WHERE CONSUMERS CAN GENERATE
THEIR OWN ELECTRICITY FOR DIRECT USE & CAN EXPORT SURPLUS POWER TO GOVT (SIMILAR TO
WHAT IS DONE IN GERMANY). STATE GOVT IS PLANNING FOR 25% ENERGY BY RENEWABLE, SOLAR &
WIND IN FUTURE & BHOPAL SHOULD PARTICIPATE IN THIS GREAT EFFORT.
IN ORDER TO BEGIN RESEARCH & DRAFT PLAN FOR FUTURE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, WE
MUST FIRST ANALYZE & UNDERSTAND - EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE, UNDERSTAND SPECIFIC NATURE
OF THE CITY, HOW THE CITY HAVE EVOLVED & FOR WHICH PURPOSE A CITY IS BUILT, WHAT ARE IT'S
CORE STRENGTHS / WEAKNESSES / LIMITATIONS & POSSIBILITIES, CURRENT RATE OF POPULATION
GROWTH, MIGRATION RATE TO THE CITY, CLIMATIC CONDITIONS, TERRAIN TYPE, WHAT ARE THE
NATURAL / SOCIAL / ACADEMIC / INDUSTRIAL / FINANCIAL / MINERAL RESERVES & TRANSPORTATION
NETWORKS CONNECTING THE CITY.

WATER, WASTEWATER & SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT.

A SMART CITY IS INCOMPLETE WITHOUT COMPREHENSIVE, LONG TERM PLAN TO JOINTLY ADDRESS
CORE ISSUES OF WATER, WASTEWATER & SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT.
POTABLE WATER :- HUMAN CIVILIZATIONS HAVE ALWAYS EVOLVED NEAR FRESHWATER. IN TODAY'S
MODERN WORLD ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE FOR ANY MUNICIPALITY IS TO EFFICIENTLY SATISFY
GROWING DEMAND OF POTABLE WATER TO FAST EXPANDING CITIES. STRESS ON LIMITED WATER
RESOURCES IS ALREADY VERY HIGH & LONG TERM PLANNING FOR WATER MANAGEMENT IS ESSENTIAL.
TO DEAL WITH WATER ISSUES WE NEED :- CAREFUL ANALYSIS OF EXISTING RESOURCES, BUILD NEW
RESOURCES, CONSERVE WATER, EFFECTIVE GROUND / SURFACE WATER RECHARGE, RAINWATER
HARVESTING, RECYCLE / REUSE WATER, USE WATER SAVING FITTINGS, ETC.
CITY WATERSHED DEVELOPMENT : - ALL OUR WATERSHED DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS ARE FOR RURAL /
AGRICULTURAL AREA, IT SEEMS OUR URBAN PLANNERS ARE NOT TRYING UNDERSTAND IT'S
IMPORTANCE IN URBAN AREAS. SO FAR NO MUNICIPALITY IN INDIA HAS EFFECTIVELY ADDRESSED THIS
ISSUE. OUR CURRENT APPROACH IS TO INCREASE SURFACE WATER WHICH WILL RECHARGE GROUND
WATER, BUT DIRECT RECHARGING OF GROUNDWATER CAN BE MORE USEFUL FOR WATERSHED
DEVELOPMENT. IN URBAN AREAS THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO NEGLIGIBLE INFILTRATION, MOST OF URBAN
STORMWATER RUNS OFF (COLLECTING POLLUTION) TO WATERBODIES NEARBY & CAUSE FLOODING.
THEREFORE WE NEED A DIFFERENT MECHANISM FOR DIRECT RECHARGE OF URBAN GROUNDWATER.
EVERY CITY SHOULD CONDUCT A DETAILED RESEARCH & SURVEY FOR CREATING AS MANY RECHARGE

WELLS AS POSSIBLE & BUILD THEM AT THE EARLIEST. BECAUSE OUR CURRENT RATE OF
GROUNDWATER EXTRACTION IS UNSUSTAINABLE AS THE WATER TABLE IS REDUCING VERY FAST. WE
MUST ALWAYS HAVE A PROACTIVE APPROACH RATHER THEN CRYING AFTER A PROBLEM HAS TAKEN
PLACE. FOR EXAMPLE MEXICO CITY WHICH IS ALSO KNOWN AS SINKING CITY, DUE TO OVEREXTRACTION OF GROUNDWATER FROM TEXCOCO LAKEBED SINCE LAST CENTURY, CLAY FOUNDATION
OF CITY IS CRUMBLING & FORCING CITY TO SINK. AT SOME LOCATIONS CITY IS SINKING AS MUCH AS 8
INCHES PER YEAR, SIMILARLY THERE ARE SO MANY PLACES, SINKHOLES CAUSED BY DEPLETION OF
GROUNDWATER. THIS CAN HAPPEN ANYWARE IF WE DON'T PLAN FOR URBAN GROUNDWATER
RECHARGE IN ADVANCE. BENEFITS :- GROUNDWATER RECHARGE, SURFACE WATER RECHARGE,
BUFFER FOR DRY PERIOD, REDUCED FLOODING, STABLE TERRANE, NO SINKHOLES & MOST IMPORTANT
- HIGHER WATER TABLE LEADING TO MORE TREES & GREENERY THUS ENHANCED ENVIRONMENT. IN
COASTAL CITIES IT WILL ALSO REDUCE ADVENT OF SALINE WATER INFILTRATION IN CITY'S
GROUNDWATER.
WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT : WASTEWATER (ABOUT 99% WATER) IS A USEFUL RESOURCE, IF MANAGED EFFICIENTLY IT CAN BE VERY
USEFUL IN ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION & ADDRESSING GROWING DEMAND OF WATER. BUT
UNFORTUNATELY IN INDIA ONLY ABOUT 33% WASTEWATER IS PARTIALLY TREATED & REMAINING
WASTEWATER IS DISCHARGED UNTREATED IN NEARBY WATERBODIES, RESULTING IN ENVIRONMENTAL
DAMAGE & WIDESPREAD DISEASES. AS PER WORLD BANK, HEALTH COST DUE TO WATER POLLUTION IN
INDIA CONSUMES ABOUT 3% OF GDP, 80% OF ALL ILLNESS & ONE THIRD OF DEATHS ARE CAUSED BY
WATER-BORN DISEASES. WE MUST CONCENTRATE ON EFFECTIVE TREATMENT, ALLOCATION OF
RESOURCES (LAND, POWER, FUNDS, LABOR, ETC), RECYCLE / REUSE, GRAYWATER USE & ECONOMIC
USE OF WATER. MAJOR WASTEWATER POLLUTANTS ARE - PHOSPHATES, NITRATES, OTHER NUTRIENTS,
MINERALS, TOXINS, CHEMICALS, OILS, HEAVY METALS & MICROBES / PATHOGENS. SEWAGE TREATMENT
TECHNOLOGIES USE - BIOLOGICAL, CHEMICAL, MECHANICAL - AND / OR COMBINATION OF THESE
TECHNOLOGIES. THE WASTE WATER TREATMENT HAVE MANY LEVELS - PREPRIMARY, PRIMARY,
SECONDARY & TERTIARY LEVEL TREATMENT. KINDLY NOTE CAREFUL SELECTION OF SPECIFIC
TECHNOLOGY IS VERY IMPORTANT IN WASTEWATER TREATMENT. NEWLY EMERGING CONSTRUCTED
WETLAND SYSTEM IS THE MOST ECO-FRIENDLY TECHNOLOGY FOR DEALING WITH WASTEWATER,
HAVING MANY BENEFITS. BHOPAL SEVER INFRASTRUCTURE IS OUTDATED, INCOMPLETE & COMPLETELY
MISSING AT MANY PLACES, SPECIALLY SLUMS / POOR COLONIES, NARAYAN NAGAR & MANY OTHER
COLONIES ACROSS THE CITY. AT MANY LOCATIONS WASTEWATER IS DISCHARGED PARTIALLY TREATED
/ UNTREATED IN NEARBY NALLAS & WATERBODIES, SO NEW STPS ARE REQUIRED ALL ACROSS THE CITY
& ONLY AFTER TERTIARY LEVEL TREATMENT EFFLUENT CAN BE ALLOWED FOR DISCHARGE IN
WATERBODIES. WASTEWATER & STORMWATER SHOULD BE PLANNED & MANAGED SEPARATELY.
MY DETAILED PROPOSALS FOR DEALING WITH WATER / WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT WERE POSTED ON
MYGOV PLATFORM IN :- GROUP - CLEAN GANGA, TASK - SHARE GLOBAL BEST PRACTICES THAT HAVE
BEEN ADOPTED ACROSS THE WORLD TO CLEAN BIG RIVERS, WRITTEN BY :- SANJAY MALVIYA, WHICH
CAN BE OBTAINED FROM MYGOV OR DIRECTLY FROM ME.
HOUSEHOLD WATER MANAGEMENT : - SAVE WATER, USE MORE ECONOMICALLY [USEWATER SAVING
TAPS, SHOWERS, FLUSH, ETC], RAINWATER HARVESTING & USE GRAYWATER [FOR FLUSHING,
GARDENING, IRRIGATION, STREET CLEANING, ETC]. AS A MATTER OF FACT T&CP SHOULD MAKE IT
MANDATORY FOR NEW BUILDINGS TO ADOPT BEST WATER SAVING TECHNOLOGIES.
MSW (MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE) :- IN INDIA WE GENERATE ABOUT 160000 MT GARBAGE EVERY DAY
WHICH MUST BE MANAGED SUCCESSFULLY ON CONTINUOUS BASIS. MISMANAGEMENT OF MSW IS
HARMFUL TO ENVIRONMENT, INCREASES POLLUTION (SOIL, AIR, GROUND/SURFACE WATER) & SPREADS
DISEASES. WE HAVE TO ADOPT AN APPROACH OF "WASTE TO WEALTH" - TO MAKE ORGANIC
FERTILIZERS, BIOCHAR, RENEWABLE ENERGY, VARIOUS USEFUL PRODUCTS FROM RECYCLABLE
WASTE. IN THE PROCESS WE ALSO - GENERATE FRESH EMPLOYMENT, ADDRESS FOOD SECURITY,
ENERGY INDEPENDENCE, IMPROVE BIOPHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, IMPROVE ECOLOGY, CONTROL

