The document discusses opportunities for smart city development in Eastern and North-Eastern India. It provides definitions of a smart city and its core infrastructure elements. 18 cities in the region have been selected for smart city projects, which will require around $23 billion in private sector investment. The document outlines specific smart systems that could be implemented in sample cities like New Town Kolkata, Bidhannagar, Durgapur, and others to transform them into smart cities. These include smart traffic and parking management, smart energy grids, water management with sensors, waste management including waste-to-energy, and digital connectivity. Private partnerships will be important for financing the majority of investments required for smart city development.

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What is a “Smart City”?
The British Standards Institute defines smart city as “the effective integration of physical,
digital and human systems in the built environment to deliver sustainable, prosperous and
inclusive future of its citizens”.
The core infrastructure elements of a smart city are:
 Adequate water supply
 Assured electricity supply
 Sanitation, including solid waste management
 Efficient urban mobility and public transport
 Affordable housing, especially for the poor
 Robust IT connectivity and digitalization
 Good governance, especially e-Governance and citizen participation
 Sustainable environment
 Safety and security of citizens, particularly women, children and the elderly
 Health and education.
Smart City Opportunities in Eastern & North-eastern India
Smart Buildings
 Energy efficiency and green buildings
 Smart lighting
Water Management
 Smart meters
 Leakage identification and preventive
measures
 Water quality monitoring
Energy Management
 Smart meters and management
 Renewable energy sources
 Smart grid
Urban Mobility
 Smart parking
 Intelligent traffic management
 Integrated multi modal transport
Smart City and Core Infrastructure Elements
Energy Management
Electricity forms the backbone any infrastructural development of modern times. No country,
no economy can grow without the development of its electricity sector. Energy management
is vital to the concept of smart city.
Energy management includes adoption of smart meters, smart grid, deployment of
renewable energy resource, promoting energy storage, energy efficiency and green buildings,
etc.
 Smart metering: Installations of smart meters will allow utilities to introduce price
differentiation based on the season and the time of day, which will result in better peak,
off-peak power management.

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 Smart grid: Smart grids are designed to be bi-directional. Smart grids improves
responsiveness of utilities. They result in better demand management, reduced power
outages or faults and reduced transmission and distribution (T&D) losses. They also enable
the consumer to participate in energy value chain.
Smart grids will also result in better synchronization among variable feed from different
energy resources such as thermal, renewable, and hydro.
 Deployment of renewable energy sources: Increasing awareness about environmental
impact of thermal energy resources has paved the growth of renewable energy resources
in the country. India’s ambitious 175 gigawatts (GW) renewable energy installations,
including 40 GW of rooftop solar installations by 2022 target will further provide
momentum to the growth of this sector.
 Energy storage: The technology of energy storage is yet to mature. But this has the
potential to bring in a large change the way we use electricity. With improvements in
energy storage ability and efficiency, standalone energy systems may gain prominence in
the future.
 Smart lighting: According to several surveys, street lighting accounts for almost 40% of
electricity bill of municipalities. The installation of new street lighting solutions can save up
to US$13.1 billion in energy per year. LEDs can generate energy savings of 50 to 70%, and
this can go up to 80% if LED lighting is coupled with smart controls.
A leading lighting company estimates that a complete switch to LED technology can
generate savings of about US$179 billion. Smart lighting will help cities manage street
lighting to reduce their energy and maintenance costs.
Smart Buildings
A smart building is designed to optimize usage of energy and water, and to minimize
environment impact. These buildings interact intelligently with a Smart City infrastructure
such as the Smart Grid, water and waste management systems, telecom infrastructure and
other ICT enhanced services.
Smart Buildings will save up to 30% of water usage, 40% of energy usage and reduction of
building maintenance costs by 10 to 30%.
 Energy efficiency: Efficient use of electricity by various home appliances can significantly
lower the overall energy requirement of a building. As energy demand reduction
technology are far cheaper than renewable energy installation cost, this will ease the
burden on renewable energy installations.
 Green buildings: Green buildings are designed in a way to use resources more efficiently,
creating more energy-efficient homes and commercial buildings. Successful green
buildings leave a lighter footprint on the environment through conservation of resources.
Green building design involves finding the delicate balance between homebuilding and a
sustainable environment. Thus green buildings are the future of residential and
commercial buildings.

