The document summarizes a theme session on cities that took place on September 24th, 2016 from 11:30 AM to 12:15 PM with Apresh Mishra as the moderator and panelists Dolly Bhasin and Vinay Solanki. It discusses how India is expected to become the most populous country by 2030 with 80% of economic growth generated in major cities, putting focus on better managing urbanization through smarter approaches. An estimated 843 million people will live in urban areas by 2050 as 25-30 people migrate to cities every minute in search of improved livelihoods and lifestyles. Existing cities, greenfield cities, and heritage cities will each require different strategies, such as those proposed

1. CITIES THEME
24th September, 2016
11.30 AM -12.15 PM
GEW
Bootcamp
Delhi NCR

2. THEME SESSION - CITIES
 Moderator : Apresh Mishra
 Panelists:
 Dolly Bhasin
 Vinay Solanki

3. WHY CITIES ARE IN FOCUS?
 India is all set to become the most-populous
country in the world by 2030, making it the home
to the biggest and the most under-penetrated
market for global manufacturers and service
providers.
 Unlike its preceding generations, this growing
population is also shifting to top tier cities of the
country giving rise to new megacities estimated to
generate 80% of economic growth, with potential
to apply modern technologies and infrastructure,
promoting better use of scarce resources.
THEME CITIES

4. WHY CITIES ARE IN FOCUS?
 As per estimates, about 25–30 people will migrate
every minute to major Indian cities from rural areas
in search of better livelihood and better lifestyles.
 With this momentum, about 843 million people are
expected to live in urban areas by 2050.
 To accommodate this massive urbanization, India
needs to find smarter ways to manage
complexities, reduce expenses, increase
efficiency and improve the quality of life.
THEME CITIES

5. WHY CITIES ARE IN FOCUS?
 CITIES could be Existing cities, Greenfield
Cities or Heritage Cities, all need different
treatment
 There are 100 planned Smart cities,
30+Heritage Cities and 100+ AMRUT cities
THEME CITIES
“Cities in the past were built on riverbanks. They
are now built along highways. But in the future,
they will be built based on availability of optical
fiber networks and next-generation infrastructure.”
– Narender Modi , PM of India

6. SMART CITIES
THEME CITIES
From an implementer’s perspective, a
smart city is one which leverages traditional
(for example: water supply) and modern
(ICT for example) enablers to fuel
sustainable economic development,
ensuring high quality of life and better
management of natural resources.

7. SMART CITIES
THEME CITIES