CLIMATE CHANGE, REDUCE FOREIGN DEPTH, STRENGTHEN ECONOMY, IMPROVE GDP, IMPROVE PUBLIC
HEALTH, CONTROL DISEASES, IMPROVE HDI, SUSTAINABLE FUTURE & ENHANCE AESTHETICS (BEAUTY).
BROADLY THERE ARE FOLLOWING TYPES OF MSW IN INDIA - WET [BIODEGRADABLE, INCLUDING DRY
WOODY WASTE WHICH IS BIODEGRADABLE], DRY [NON BIODEGRADABLE- RECYCLABLE], DRY [NON
BIODEGRADABLE - INERT], BIOMEDICAL, E-WASTE, RADIOACTIVE, TOXIC & HAZARDOUS. GENERATED
FROM - HOUSEHOLD, COMMERCIALS, STREET SWEEPING, HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS, HOSPITALS,
CLINICS, DISPENSARIES, CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION, HORTICULTURE, SLUDGE, HOTELS AND
CANTEENS, RESTAURANTS, SLAUGHTERHOUSES, MUNICIPALITIES, FOOD PROCESSING UNITS,
AGRICULTURE OPERATIONS, INSTITUTIONS, VARIOUS INDUSTRIES, ETC. GENERAL COMPOSITION OF
URBAN MSW :- 40% FOOD & GARDEN WASTE, 5% GLASS & CERAMICS , 3% METAL, 15% INERT, 4%
PLASTIC/RUBBER, 6 % TEXTILE, 27 % PAPER. CITY SIZE WISE SHARE OF MSW IS ABOUT - METRO 38% ,
CLASS A 24%, CLASS B 8% [TTL ABT 70%], THE REMAINING WASTE IS GENERATE FROM OTHER SMALLER
CITIES, TOWNS & VILLAGES. KEY ELEMENTS IN EFFECTIVE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ARE : - BETTER
TECHNOLOGY SELECTION, HANDLING EQUIPMENTS, EFFICIENT / SUFFICIENT TRASHBINS, REGULAR
DOOR TO DOOR COLLECTION, SEGREGATION OF DRY/WET (BIODEGRADABLE / NON BIODEGRADABLE),
TRAINED MAN-POWER, PUBLIC AWARENESS / PARTICIPATION, STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONAL
MECHANISM, ENFORCEMENT OF LAW PROVISION, AND PARTICIPATION OF ALL STAKEHOLDERS,
REGULAR COLLECTION, COMPLETE DIGESTION / UTILIZATION, RECYCLING / REUSE, ZERO/MINIMUM
DISCHARGE TO LANDFILLS, KEEPING MSW AWAY FROM WATERBODIES (INCREASES WATER POLLUTION
BY 50 - 100 TIMES), SURVEILLANCE & MONITORING, COLLECTION / DISPOSAL VEHICLES & MODERN
WASTE PROCESSING UNITS.
MY DETAILED PROPOSALS FOR DEALING WITH MSW WERE POSTED ON MYGOV PLATFORM IN : - GROUP :
SWACHH BHARAT, TASK : SUGGEST A PPP MODEL THAT CAN BE ADOPTED TO MAKE OUR CITIES
GARBAGE FREE, WRITTEN BY :- SANJAY MALVIYA. A MUST STUDY FOR ALL CITY PLANNERS /
MANAGERS / MUNICIPAL BODIES, WHICH CAN BE OBTAINED FROM MYGOV OR DIRECTLY FROM ME.
BHOPAL MSW (MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE) LANDFILL MESS.
WHILE WE TALK ABOUT "SWACHH BHARAT", IT SEEMS OUR APPROACH IS INCOMPLETE. AS MOST OF
MUNICIPALITIES INCLUDING BMC LIMIT THEIR WORK TO COLLECTION & DISPOSAL OF MUNICIPAL SOLID
WASTE (MSW / GARBAGE / TRASH) TO A DUMPING / LANDFILL YARDS. KNOWING THAT SUCH LANDFILLS
ARE CAUSING ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER, EMITTING METHANE & OTHER TOXIC GASES, LEACHATE IS
POLLUTING GROUNDWATER & SURFACE WATER NEARBY, HEALTH HAZARD & SPREAD OF DISEASE,
CORRECTIVE MEASURES ARE NOT TAKEN.
BHOPAL'S DUMPING / LANDFILL YARD (BHANPUR KANTI) - IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL HAVOC & CONDITION IS
PATHETIC THERE, AS THE PILE OF PARTIALLY DECOMPOSED TRASH IS AS HIGH AS 30 FEET AT MANY
PLACES. AS A RESULT THE RESIDENTS OF NEARBY (RURAL / URBAN) AREAS INCLUDING BHANPUR,
RASLAKHEDI, KHEJDA, PIPLIYA, MAHAULI, POLUA, ATAL NEHRU NAGAR, PEOPLES GROUP INSTITUTIONS,
SHIV NAGAR, KALYAN NAGAR, KARARIA, KAROND AND MEENAL RESIDENCY ARE FACING HAZARDOUS
SMOKE, FIRE (COMMON PHENOMENON THROUGH YEAR EXCEPT MONSOON) AND OTHER IMPACTS
THREATENING CLOSE TO TWO LAC POPULATION FROM THE AREA, WATER OF NEARBY PATRA RIVER
(SOURCE OF LOCAL POTABLE WATER) HAS BEEN CONTAMINATED. THE NEARBY FARMS GETS DAMAGED
DURING MONSOON DUE TO POLLUTED RUNOFF WITH GARBAGE & PLASTICS. DEAD ANIMALS ARE
THROWN OPENLY WHICH ARE PREYED UPON BY VULTURES, DOGS AND INSECTS. THIS IS SERIOUS
VIOLATION OF THE MSW RULES, 2000. SINCE 1980 UNSEGREGATED MSW, MEDICAL WASTE, INDUSTRIAL
WASTE & UNIDENTIFIED HAZARDOUS WASTE IS DUMPED INTO BHANPUR KHANTI ILLEGALLY, IT HAS
ACCUMULATED MORE THEN 300 LAC TONS OF HAZARDOUS UNSEGREGATED MSW SO FAR. CONVERTING
SUCH A HUGE QUANTITY OF MIXED LANDFILL TRASH TO COMPOST IS PRACTICALLY IMPOSSIBLE. NGT
HAVE ALREADY ASKED TO CLOSE DOWN THIS LANDFILL, SO THE BEST SOLUTION WILL BE TO
CONVERTED THIS SIGHT TO LANDFILL GAS RECOVERY - THIS TECHNOLOGY IS AVAILABLE, EASILY &
SCALABLE WHERE THEY COVER THE SIGHT WITH CLAY & MULTI LAYERED GEOTEXTILE LININGS,
EXTRACT GAS WITH PIPES & AFTER RAW GAS IS RECOVERED IT IS CLEANED & PROCESSED FOR USE AS
RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION OR CAN ALSO BE UPGRADED TO LPG/CNG LEVEL.

BUT THE PROBLEM WILL NOT END HERE BECAUSE NOW A NEW LANDFILL SIGHT IS NOMINATED AT
ADAMPUR VILLAGE - WHICH WILL ONCE AGAIN CAUSE SIMILAR PROBLEMS. SANITARY LANDFILLS CAN BE
A BETTER OPTION BUT EVEN SO CALLED ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY SANITARY LANDFILLS HAVE
FAILED EVEN IN MOST ADVANCED COUNTRIES AS THE LEACHATE (HIGHLY CONCENTRATED DESTROYS
EVEN THE BEST GEOTEXTILE) HAVE SPOILED GROUND/SURFACE WATER NEARBY & THEY ALSO EMIT
HUGE AMOUNTS OF METHANE & TOXIC GASES. THEREFORE ALL FRESH MSW MUST BE SEGREGATED &
USED TO MAKE BIOGAS & ORGANIC FERTILIZER USING ANAEROBIC DIGESTION OR COMPOSTED
AEROBICALLY. THE REMAINING RECYCLABLE ITEMS (PLASTICS, METALS, TEXTILE, GLASS, RUBBER, ETC)
SHOULD BE RECOVERED, RECYCLED & REUSED. ALL OTHER WASTE SUCH AS - BIOMEDICAL WASTE, EWASTE, RADIOACTIVE WASTE, TOXIC & HAZARDOUS WASTE SHOULD BE MANAGED BY SPECIALISTS AS
PER NORMS. CONSTRUCTION & INERT WASTE CAN BE DISPOSED WITH PRIOR APPROVAL FROM LOCAL
ADMINISTRATION.
HEALTHCARE, SPORTS & RECREATION.
HEALTHCARE IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE, PUBLIC / PRIVATE SPENDING IS INCREASING IN THIS SECTOR &
INDIA IS EMERGING AS A MAJOR HEALTH TOURISM DESTINATION IN WORLD. BUT UNFORTUNATELY
HEALTHCARE IS WIDELY MISUNDERSTOOD IN INDIA. AS PER GLOBAL HEALTH STATISTICS WE INDIANS
ARE SOME OF THE MOST UNHEALTHY / UNFIT PEOPLE. SICKNESS CARE IS CONSIDERED AS
HEALTHCARE, AS MOST OF OUR INVESTMENT & INCOME ALSO COMES FROM SICKNESS CARE SECTOR.
BUT THE REAL ACTIVITIES WHICH ENHANCE HEALTH ARE IGNORED TILL WE FELL SICK. KINDLY NOTE
HEALTHY PEOPLE ALWAYS PERFORM BATTER & LIVE MORE SUCCESSFUL LIFE, HAPPY PEOPLE LIVE IN
HARMONY WITH OTHERS & NATURE, ALL THIS CAN BE ACHIEVED BY PROMOTING & INDULGING IN
SPORTS & RECREATION ACTIVITIES. WE ARE ALREADY DOING RELATIVELY WELL IN SICKNESS CARE
SECTOR. NOW IT IS HIGH TIME WHEN WE START BUILDING MORE INFRASTRUCTURE & PROMOTE
ACTIVITIES WHICH IMPROVE REAL HEALTH, LIKE - EDUCATE PUBLIC, DEVELOP MORE SPORTS FACILITIES
AT AFFORDABLE PRICE, JOGGING TRACKS, MODERNIZATION OF EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE, MORE
REGIONAL SPORTS CENTERS, SPECIALIZED SPORT CENTERS, OPEN PUBLIC GYMS IN GARDENS &
PUBLIC PLACES, MORE SWIMMING POOLS AT AFFORDABLE COST, FREE YOGA CENTERS, REGULAR
EXERCISE, IMPROVE FITNESS, PROMOTE WALKING, PROMOTE BICYCLES, HEALTHY LIVING, HEALTHY
FOOD HABITS, ORGANIC FOOD, USE OF AYURVEDIC SUPPLEMENTS, ETC. SUCH AN EFFORT WILL ALSO
HELP INDIA IN PERFORMING BETTER IN SPORTS, BECAUSE CURRENTLY WE ARE LEFT FAR BEHIND IN
GLOBAL SPORTS, DESPITE BEING 2ND LARGEST NATION, INDIA IS STRUGGLING TO GET EVEN ONE GOLD
MEDAL IN OLYMPICS, WHERE SOME OF VERY TINY COUNTRIES ARE OUTPERFORMING US.

BHOPAL MAJOR ISSUES.

BHOPAL - MASTERPLAN 2031 & OTHER IMPORTANT PENDING ISSUES.
BHOPAL MASTERPLAN 2031.
EXPERTS CORRECTLY POINTED OUT ABSENCE OF A PROPER MASTERPLAN TO BE MAJOR REASON
BEHIND UNPLANNED / UNAUTHORIZED DEVELOPMENT IN AND AROUND BHOPAL. NOW IT IS HIGH TIME
FOR BHOPAL TO HAVE COMPREHENSIVE / LONG TERM MASTER PLAN. BHOPAL T&CP WAS READY WITH
EARLIER MASTERPLAN 2021, IN 2009, BUT IT WAS PUT ON HOLD IN 2010 BY STATE GOVT, DUE TO 2090
OBJECTIONS / CLAIMS / SUGGESTIONS. GOVT ASKED T&CP & ENVIRONMENTALISTS TO COME UP WITH
FRESH PLAN BY RECTIFYING PENDING ISSUE BUT NOW EVEN AFTER 5 YEARS NEW MASTER PLAN IS
STILL A MYSTERY.
SUMMERY OF ISSUES, OBJECTIONS & SUGGESTIONS : - MASTERPLAN WAS FOR 14799 HECTARES, BUT
ONLY 325 - 380 SLUMS WERE IDENTIFIED, AS PER AN INDEPENDENT SURVEY THERE WERE 543 - 600
SLUMS IN BHOPAL. THEREFORE A NEW / DETAILED SURVEY & RESEARCH OF SLUMS IS REQUESTED TO
IDENTIFY - AREA, DEMARCATION, POPULATION, SOCIAL STATUS, FINANCIAL CAPACITY TO PAY FOR
REDEVELOPMENT. SLUM LAND SHOULD BE ACQUIRED ONLY FOR - SLUM REDEVELOPMENT, ROAD

BROADENING OR ANY OTHER VERY ESSENTIAL PURPOSE. SLUM DWELLERS SHOULD BE SHIFTED ONLY
ONCE FOR REDEVELOPMENT, AS SHIFTING EFFECTS THEIR LIVELIHOOD. TRANSIT HOMES / COLONY
SHOULD BE BUILT FOR DISPLACED PEOPLE. IN ORDER TO SAVE MONEY & MISMANAGEMENT JNURM
SCHEME SHOULD BE WITHDRAWN & NEW PLAN SHOULD BE PROPOSED BASED ON RESEARCH. 15%
AREA IN ALL PRIVATE COLONIES SHOULD BE KEPT FOR - POOR, LOW INCOME GROUPS. REHABILITATION
(PERMANENT OWNERSHIP) SHOULD BE DONE ON EXISTING / SAME LAND & OWNERSHIP TO BE GIVEN TO
SLUM HOUSING SOCIETY. CURRENT PRICES (AROUND 10 LAC) IS TOO HIGH FOR SLUM DWELLERS,
CHEAPER OPTION SHOULD BE PROPOSED. HERITAGE SIGHTS MUST BE PROTECTED & ENHANCED.
UPPER / LOWER LAKE & ALL THE 17 WATER BODIES MUST BE PROTECTED. CATCHMENT AREA SHOULD
BE DECLARED NO CONSTRUCTION ZONE. CITY FOREST CONCEPT SHOULD BE INCORPORATED.
NATURAL BEAUTY TO BE MAINTAINED / ENHANCED. CAREFUL SCRUTINY OF PROPOSED HIGH RISE
BUILDINGS. PROPER PLANNING & FUND ALLOCATION SHOULD BE DONE FOR OLD CITY AS THEY R ALL
SUFFERING FROM NARROW ROADS, NO PARKING, WATER / POWER SHORTAGE / FAILURE, OVERHEAD
POWER LINES, BAD SANITATION, BAD STORMWATER PLANNING. YOUTH WANT MASTER PLAN TO BE
BASED ON GROUND REALITY, THEY ALSO WANT MORE PICNIC / RECREATION AREAS, PUBLIC AMENITIES
TO BE INCORPORATES IN PLAN. ESSENCE OF CITY SHOULD BE MAINTAINED. T&CP MUST CALL FOR
SUGGESTIONS FROM CITIZENS BEFORE FINALIZING NEW MASTER PLAN, PROPOSED PLAN SHOULD BE
PUBLISHED, SUFFICIENT TIME (30 DAYS IS TOO LESS) SHOULD BE GIVEN FOR CITIZENS TO CHECK /
OBJECT / SUGGEST. APPROVED MASTERPLAN SHOULD BE FOLLOWED STRICTLY.
DESPITE KNOWING USEFUL CONTRIBUTION OF PEOPLE FROM POOR CLASS IN - INDUSTRIES,
CONSTRUCTION, INFRASTRUCTURE, INSTITUTIONS, UTILITIES, PUBLIC SECTOR, COMMERCE, DAILY
WAGE LABORS, HOUSEHOLD, ETC, THESE PEOPLE ARE STILL NEGLECTED & REMAIN DEPRIVED OF
BASIC AMENITIES, SUCH AS - HOUSING, HEALTHCARE, SANITATION, WATER, ELECTRICITY, RECREATION,
ETC. CENTER & STATE GOVTS ARE ALREADY PUTTING THEIR EFFORTS FOR PROMOTING & PROVIDING
HOUSING FOR POOR & ECONOMICALLY WEAKER CLASS. BUT DUE TO LIMITED FINANCIAL RESOURCES
(LACK OF CAPITAL FUNDS & INADEQUATE BANK FINANCE) THESE PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS LEFT BEHIND.
UNFORTUNATELY CURRENT OPTIONS AVAILABLE FOR POORERS ARE STILL TOO FAR FOR MOST OF
THESE PEOPLE. I THINK PEOPLE FROM RICH, UPPER MIDDLE & MIDDLE CLASS CAN HELP IN FUNDING
THESE PEOPLE. FOR WHICH I PROPOSE THAT EVERY SMART CITY CAN HAVE A SEPARATE FUND
(OFFICIALLY MANAGED BY CITY COUNCIL) - BDF (BHOPAL DEVELOPMENT FUND) WHERE ANYONE CAN
DONATE FOR BETTERMENT OF POOR PEOPLE. OPTIONS FOR COLLECTING SUCH FUNDS ARE. 1) DIRECT
DONATION INTO BDF BANK A/C, 2) CASH COLLECTION BOXES CAN BE PLACED IN SHOPPING MALLS,
SHOPS, BUSINESS CENTERS, AIRPORTS, RAILWAY STATIONS, BUS STANDS OR ANY PLACE WHERE CASH
TRANSACTIONS TAKE PLACE. THE CONCEPT CAN BE ADVERTISED INITIALLY IN NEWSPAPERS, ON ALL
GOVT PORTALS, SMART CITY MOBILE APP, FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW & PARTICIPATE. E-MAIL CIRCULARS
CAN ALSO BE SEND TO ALL THE RICH & UPPER MIDDLE CLASS PEOPLE. THERE SHOULD BE STRICT
NORMS TO UTILIZE THIS FUND ONLY IN HOUSING FOR POOR, WHICH MUST BE AUDITED & REPORT
SHOULD BE PUBLISHED EVERY YEAR. SUCH AN EFFORT WILL ALSO IMPROVE HARMONY AMONG PEOPLE
FROM DIFFERENT CLASS & IF PROPAGATED PROPERLY IT MAY ALSO HELP IN REDUCING CRIME.
MANDIDEEP MASTERPLAN.
THERE IS NO MASTERPLAN IN MANDIDEEP SINCE LAST 10 YEARS, THEREFORE PROPOSED
DEVELOPMENTS ARE TOTALLY UNPLANNED. DUE TO THIS BIG INDUSTRIAL UNITS ARE RUNNING AWAY
FROM INVESTING IN MANDIDEEP. ENTIRE MANDIDEEP SHOULD BECOME A SEPARATE BUSINESS ZONE /
CORRIDOR - WITH IT'S OWN PROVISIONS FOR LOGISTICS, TRANSPORTATION, ELECTRICITY, WATER,
SOLID WASTE / WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT. THERE IS NO LOGIC IN GOVT CALLING INVESTORS,
INDUSTRIALISTS TO MANDIDEEP, UNLESS LONG TERM MASTERPLAN IS IN PRACTICE.
BAIRAGARH ISSUES.
BAIRAGARH & IT'S PEOPLE HAVE GOOD POTENTIAL TO PARTICIPATE IN GROWTH OF CITY & STATE, BUT
UNFORTUNATELY BOTH HAVE BEEN IGNORED FOR LONG. PEOPLE DESIRE - IMPROVED SANITATION,
WASTE MANAGEMENT, WATER & POWER. FLYOVER ON BAIRAGARH RAIL CROSSING. A SMALL BOAT
CLUB / TOURIST CENTER IN UPPER LAKE NEAR BAIRAGARH.

BHEL EXTENSION PLAN.

SCHEMES WERE MADE MANY TIMES BUT ALL FAILED. EARLIER CM ARJUN SINGH ALLOTTED 2000 ACRE
LAND TO BHEL FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSE 600 ACRE RESIDENTIAL, 100 ACRE RAJIV GANDHI PRADYOGIKI
SANSTHAN, 10 ACRE BHEL COLLAGE, ON REMAINING (1290 ACRE) LAND IT WAS PROPOSED TO BUILD
HOSPITAL, PARK, SWIMMING POOL, ETC. BUT NO SUCH WORK WAS EVER DONE BY BHEL. NOW THE
SITUATION IS THAT MOST OF THIS LAND IS UNDER ILLEGAL ENCROACHMENT. GOVT MUST FIRST GET
LAND FREE FROM ENCROACHMENT. THEN ONLY ANY NEW DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE.
MISROD ISSUES. MISROD REDEVELOPMENT / SATELLITE CITY PLAN SHOULD BE COMPREHENSIVE. AS
PER LOCALS THEY NEED - A VETERINARY HOSPITAL. CONSTRUCTION OF CONCRETE NALLAS & SMALL
BRIDGES, ETC.
KOLAR ISSUES.
KOLAR MASTERPLAN IS GETTING DELAYED DUE TO POLITICS, NO SUGGESTIONS COMING FROM LOCAL
NAGAR PALIKA. IMPORTANT PENDING ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED ARE - ROAD DEVELOPMENT,
SANITATION SYSTEMS, WATER DISTRIBUTION INFRASTRUCTURE, POWER SUPPLY, CREMATORIES,
SPORTS STADIUM.

TRANSPORT : - BHOPAL BEING IN CENTER OF INDIA IS VERY WELL CONNECTED WITH NATIONAL
TRANSPORT NETWORK.
BY ROAD CITY IS CONNECTED WITH NH 12 WHICH CONNECTS TO ALMOST ALL THE MAJOR NATIONAL
HIGHWAYS & CITIES ACROSS INDIA. BHOPAL INDORE STATE HIGHWAY 17 IS AS GOOD AS ANY OF BEST
NATIONAL HIGHWAYS. M.P.STATE HIGHWAYS SYSTEM IS ALSO ONE OF THE BEST IN COUNTRY, THERE
ARE DAILY BUSES TO ALL THE PARTS OF STATE & OTHER CITIES IN INDIA. NEW KUSHABHAU THAKRE
ISBT IS ALSO OPERATING WELL SINCE 2011. THE CITY ALSO HAVE GOOD INTER CITY PUBLIC TRANSPORT
SYSTEM. INDIA'S LONGEST BRTS STARTED IN 2013, ABT 600 MINIBUS S, METRO / RADIO TAXI, TATA
MAGIC VANS, AUTO RICKSHAWS & EVEN FEW REMAINING HORSE TANGAS CAN BE SEEN IN FEW PLACES.
NOW THE METRO RAIL PROJECTS IS UNDER IMPLEMENTATION & EXPECTED TO BE READY BY 2020. BY
RAIL BHOPAL IS ON WEST CENTRAL RAILWAY ZONE (NORTH - SOUTH LINE) & IS ONE OF THE BEST RAIL
CONNECTED CITIES OF INDIA HAVING MORE THEN 150 TRAIN STOPPAGES DAILY. THE NEWLY
RECONSTRUCTED RAJA BHOJ INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS WELL EQUIPPED TO HANDLE MORE
DOMESTIC & INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS IN FUTURE.
BHOPAL TRANSPORT ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED.
CURRENT TRAFFIC PLAN IS BASED ON 1998 SURVEY (EVEN IN 1998 IT WAS NOT COMPREHENSIVE, DONE
IN BITS & PIECES). NEW SURVEY, RESEARCH, LONG TERM TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT PLAN, PLAN FOR
CITY LOGISTICS & SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT IS NEEDED BASED ON GROUND REALITIES. WE NEED
TO PLAN - ROADS, RING ROAD, NMT (NON MOTORIZED TRANSPORT, BICYCLES, WALKWAYS), NEW
PARKING LOTS, SMART PARKING, SMART / RESPONSIVE TRAFFIC LIGHTS, SMART TRAFFIC POLICING
(TECHNOLOGICAL UPGRADATION / TRAINING, ELECTRONIC DEVISE - FOR E-CHALLAN, HISTORY OF
DRIVER & VEHICLE AVAILABLE INSTANTLY FOR TAKING SUITABLE ACTION, DATA OF MAJOR OFFENDERS /
ABSCONDERS - THIS SYSTEM IS ALREADY WORKING SUCCESSFULLY IN HYDERABAD/HYDERABAD),
IMPROVED NORTH - SOUTH BHOPAL LINK, IMPROVED CONNECTION BETWEEN BUSINESS CENTERS,
BETTER / COMFORTABLE / ECONOMICAL PUBLIC TRANSPORT, PROPER TRAINING & GUIDELINES TO
PUBLIC TRANSPORT OPERATORS / STAFF FOR HOW TO DEAL WITH COMMUTERS (SPECIALLY - WOMEN,
ELDERLY & KIDS), PROPER MAINTENANCE OF MAIN & OTHER ROADS (VERY BAD IN MANY AREAS), THERE
SHOULD BE A RING ROAD CIRCLING BHOPAL WHICH SHOULD BE CONNECTED TO ALL THE CITY
CENTERS & MAJOR ROADS. SPECIFIC TRAFFIC MASTERPLAN IS REQUIRED.
AIR :- NEWLY BUILT RAJA BHOJ INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS READY TO HANDLE ALL NATIONAL &
INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC. BUT UNFORTUNATELY THERE ARE VERY FEW DIRECT FLIGHTS TO / FROM
AIRPORT. EFFORTS ARE REQUIRED TO INCREASE AIR TRAFFIC.

OLD BHOPAL RAILWAY STATION : STATION NEED A COMPLETE REDESIGN & RECONSTRUCTION TO ADDRESS IMPORTANT ISSUES, LIKE :HIGHTECH DESIGN, BEST IN CLASS SURVEILLANCE / SECURITY SYSTEM WITH CONTROL ROOM,
SUFFICIENT / HYGIENIC WAITING AREA, IMPROVED PUBLIC TRANSPORT LINK, SUFFICIENT PARKING,
ELEVATORS, ESCALATORS, NEW LAYOUT PLAN FOR CARGO & LUGGAGE MOVEMENT, IMPROVED
TICKETING / ENQUIRY COUNTERS, IF POSSIBLE CREDIT/DEBIT CARD TICKETING (THIS WILL SAVE TIME &
EXACT CHANGE PROBLEM), E-INQUIRY BOARDS (WHERE PEOPLE CAN CHECK DETAILS THEMSELF),
SUFFICIENT TOILETS AT VARIOUS PLACES, MULTICUISINE FOOD COURT (LIKE SHOPPING MALLS), SMALL
SHOPPING AREA FOR TRAVEL RELATED ITEMS, REDESIGN OF PLATFORMS, MORE SUPPORT /
EQUIPMENTS FOR PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED PEOPLE, ATM, DORMITORY (MEN/WOMEN) FOR
REST/SLEEPING, PREPAID AUTO / TAXI COUNTER, TRAVEL & TOURISM HELP DESK, LONG DISTANCE BUS
LINK, AIRPORT LINK, ETC. AS THE NEW METRO FORM BHOPAL IS PLANNED, THIS ENTIRE PROJECT CAN
BE CONNECTED TO UPCOMING METRO FACILITIES ALSO. THE MAIN OVER BRIDGE NEAR STATION CAN
BE DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO ARRIVAL / DEPARTURE AREA, WHERE - AUTO, TAXI, MINIBUSES, PRIVATE
VEHICLES CAN COME EASILY, CONNECTED TO PARKING AREA & MAIN RECREATION BUILDING. SINCE
THE LAND IS LIMITED A MULTISTORY BUILDING WITH ALL ABOVE AMENITIES CAN BE BUILT. THIS
PROJECT CAN BE DEVELOPED & OPERATED ON PPP BASIS.
OTHER PENDING ISSUES
- BHOPAL NEEDS AT LEAST FEW HUNDRED NEW PROFESSIONALLY MANAGED PUBLIC TOILETS ALL
ACROSS THE CITY.
- LATE EVENING PUBLIC RECREATION AREAS / PARKS.
- TRADERS, BUSINESSMENS & RESIDENTS FROM OLD BHOPAL AREA ARE UNHAPPY WITH CURRENT
SITUATION. GOVT EARNS HUGE REVENUE FROM THIS AREA BUT VERY LITTLE IS SPEND IN THE AREA.
THEY DEMAND - GOOD ROADS, REGULAR POTABLE WATER SUPPLY, BETTER ROADS, PARKING AREAS,
IMPROVED TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT, BETTER DRAINAGE / STORMWATER SYSTEM, MORE DUSTBINS,
REGULAR DOOR TO DOOR COLLECTION OF GARBAGE, UNDERGROUND ELECTRIC CABLES - REPLACING
OVERHEAD LINES, ETC.
- CATCHMENT & ALL THE WETLAND AREA SHOULD BE PROTECTED & PRESERVED. NO BUILDING
PERMISSION SHOULD BE GIVEN.
- NEED SPECIFIC PLAN & GUIDELINES FOR PROTECTION OF OLD CITY BUILDINGS AS HERITAGE
BUILDINGS. IDENTITY OF BHOPAL MUST BE PRESERVED
- LOCAL RESIDENTS HAVE OBJECTION ON PROPOSED MOTIMASJID FLYOVER. PLAN SHOULD BE
REEXAMINED & IF POSSIBLE. AN ALTERNATE PLAN MUST BE MADE.
- THERE ARE ABOUT 250 SMALL & MEDIUM INDUSTRIAL UNITS IN CITY WHICH ARE NOT IN ANY EXISTING
INDUSTRIAL AREAS. SOME ARE IN RESIDENTIAL & SOME ARE IN COMMERCIAL AREAS. EFFORTS SHOULD
BE MADE TO BUILD INFRASTRUCTURE & SHIFT THEM TO SUCH INDUSTRIAL AREA.
- BHOPAL BRTS / METRO BUS IS THE BIGGEST & BEST BRTS SYSTEM IN INDIA (ALSO ONE OF THE TOP 20
IN WORLD), BUT STILL THERE ARE SOME MISTAKES IN PLANNING, WIDTH OF CORRIDOR IS NOT SAME
EVERYWARE SO METRO BUSES SHOULD RUN ON BROAD ROADS & SMALLER BUSES SHOULD RUN ON
NARROW CORRIDOR, PROBLEM FOR PEDESTRIANS TO CROSS.
- NEW PIPELINES IN NEWLY BUILT AREAS, REPLACEMENT OF OLD / DAMAGED PIPELINES. BUILD NEW
OVERHEAD TANKS WHERE REQUIRED. REPAIR / MAINTENANCE OF NALAS & NALIES, COVER ALL BIG
NALAS.
- ALLOCATION / ALLOTMENT OF LAND & CONSTRUCTION OF NEW CREMATORIES.
- ALL NEARBY VILLAGES TO BE CONNECTED WITH CAPITAL CITY PROPERLY / BETTER ROADS, ETC.
- NEW COMMUNITY HALLS, STADIUMS, PARKS, HAWKER ZONES, PARKING ZONES,

BHOPAL ECONOMY - IMPORTANCE OF CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT, CURRENT INFRASTRUCTURE &

PROPOSED CLUSTER CONCEPTS.
ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE OF A CITY IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECT FOR IT'S SUCCESS &
POSSIBILITY TO TRANSFORM TO A SMART CITY.

BUSINESS / ECONOMIC / INDUSTRY / COMPETITIVE CLUSTERS.

LOOKING AT EXPONENTIAL GROWTH OF MOST OF THE SUCCESSFUL INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES
INCLUDING CHINA, JAPAN, KOREA, GERMANY, ETC WE KNOW THAT RATE OF SUCCESS IS VERY HIGH
WHENEVER AN ENTIRE INDUSTRIAL / BUSINESS AREA IS ENGAGED & SPECIALIZE IN PRODUCTION OF A
SPECIFIC TYPE OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES. THE CONCEPT IS KNOWN AS ECONOMIC / BUSINESS /
INDUSTRY / COMPETITIVE CLUSTERS.
SUCH CLUSTERS ARE GEOGRAPHIC CONCENTRATION OF INTERCONNECTED COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES
SPECIFICALLY PLANNED, ESTABLISHED & STRATEGICALLY MANAGED WITH CONTINUOUS INNOVATION
TO PROMOTE A PARTICULAR FIELD / TYPE / RANGE OF PRODUCTS & SERVICES, ORGANIZED AS
COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN DIVERSE NUMBER OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR PLAYERS - STATE /
CENTRAL GOVT, POLICY MAKERS, CONSULTANTS (LEGAL, FINANCIAL, TECHNOLOGY, MANPOWER,
MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, ETC), ACADEMICS, INDUSTRY SPECIALISTS, DESIGNERS, INNOVATORS,
PRIMARY & ANCILLARY PRODUCTION UNITS, SUPPLIERS, SPECIALIZED FINANCIAL ORGANIZATIONS,
MARKETING ORGANIZATIONS, LOGISTICS & SUPPLY CHAIN SPECIALISTS & ASSOCIATED INSTITUTIONS
TO PROVIDE SUSTAINABLE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE OVER OTHER PLACES. CLUSTER INITIATIVES
MUST INVOLVE WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES, LIKE - IDENTIFYING CLUSTER DYNAMIC, INDUSTRY SPECIFIC
POLICIES, MANAGEMENT, EASE OF DOING BUSINESS, HEALTHY WORK ATMOSPHERE, COMPLETE
LOGISTICS PLANNING & SUPPORT, MARKET INTELLIGENCE, INCUBATOR SERVICES, ECONOMICAL /
FINANCIAL PLANNING, MULTIPLE OPTIONS (FINANCIAL, TECHNICAL, MARKET, LOGISTICS, ETC), ATTRACT
FDI, INDUSTRY SPECIFIC EDUCATION & TRAINING, SPECIALIZED / CHEAP LABOR, JOINT R&D ACTIVITIES,
MARKETING, BUILDING BRAND VALUE & SETTING TECHNICAL STANDARDS. THESE CLUSTERS PROVIDE NEW INNOVATIONS, STIMULATE NEW BUSINESSES, COMPETITIVE ATMOSPHERE (NATIONALLY &
GLOBALLY), HIGHEST IN CLASS QUALITY PRODUCT & SERVICES, INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY,
EMPLOYMENT GENERATION, HIGH REVENUE FOR GOVT, IMPROVE GDP & SUSTAINABLE GROWTH.
ECONOMISTS REFER SUCH APPROACH AS AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES. MOST GOVT & INDUSTRY
ORGANIZATIONS HAVE TURNED TO THIS CONCEPT IN RECENT YEARS IN ORDER TO STIMULATE URBAN &
RURAL ECONOMIC GROWTH,
BHOPAL CURRENT ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE.
BHOPAL HAS A DYNAMIC ECONOMY. MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS ARE - PUBLIC SECTORS, VARIOUS
MANUFACTURING UNITS (BHEL, HEG, RAIL COACH, ENGINEERING, HEAVY ENGINEERING, AUTOMOBILE,
TRANSFORMERS, TURBINES, BOILERS, COTTON YARN, TEXTILES, GARMENTS, PRINTING & PUBLICATION,
AGRO MACHINERY, BREWERY, ETC), REAL ESTATE, CONSTRUCTION, INFRASTRUCTURE, NEWS & MEDIA,
MEDICAL & HEALTHCARE, FOOD & BEVERAGE, FOOD PROCESSING, TRAVEL & TOURISM, RECREATION,
TRANSPORT, LOGISTICS, BHOPAL IT PARK, TRADING & MARKETING, ZARI / EMBROIDERY, HANDICRAFTS,
ETC. THE CURRENT MASTERPLAN DOES NOT HAVE ALLOCATION FOR NEW BUSINESS / INDUSTRIAL
AREAS. LOOKING AT IMPORTANCE OF CLUSTERED BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, IT IS HIGH TIME WHEN
BHOPAL CITY PLANNERS ALSO TAKE FIRM INTEREST IN CONCEPT OF CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT & COME
UP WITH THEIR CONCRETE PLAN OF ACTION TO MAKE THE CITY A SMARTEST OF ALL SMART CITIES &
SET AN EXAMPLE FOR ALL EVOLVING SMART CITIES ACROSS THE GLOBE.
BHOPAL RESOURCES.
- PROACTIVE NDA GOVT LED BY SHREE SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN AT STATE, SUPPORTED BY MODI JEE
AT CENTER.
- LOCATED IN CENTER (HEART) OF INDIA.
- WELL CONNECTED WITH RAIL, ROAD & AIR NETWORKS.
- LAND, WATER, ELECTRICITY.
- FINANCIALLY SOUND CITY, WITH SUCCESSFUL TRACK RECORD.
- A VAST RANGE OF WELL EDUCATED POTENTIAL WORKFORCE IN HUGE QUANTITY AT RELATIVELY LOW
COST.
THERE ARE 100S OF CLUSTER CONCEPTS AVAILABLE ALL ACROSS THE GLOBE. LOOKING AT

AVAILABILITY OF RESOURCE & LOCAL / GLOBAL MARKET, I HAVE CAREFULLY SHORTLISTED FEW
PROMINENT BUSINESS CLUSTERS MODELS FOR BHOPAL & SURROUNDING AREAS.
BHOPAL INNOVATION CENTER.
A BHOPAL INNOVATION CENTER WILL BE VERY USEFUL, WHERE PEOPLE CAN COME UP WITH THEIR
INNOVATIVE IDEAS TO SOLVE VARIOUS LOCAL& GLOBAL PROBLEMS. THE CENTER SHOULD BE ABLE TO
SCRUTINIZE USEFUL IDEAS & PROTECT INTELLECTUAL RIGHTS. SELECTED IDEAS SHOULD BE FURTHER
PROMOTED WITH RESOURCES, RESEARCH-DEVELOPMENT & COMMERCIALIZATION.
BHOPAL IT PARK.
WE R CURRENTLY LIVING IN THE ERA OF IOT (INTERNET OF THINGS), ICT (INFORMATION &
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY) HAVE HUGE POTENTIAL & IMPORTANT ROLE IN SUCCESS OF SMART /
SUSTAINABLE FUTURE. BUT THE SCOPE & SPREAD OF BHOPAL IT PARK IS VERY LIMITED. MORE
EFFORTS ARE REQUIRED TO BROADEN THE SCOPE BY INVOLVING VARIOUS INDIAN & GLOBAL PLAYERS.
BHOPAL CONVENTION, EXHIBITION & BUSINESS PROMOTION CLUSTER.
INDIA IS AN EMERGING & ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING BIG COUNTRY IN WORLD. WITH VAST VARIETY
OF PRODUCTS & SERVICES WE NEED A PLACE WITH BEST INFRASTRUCTURE TO PROVIDE A PLATFORM
FOR EXHIBITING & MARKETING OUR PRODUCTS & SERVICES. BHOPAL WHICH IS CENTRALLY LOCATES
(HEART OF INDIA), WELL CONNECTED WITH THE TRANSPORT NETWORKS (RAIL, ROAD, AIR), AN
IMPORTANT TOURIST HUB, A CLEAN / GREEN / BEAUTIFUL CITY, HAVING GOOD HOSPITALITY
INFRASTRUCTURE, VERY ENERGETIC & FRIENDLY PEOPLE, HAVE VAST VARIETY OF WORKFORCE.
BHOPAL IS THE BEST PLACE TO BECOME A MAJOR CENTER FOR - HOLDING EXHIBITIONS, EXPOSITIONS,
TRADE FARES, CONFERENCES, CONVENTIONS, SEMINARS, CULTURAL, TRADITIONAL, SOCIAL EVENTS &
OTHER BUSINESS PROMOTION ACTIVITIES IN INDIA. AN INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION, EXHIBITION
CENTER CAN BE CREATED AT A SEPARATE LOCATION IN/AROUND THE CITY. WE CAN TAKE DESIGN
CONCEPTS FROM MANY SUCCESSFUL PLACES LIKE, VIENNA, HANNOVER, LONDON, PARIS, BARCELONA,
NEW YORK & MANY OTHER FACILITIES IN INDIA & AROUND THE GLOBE.
BHOPAL EDUCATION CITY.
EDUCATION SECTOR OF BHOPAL IS QUITE ENCOURAGING, WHICH PROVIDES AN ALL-ROUND AND
ORGANIZED LEARNING PLATFORM. THERE ARE A LARGE NUMBER OF REPUTED SCHOOLS, COLLAGES,
TECHNICAL INSTITUTES & PROFESSIONAL TRAINING CENTERS WHERE WELL EQUIPPED
INFRASTRUCTURE AND EXPERIENCED FACULTY PROVIDES WORLD-CLASS LEARNING EXPERIENCE.
BHOPAL NOW HAVE - 6 UNIVERSITIES, 8 NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, 84 ENGINEERING COLLAGES, 5
MEDICAL INSTITUTES, 5 POLYTECHNIC COLLAGES, MANY OTHER SCIENCE, ARTS, LAW, AGRICULTURE,
RELIGIOUS, LANGUAGE, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS & COLLAGES. BUT THESE INSTITUTIONS
ARE SPREAD ALL AROUND THE CITY & DUE TO IGNORANCE & LIMITATION OF SPACE / FINANCE, MANY OF
THEM ARE LACKING IN OTHER IMPORTANT FACILITIES, SUCH AS - IN HOUSE BOARDING / HOSTELS AT
AFFORDABLE COST, HEALTHY & HYGIENIC FOOD AT AFFORDABLE COST, WORLD CLASS SPORTS
TRAINING & INFRASTRUCTURE, RECREATION FACILITIES & SOCIAL PLATFORMS. THEREFORE THERE IS
NEED TO REORGANIZE EDUCATION SECTOR OF BHOPAL. AN EDUCATION SUBCITY MANAGED BY
PROFESSIONALS CAN BE BUILD IN/AROUND BHOPAL WHERE - WORLD CLASS, STATE OF THE ART
FACILITIES CAN BE PROVIDED AT AFFORDABLE COST, SUCH AS - BOARDING / HOSTELS, HEALTHY &
HYGIENIC FOOD, COMMON R&D CENTER, BIG & BEST LABORATORIES (PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY, BIOLOGY,
ROBOTICS, AUTOMOBILE, RENEWABLE ENERGY, ETC), SPORTS ARENA COVERING ALL THE DISCIPLINE
OF SPORTS, YOGA CENTER, DANCE CENTER, MUSIC CENTER, ART CENTER, STAGE & DRAMA CENTER,
LITERATURE CENTER, CAMPUS INNOVATION CENTER, A TRAINING CENTER FOR CREATING AWARENESS
FOR SOCIAL, CULTURAL, ENVIRONMENTAL CAUSES & TO TAKE ACTIVE PART IN NATION BUILDING
PROCESS. A SUBCITY POWERED BY RENEWABLE ENERGY (WIND, SOLAR, ORGANIC WASTE RECYCLING),
AIR CONDITIONED BY GEOTHERMAL SOURCE, WHERE ENTIRE WASTE IS RECYCLED (WITH ZERO
DISCHARGE TO LANDFILL), HAVE A STATE OF ART SURVEILLANCE & COMMAND CENTER. WHERE
STUDENTS USE ONLY FREELY AVAILABLE BICYCLES WITHIN CAMPUS (PRIVATE VEHICLES TO BE PARKED
OUTSIDE THE CAMPUS). A PLACE WHERE WE DON'T ONLY TEACH EDUCATIONAL SUBJECTS BUT

CULTIVATE HIGHLY ENERGETIC & DISCIPLINED SPECIALISTS WHO ARE SOCIALLY, CULTURALLY &
ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE TO BUILD SUSTAINABLE FUTURE & LEAD THE WORLD. ONCE SUCH A
CONCEPT IS PLANNED / PROPOSED & IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION WE CAN ASK ALL THE EXISTING
EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN CITY & AROUND THE WORLD TO RELOCATE TO THE CAMPUS, WHERE THEY
CAN PURCHASE LAND AS PER THEIR BASIC / FUTURE REQUIREMENTS. AS MAJOR FACILITIES
MENTIONED ABOVE ARE PROVIDED BY CAMPUS, SUCH INSTITUTIONS CAN SAVE BIG MONEY & STILL
PROVIDE ALL THE BENEFITS AT AFFORDABLE COST TO THEIR STUDENTS.
BHOPAL THE GLOBAL GARMENT FACTORY.
IT IS INDUS VALLY WHERE FIRST SEED OF COTTON WAS HARVESTED FOR HUMAN CLOTHING MORE
THEN 7000 YEARS BACK & A NEW ERA OF HUMAN CIVILIZATION BEGAN. INDIA HAVE ALWAYS BEEN
WORLD LEADER IN PRODUCTION OF COTTON & TEXTILES. BUT OUR SHARE STARTED DECLINING AFTER
BEGINNING OF COLONIAL ERA AS OTHER COUNTRIES HAVE TAKEN OVER INDIA IN TEXTILE & STITCHED
GARMENTS SECTOR. NOW THERE IS A HUGE SCOPE & VAST MARKET WAITING FOR INDIA TO REEMERGE AS GLOBAL LEADER IN APPAREL & ACCESSORIES SECTOR. PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD
WEAR DIFFERENT TYPE OF CLOTHS DEPENDING UPON - CLIMATIC CONDITIONS, SEASONAL CHANGES,
MOOD, OCCASION, CULTURAL / TRADITIONAL EVENT, JOB REQUIREMENTS (FORMAL, CASUAL,
INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL, SCIENTIFIC, MEDICAL, HYGIENE, ETC) FOR BETTER EFFICIENCY &
APPEARANCE IN ORDER TO EFFICIENTLY PROTECT / EXPRESS THEMSELVES & CELEBRATE LIFE. THESE
CLOTHES ARE MOSTLY DESIGNED ON THEMES OF - TRADITIONAL, CULTURAL, CASUAL, FORMAL,
INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL, SPORTS, RECREATION & MANY TIMES FUSION OF VARIOUS THEMES WHICH
ARE MADE FROM - COTTON, WOOL, SYNTHETIC, LEATHER BY USING VARIOUS TYPE OF THREADS,
CHAINS, METALS, SYNTHETIC MATERIALS, CHEMICALS, GADGETS TO MANUFACTURE THEM. GARMENT
INDUSTRY IS ONE OF FASTEST CHANGING INDUSTRY, SO THE KEY TO SUCCESS WILL BE TO BE - AWARE
OF MARKETS / TRENDS, SCIENTIFICALLY / TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED, CREATIVE / INNOVATIVE,
ADAPTIVE, ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY, EFFICIENT IN LOGISTICS & SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
SOLUTIONS, FINANCIALLY CAPABLE WITH MOST MODERN INFRASTRUCTURE & TRAINED WORKFORCE
TO CATER TO MARKET NEEDS. GENERAL CATEGORIES OF GARMENTS & ACCESSORIES ARE - KIDS,
BOYS, GIRLS, WOMEN, MEN, FORMALS, CASUALS, CULTURAL, TRADITIONAL, SPORTSWEAR, SWIM WEAR,
PARTYWEAR, UNDERGARMENTS, HOSIERY ITEMS, HANDMADE, HANDCRAFTED, LEATHER, ETC. IN
ADDITION SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED GARMENTS FOR - VARIOUS INDUSTRIES, COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES,
SCIENTIFIC, SPORTS, MEDICAL, SECURITY, DEFENSE, SHIPPING, ETC HAVE VERY PROMISING GROWING
MARKET. ALONG WITH GARMENTS, RELATED ACCESSORIES RELATED TO FASHION, SUCH AS - BAGS,
BELTS, SHOES, VALETS, GLOVES, CAPS, HATS, ETC ALSO HAVE VERY GOOD MARKET. WE ALREADY
HAVE MOST OF RAW MATERIALS AVAILABLE HERE - COTTON, SYNTHETICS, WOOL, LEATHER, THREADS,
CHAINS, HUGE POTENTIAL WORKFORCE WHICH CAN BE SPECIFICALLY TRAINED EASILY,
FINANCIAL/CAPITAL/LAND RESOURCES, ETC. OUR INTENT SHOULD BE TO INCORPORATE ALL THE
INGREDIENTS & PROVIDE FINAL PRODUCTS, RATHER THEN SUPPLYING & EXPORTING UNFINISHED
PRODUCTS, SUCH AS YARN, TEXTILES, ETC. BHOPAL WITH ALL THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE LOCALLY IS
THE BEST PLACE TO BECOME GLOBAL GARMENT FACTORY & RE-ESTABLISH INDIA AS WORLD LEADER.
RATHER THEN EACH VENDOR MARKET THEIR PRODUCTS WITH THEIR OWN BRAND, IT WILL BE BETTER
IF THE CLUSTER OPERATOR CREATE PRODUCT CATEGORY WISE / INDUSTRY WISE / CLASS WISE /
MARKETWISE BRAND OF PRODUCTS WITH STRICT / SPECIFIC STANDARDS & QUALITY CONTROL. IN
ORDER TO ESTABLISH THESE BRANDS, CLUSTER OPERATOR MUST ALSO PROVIDE MARKETING,
INDENTING, R&D FACILITIES, QUALITY CONTROL MECHANISM, RAW MATERIAL SUPPLIERS, FINANCE
MECHANISM, LOGISTICS & SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT FACILITIES FOR ALL THE VENDORS. WE CAN
MAKE A SPECIALIZED GARMENT CITY + SEZ, NEAR BHOPAL FOR SPECIFIC PLAN OF ACTION FOR NEXT 5,
10, 20, 30, 40, 50 YEARS. THIS COULD BE A MEGA PROJECT FOR BHOPAL & INDIA WHICH WILL REQUIRE
DETAILED RESEARCH & ANALYSIS, PLANNING, IMPLIMENTATION & PARTICIPATION OF ALL THE
STAKEHOLDERS.
BHOPAL - BIOTECHNOLOGY / BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING / HEALTH / MEDICINE / PHARMA / HOSPITAL
EQUIPMENTS (SURGICAL / MEDICAL / ORTHOPEDIC / PROSTHETIC / DENTAL, DISPOSABLE ITEMS, ETC),
HERBAL / AYURVEDIC & COSMETICS PRODUCTS - RESEARCH / BUSINESS / INDUSTRIAL CLUSTER.

HEALTHCARE IS OUR BASIC NEED, BOTH PUBLIC & PRIVATE SECTOR IS TRYING TO PUT MORE & MORE
EFFORTS TO SUPPORT THE GROWING NEEDS. INDIAN HEALTHCARE SECTOR IS ABOUT TO REGISTER A
COMPOUND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE (CAGR) OF 22.9% DURING 2015-2020 TO ABOUT 280 BILLION,
CONTRIBUTION FROM PRIVATE SECTOR IS ALMOST 74% WHICH IS LIKELY TO INCREASE FURTHER AS
GOVT OF INDIA AIMS TO DEVELOP INDIA AS A GLOBAL HEALTHCARE HUB. THE INDUSTRY IS A MULTI
TRILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRY IN MAKING GLOBALLY. BEAUTY, COSMETICS & INDIAN HERBAL / AYURVEDIC
PRODUCTS ARE SOMEWHAT CONNECTED TO HEALTHCARE SECTOR WHICH CAN BE INCORPORATED IN
SAME CLUSTER FOR IMPROVED RESULTS. ON GLOBAL HEALTHCARE SCALE INDIA IS STILL LEFT FAR
BEHIND, OUR EXPENDITURE ON THIS SECTOR IS RELATIVELY LOW SO WE NEED TO CATCHUP WITH
REST OF THE WORLD. BHOPAL WHICH IS CENTRALLY LOCATED HAVE FANTASTIC SCOPE FOR
ESTABLISHING A SPECIALIZED CLUSTER TO PROMOTE ALL THE ACTIVITIES MENTIONED ABOVE IN
SINGLE BUSINESS CLUSTER. THIS CONCEPT WILL YIELD VERY GOOD RESULTS & HAVE BEST SCOPE FOR
LONG TERM SUCCESS.
BHOPAL E-V (ELECTRIC VEHICLE) CLUSTER.
E-V (ELECTRIC VEHICLES) ARE ONE OF THE BEST OPTION FOR FUTURE TRANSPORTATION NEEDS.
GENERALLY THEY ARE OF TWO TYPES - PLUG IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES (USING ONLY ELECTRICITY) OR
HYBRID EV (USING BOTH ELECTRIC AND COMBUSTION ENGINE). EV BASIC MECHANISM IS SIMPLE
REQUIRING ONLY BATTERY, TRACTION MOTOR AND MOTOR CONTROLLER. ADVANTAGES : ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLY, LESS GHG EMISSION, NO AIR POLLUTION, NO NOISE POLLUTION, NO
VIBRATION, POWER USED ONLY WHILE IN MOTION, REGENERATIVE BREAKING (GENERATE POWER
WHILE STOPPING), LESS PRESSURE ON BREAKING SYSTEM, VERY SIMPLE MOTOR TECHNOLOGY,
ACHIEVE 90% ENERGY CONVERSION EFFICIENCY, PROVIDE HIGH TORQUE (NO NEED OF TORQUE
CONVERTER), NO NEED OF MULTIPLE GEARS / GEARBOX, ENERGY SECURITY, NO NEED TO IMPORT OIL,
ENERGY EFFICIENCY IS ABOUT 2 - 3 TIMES HIGHER THEN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, COST OF
RUNNING EV IS ALMOST 6 - 8 TIMES CHEAPER THEN OIL/GAS, IN VEHICLE TO GRID SYSTEM E-V CAN
SUPPORT THE GRID, VERY EFFECTIVE WHEN USED AS PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM, GOVT INCENTIVES
& PROMOTIONS. LIMITATIONS : - LIMITED RANGE, LONG RECHARGE TIME, CHARGING STATION
LIMITATION, POSSIBILITY OF OVERHEATING OF CHARGED BATTERIES, POSSIBILITY OF FIRE IN CASE OF
ACCIDENT, HEALTH CONCERNS DUE TO VERY HIGH EXPOSURE TO HIGH ELECTROMAGNETIC
RADIATION. DUE TO SO MANY ADVANTAGES, ONLY FEW LIMITATIONS & EVER GROWING DEMAND - FAST
TECHNOLOGICAL ARE TAKING PLACE & SOME VERY PROMISING UPGRADATION (CHEAPER & BETTER
BATTERIES, BATTERY SWAPPING, SUPERCAPACITORS, CELL MANAGEMENT, ETC) ARE UNDERWAY TO
MAKE E-V BECOME MORE BENEFICIAL. DESPITE SO MANY BENEFITS THERE IS NO SPECIFICALLY
PLANNED E-V CLUSTER IN INDIA. BHOPAL WHICH IS CENTRALLY LOCATED & HAVE HUGE SUPPLY OF
ENGINEERS IS THE BEST LOCATION TO ESTABLISH AN E-V CLUSTER. WHERE WE CAN HAVE JOINT R&D
FACILITIES, MANUFACTURING FACILITIES FOR - MOTOR, MOTOR CONTROLLERS & WIDE RANGE OF
BATTERIES. ALL OTHER TECHNOLOGIES REQUIRED ARE ALREADY AVAILABLE IN AUTOMOBILE SECTOR.
WE CAN DESIGN, DEVELOP & MANUFACTURE WIDE RANGE OF E-VS, LIKE - SCOOTERS, E-BIKES, ERICKSHAWS, PASSENGER CARS, PUBLIC TRANSPORT VEHICLES, GOODS TRANSPORT VEHICLES, ETC.
BHOPAL ELECTRIC / ELECTRONIC CLUSTER.
WE LOVE TO LIVE A COMFORTABLE LIFE INTEGRATED WITH VARIOUS ELECTRIC / ELECTRONIC
PRODUCES & ICT, USED RIGHT FROM POWER GENERATION TO CONSUMPTION. SUCH
TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCE & ECO-FRIENDLY PRODUCTS HAVE HUGE MARKET & EVER GROWING
DEMAND IN INDIA & ACROSS THE WORLD. CENTRALLY LOCATED BHOPAL IS ALREADY ENGAGED IN
MANUFACTURING OF SUCH ITEMS FOR LONG & HAVE HUGE SUPPLY OF TECHNICALLY QUALIFIED /
EXPERIENCED WORKFORCE & FRESH ENGINEERS READY PARTICIPATE & PRODUCE BEST IN CLASS
PRODUCTS. BASED ON CURRENT MARKET DEMAND, AVAILABILITY OF RESOURCES, RAW MATERIALS,
TECHNOLOGICAL / FINANCIAL SUPPORT, ETC A MEGA ELECTRIC / ELECTRONIC CLUSTER SHOULD BE
ESTABLISHED NEAR BHOPAL. ONCE THE PROJECT IS PLANNED & PROPOSED - MAJOR MANUFACTURING
COMPANIES FROM INDIA & ACROSS THE WORLD CAN BE INVITED TO PUT THEIR MANUFACTURING UNITS
IN THE CLUSTER. THE RANGE OF ITEMS CAN BE : - FULL RANGE OF SMART GRID POWER GENERATION /
DISTRIBUTION & MANAGEMENT ITEMS, RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTS & FITTINGS, FULL RANGE OF

HVAC (HEATING, VENTILATION, AND AIR CONDITIONING) PRODUCTS, FULL RANGE OF SECURITY
SYSTEMS (CAMERAS, GADGETS, SENSORS, FITTINGS & OTHER ASSOCIATE DEVISES), BOILERS,
GEYSERS, INDUSTRIAL / COMMERCIAL / DOMESTIC FANS, AIR PURIFIERS, BLOWERS, HEATERS, DRYERS,
VACUUM CLEARS, DISH WASHERS, COOKING GRILLS, GAS APPLIANCES, HAIR DRYERS, SHAVERS,
HUMIDIFIERS, CLOTH IRONS, MICROWAVE OVENS, INDUSTRIAL / HOUSEHOLD OVENS, SEWING
MACHINES, STOVES, TOASTERS, WATER FILTERS, WATER COOLERS, FIREPLACE, INVERTERS,
STABILIZERS, CONDENSERS, BATTERIES, SMALL OFFGRID WINDMILLS, COOLERS, CONSUMER
ELECTRICAL / ELECTRONIC GOODS, TV, ANTENNA DISHES, PUMPS, MOTOR MANUFACTURING / WINDING
UNITS, PAINTSHOPS, INDUCTION COOKERS, REFRIGERATORS, SWITCHBOARDS, METERS, SWITCHES,
CIRCUIT BREAKERS, INSULATORS, ISOLATORS, WIRES, CABLES, PIPES, RELATED HARDWARE ITEMS, LED
& OTHER LIGHTING ITEMS, ETC. AS THIS INDUSTRY IS VAST, NEW & ADVANCED PRODUCT RANGE CAN
BE ADDED TO CLUSTER. AS MOST OF MODERN MACHINERY, ELECTRIC FITTINGS, GOODS & APPLIANCES
ARE INTEGRATED WITH ELECTRONICS, ICT, SENSORS, SEMICONDUCTORS, MICROPROCESSORS,
MICROCHIPS, ETC IT WILL BE IMPORTANT TO INCLUDE LARGE SCALE ELECTRONIC MANUFACTURING &
MATERIAL SUPPLY FACILITIES IN THE SAME CLUSTER. THE CLUSTER OPERATOR MUST ALSO PROVIDE
SUITABLE MARKETING, EFFICIENT BANKING / FINANCE FACILITIES, RAW MATERIAL SUPPLY, SPECIFIC
LOGISTICS & SUPPLY CHAIN FACILITIES. BHOPAL IS ONE OF THE BEST LOCATION IN INDIA TO PLAN,
PROPOSE & OPERATE SUCH CLUSTER.
BHOPAL AGRO & FOOD PROCESSING CLUSTER.
FOOD IS OUR PRIMARY NEED. HEALTHY, HYGIENIC, ORGANIC FOOD, DAIRY PRODUCTS, POULTRY &
MEAT PRODUCTS ARE BECOMING MORE & MORE POPULAR DUE TO ECONOMIC GROWTH & HEALTH
AWARENESS. INDIA IS PRIMARILY AN AGRICULTURAL COUNTRY EMPLOYING ALMOST HALF OF IT'S
WORKFORCE. INDIA WITH ONLY 2.4% OF WORLD'S LAND FEEDING TO APROX 16% POPULATION OF
WORLD, IS THE 2ND LARGEST PRODUCER OF FOOD & AGRO PRODUCTS AFTER CHINA. URBANIZATION IS
LEADING TO IMPROVED LIFESTYLE SO THERE IS A HUGE DEMAND FOR PROCESSED, SEMI PROCESSED,
BAKERY PRODUCTS, READYMADE SPICES, PICKLES, READY TO COOK, READY TO EAT FOOD ITEMS IN
INDIA & AROUND THE WORLD. UNFORTUNATELY ABOUT 30% AGRO PRODUCE (SPECIALLY FRUITS,
VEGETABLES & SOME GRAINS) GO IN WASTE DUE TO UNAVAILABILITY OF SUITABLE PROCESSING,
PACKAGING, STORAGE, LOGISTICS & DISTRIBUTION INFRASTRUCTURE. BHOPAL BEING CAPITAL CITY,
SURROUNDED BY VERY PRODUCTIVE AGRICULTURAL ZONE HAVE REGULAR SUPPLY OF - FRUITS,
VEGETABLES, DIARY PRODUCTS, GRAINS, PULSES, POULTRY & MEAT PRODUCTS. ESTABLISHING A
SPECIAL FOOD PROCESSING CLUSTER WILL BE VERY USEFUL IN PRESERVING WASTE, VALUE ADDITION,
CATER TO LOCAL / GLOBAL MARKET, EMPLOYMENT FOR WOMEN & PEOPLE EWC. IF POSSIBLE EVEN
AGRO INDUSTRY MACHINERY, FARM EQUIPMENTS CAN ALSO BE MANUFACTURED IN SAME CLUSTER.
THIS CLUSTER PROJECT SHOULD BE TAKEN ON PRIORITY BASIS AS IT WILL HAVE INSTANT SUCCESS.
BHOPAL AGRO SEED CLUSTER & NURSERY.
WE CAN ESTABLISH A SMALL TRADITIONAL & HYBRID SEED PRODUCTION CLUSTER, WHERE WE
COLLABORATE WITH ALL INDIAN BODIES, INSTITUTES, PUSA, INTERNATIONAL SEED ORGANIZATIONS &
TAKE LICENSED TO PRODUCE SEEDS & MARKET THEM AT A VERY REASONABLE COST. THESE SEED
WILL THEN BE DISTRIBUTED FOR FARMERS NEARBY (UNDER SPECIFIC LICENCE TERMS & BUY BACK
AGREEMENT) TO CULTIVATE & PRODUCE BEST QUALITY SEED. THESE SEEDS WILL THEN BE
SCIENTIFICALLY TESTED, SEGREGATED & GOOD QUALITY OF SEEDS WILL THEN BE CHEMICALLY /
BIOLOGICALLY TREATED & MARKETED. IN ADDITION TO SEEDS A PLANT NURSERY OF THESE SEEDS
WILL ADD TO BENEFITS OF CLUSTER & FARMERS. IN ADDITION TO FARM SEEDS / PLANTS, OTHER
AGROFORESTRY PLANTS OF ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE CAN ALSO BE GROWN & DISTRIBUTED.
THERE ARE FEW MORE VERY LUCRATIVE BUSINESS CLUSTER IDEAS AVAILABLE FOR BHOPAL WHICH
CAN BE CONSIDERED FOR FURTHER RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT. EACH CLUSTER CONCEPT
MENTIONED ABOVE WILL REQUIRE PRELIMINARY STUDY, DETAILED RESEARCH, CONSULTATION,
DISCUSSION WITH VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS, FEASIBILITY STUDY, CAREFUL PLANNING & EFFECTIVE
IMPLIMENTATION IN TIME TO ACHIEVE DESIRED GOALS. SUCCESSFUL EXISTING CLUSTER CONCEPTS
CAN BE EASILY APPLIED AT VARIOUS PLACES AFTER CAREFUL RESEARCH & PLANNING.

GENERAL MECHANISM FOR ALL CLUSTERS.

AS OUR INTENTION IS TO PROMOTE TRADE SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES IN THESE BUSINESS CLUSTER WITH
LARGE SCALE INFRASTRUCTURAL INVESTMENTS, IT WILL BE VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE SPECIFIC
LAWS, RULES & REGULATIONS FOR EACH SUCH CLUSTERS. TIMELY COMMENCEMENT & EXECUTION OF
PROJECTS BY VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS WILL BE VERY IMPORTANT. THE INDIVIDUAL PRODUCTION /
MANUFACTURING UNITS, VENDORS, SUPPLIERS, SUPPLY CHAIN & LOGISTICS OPERATORS MUST
COMMENCE & EXECUTE THEIR WORK IN TIME, ONCE THE CLUSTER PROMOTER / OPERATOR HAVE
ALREADY PUT REQUIRED INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE. FOR EXAMPLE - LAND WILL BE ALLOTTED ONLY
AGAINST SUBJECT SPECIFIC PROJECT. THERE SHOULD ALSO BE RESTRICTION OF RESALE OF EMPTY
LAND TO ANYONE, EMPTY LAND CAN ONLY BE RETURNED TO CLUSTER OPERATOR. IN ADDITION ONCE
THE LAND IS ALLOTTED TO A COMPANY THEY SHOULD COMMENCE THE PROJECT IN MAXIMUM 3 YEARS
FROM THE DATE OF ALLOTMENT, EXECUTE THE PROJECT IN 7 HEARS & COMMENCE IN MAXIMUM 8
YEARS. IF THEY FAIL TO COMMENCE PROJECT IN MAXIMUM 5 YEARS THE LAND OWNERS SHIP WILL
AUTOMATICALLY TRANSFERRED BACK TO CLUSTER OPERATOR & MONEY (WITHOUT INTEREST) WILL BE
REFUNDED TO SUCH INVESTING COMPANY. THIS WILL ENSURE PRODUCTIVE RESULTS IN TIME & WILL
KEEP SUCH INVESTORS AWAY WHO USE CLUSTERS PROJECT FOR PARKING THEIR FUNDS FOR
MULTIPLICATION.
HISTORICALLY INDIAN ECONOMY HAVE ALWAYS GROWN ON THE VERY SAME CONCEPT OF ECONOMIC /
BUSINESS CLUSTERS. JUST TO NAME A FEW THESE TRADITIONAL CLUSTERS ARE - BANARASI SADI,
MAHESHWARI SADI, MADHUBANI PAINTINGS, BANDHANI FROM GUJARAT & RAJASTHAN, ITTAR FROM
KANNAUJ, DIAMONDS FROM SURAT, BAMBOO CRAFTS FROM EAST, CARPETS OF BADHOI, KANJIVARAM
SADI, BRASSWORK FROM MORADABAD, BELL METAL FROM BASTAR, ETC. SUCH CLUSTERS ALSO HAVE A
LIFE CYCLE. SOME ARE PERFORMING WELL, SOME ARE UNDER STRESS & SOME (SPECIALLY INDIAN
HAND LOOMS) ARE CRITICALLY IN DANGER OF BECOMING EXTINCT. WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THESE
TRADITIONAL CLUSTERS ARE LIKE FOREFATHERS OF OUR ECONOMY WHO HAVE PROVIDED LIVELIHOOD
FOR CENTURIES. ALL SUCH TRADITIONAL CLUSTER NEED CARE & SUPPORT (STRATEGIC / FINANCIAL)
FROM GOVERNMENT & APPRECIATION (PURCHASING) FROM PUBLIC. BHOPAL ONCE HAD VERY
SUCCESSFUL & FAMOUS - ZARI / EMBROIDERY / BATUA INDUSTRY, WHICH NEED SUPPORT & CARE FROM
GOVT & APPRECIATION FROM PUBLIC.

SMART CITY GENERATIONS.

CURRENTLY SMART CITIES ARE CATEGORIZED BASED ON - SIZE, POPULATION, LOCATION, CLIMATIC &
ECONOMIC ZONES. FOR BATTER UNDERSTANDING, ASSESSMENT & JUDGEMENT WE SHOULD ALSO
DIVIDE SMART CITIES IN DIFFERENT GENERATIONS. WHICH CAN BE DEFINED AS UNDER.
1ST GENERATION SMART CITY IS WHERE ALL CORE ISSUES ARE ALREADY RESOLVED. SUCH AS - FOOD,
WATER, ENERGY, HOUSING, EDUCATION, TRANSPORTATION, SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT,
HEALTHCARE, SPORTS FACILITIES, RECREATION FACILITIES, EMPLOYMENT FOR AT LEAST 60 - 70 %
WORKFORCE (DEPENDING UPON ECONOMY), ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, CLEAN / GREEN
ENVIRONMENT, ECO-FRIENDLY APPROACH, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, ORGANIC FOOD SUPPORTED
BY SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, LOW CARBON FOOTPRINT, SOCIAL / FINANCIAL / PERSONAL SECURITY,
SURVEILLANCE & CRIME CONTROL, COMMUNAL HARMONY, EASE OF DOING BUSINESS, INCLUSIVE
APPROACH - INVOLVING CITIZEN, GOOD GOVERNANCE, E-GOVERNANCE, TRANSPARENCY,
ACCOUNTABILITY, USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY, ECONOMIC USE OF WATER / ENERGY, INNOVATIVE
SOLUTIONS, USE OF ICT, INTERNET OF THINGS, DISASTER CONTROL MECHANISM & PREPAREDNESS
AGAINST ENVIRONMENTAL / NATURAL DISASTERS.
2ND GENERATION SMART CITY IS WHERE ALL THE CORE & OTHER ISSUES MENTIONED IN 1ST
GENERATION ARE ALREADY RESOLVED, BUT WITH MUCH TOUGHER STANDARDS. IN ADDITION THESE
CITIES ALSO HAVE : -HIGHER LEVEL OF HDI, DEMAND DRIVEN SOLUTIONS, GLOBALLY CONNECTED,
CLUSTERED BUSINESS / ECONOMIC / INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS, IMBEDDED / INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGIES,

ICT & INTERNET OF EVERYTHING, SMART GRID WITH MIN 60 - 70% RENEWABLE ENERGY (DEPENDING
UPON LOCATION), IMPROVED ENERGY EFFICIENCY, GREEN BUILDINGS / INFRASTRUCTURE, AUTOMATED
BUILDINGS, E-VEHICLES, HYBRID VEHICLES, MAXIMUM TRAVEL BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT, NMT (NON
MOTORIZED TRANSPORT), 3D-PRINTING, SCREENLESS / VIRTUAL DISPLAY, BIOMETRIC SYSTEMS,
FLEXIBLE ELECTRONICS, MEGAWATT SIZE BATTERIES, ADVANCED BATTERIES, 5-G COMMUNICATION,
INTEGRATION OF FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES, E-HEALTHCARE, NEGLIGIBLE CRIME, BEST SURVEILLANCE /
PERFECT MANAGEMENT, 100% EDUCATION, NEGLIGIBLE UNEMPLOYMENT, ENVIRONMENT / CLIMATE
PREDICTABILITY, EFFICIENT MECHANISM AGAINST - NATURAL / ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTERS, CLIMATE
CHANGE & WAR.
3RD GENERATION SMART CITY IS WHERE. WE HAVE ALREADY ACHIEVED ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF
UPTO 2ND GENERATION SMART CITY, WITH MUCH TOUGHER STANDARDS. IN ADDITION SUCH CITY WILL
ALSO HAVE : -MINIMUM 90% RENEWABLE ENERGY, 100% EDUCATION WITH MIN 50% GRADUATE LEVEL,
100% EMPLOYMENT, NO CRIME, USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, BIO PRINTING, BIOPLASTICS, METAL
FOAMS, PROGRAMMABLE MATTER, MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS, ARTIFICIAL PHOTOSYNTHESIS, FUSION
POWERS, VIRTUAL REALITIES, QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES, REGENERATIVE MEDICINES, DOMED CITIES,
USE OF NANOTECHNOLOGY, VERTICAL FARMING, AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES, AUTONOMOUS PUBLIC
TRANSPORT, VIRTUAL TRAVEL / HOLIDAYS, FLYING CARS, EASY ACCESS TO SPACE TOURISM,
INTEGRATION OF FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES, LONG TERM ENVIRONMENT / CLIMATE PREDICTABILITY,
FOOL PROOF MECHANISM AGAINST - NATURAL / ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTERS, CLIMATE CHANGE & WAR.
DEFINING SMART CITIES BEYOND 3RD GENERATION CAN BE LEFT FOR FUTURE.......................
MY ANALYSIS, RESEARCH & PROPOSALS ARE FOR SMART CITIES IN GENERAL WITH SPECIFIC FOCUS
ON "THE SMART CITY BHOPAL"