4. Water Management
Water is a very important resource for the survival of human life on earth. Due to various ways of
contaminations the share of safe drinking water reserve is constantly declining. Smart city projects
emphasize on better management of this resource by not wasting or polluting it. And this has to be
done by measures such as
 Leakage detection: Water loss management is becoming increasingly important due to
population growth and water scarcity. To minimize water loss, water providers can equip the
distribution network with sensors to provide real time insight in pressure, flows and quality. By
analyzing this data, especially the flows during night when normal consumption is minimal,
leakages can be detected.
 Predictive maintenance planning: Maintenance on water infrastructure is expensive. Data can be
used to focus maintenance on the parts of the water distribution system and sewer system that
need it most. Sensors in the pipes measure flow, pressure and acoustic signals.
 Water quality monitoring: Sensors can be used to measure the quality of surface water in real
time mode. Traditional water quality monitoring procedures required manual actions for
sampling and analyzing, thus resulting in a lag between the emergence of pollution and the
detection of it. Real time water quality monitoring, with a network of sensors covering surface
water, highly contributes to sustainability of city resources.
Smart Transport
Transport system plays a key role in a city, and everyday life of its habitants. Traffic
congestion and parking are the two very basic problems faced by city dwellers. So smart city
must consider adoption of technology to ease out these day-to-day problems. Other than
that smart city should focus on improvement of other transport related infrastructure like
airport, mass rapid transit systems, highways and economic corridors, etc.
 Intelligent transit: Intelligent transportation solutions are designed to reduce traffic
congestion, improve incident response and optimize traffic flow. This is achieved through
live traffic monitoring, analysis and prediction capabilities and leveraging data from
disparate sources.
 Smart parking: In urban areas 30% of all traffic congestion is caused by drivers circling to
find a space for parking. Smart parking technology combines IP cameras, sensors,
smartphone apps, and the citywide network infrastructure to provide parking availability
to citizens in real time. The system can also provide greater visibility into parking analytics,
such as usage and vacancy periods, so cities can make better informed decisions and long-
term plans.
Smart parking will thus reduce traffic congestion and a more effective partnership
between cities, citizens, local businesses, and parking enforcement agencies.
 Airports: Airports are transportation nerve centers of smart cities. Airport operations
management solutions enable information sharing and collaboration between multiple
service providers. This enables coordinated response to situations such as resource
shortages, asset downtimes, inclement weather, etc. The solution may involve integrating
multiple smaller airports, by leveraging a central airport operational database.
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 Integrated fare management: Public transportation is a key means to improve traffic. To
increase utilization and adoption of these systems, citizens should be able to seamlessly
use payment systems associated with metro rail, parking garages, subways, buses, tolls,
etc. Integrated fare management systems enable this by using a single smart card to
access and pay for all their transportation needs.
Such solutions increase public transit adoption, reducing delays and congestion, enable
flexible fare policies.
Waste Management
Waste management is important to modern day cities in the sense that waste can be used for
energy formation, compost formation and wastage of water can be reduced by waste water
treatment.
 Waste to energy: Waste to energy projects can reduce the onus on municipality bodies in
handling the city waste along with necessary electricity generation. And as government of
India has made power procurement from these waste to energy power projects
mandatory, the developers need not worry about power sale. Plus they have the
advantage of availability of fuel easily. But as the technology hasn’t matured yet, the
efficiency would be really low.
 Waste water treatment: Dumping of waste water to near by water bodies results in huge
negative impact on health and environment. Waste water treatment also help to conserve
the water resources. This segment is growing and holds enough promise for future.
Smart Cities in Eastern and North-Eastern India
Government of India has plans to develop 100 smart cities in three years. Out of these 100
future smart cities, 18 cities belong to Eastern and North-Eastern part of the country. West
Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and Andaman & Nicobar island forms the eastern part of
the country, while Sikkim, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram,
Nagaland and Tripura forms the north-eastern part of the country.
Sikkim- Namchi
Assam- Guwahati
Meghalaya- Shillong
Nagaland- Kohima
Manipur- Imphal
Mizoram- AizawlTripura- Agartala
Arunachal Pradesh-
Pasighat
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Smart city projects are to be developed in three models, ie- Retrofitting, Redevelopment and
greenfield development.
 Retrofitting development: Existing developed area consisting of more than 500 acres
identified by the city in consultation with citizens
 Redevelopment: Existing urban sprawl, area of more than 50 acres, identified by Urban
Local Bodies (ULBs) in consultation with citizens
 Greenfield development: Previously vacant area, more than 250 acre
For North-Eastern states the area proposed to be developed will be one-half of these defined
areas under various models.
West Bengal
I. New Town Kolkata
II. Bidhannagar
III. Durgapur
IV. Haldia
Bihar
I. Muzaffarpur
II. Bhagalpur
III. Biharsharif
Jharkhand
I. Ranchi Odisha
I. Bhubaneswar
II. Rourkela
Future Smart Cities in Eastern India
Investment Opportunity for PPP in Smart City Projects
Smart city project of India government requires an investment of over $150 billion (roughly
INR. 10,15,520 crores) over the next few. Government of India has already initiated two
programmes with an initial outlay of $7.6 billion (roughly INR 50,863 crores) for 'Smart Cities
Mission' and the 'Atal Mission for Rejuvenation of Urban Transformation (AMRUT)' for the up
gradation of 500 existing cities.
According to the proposed scheme of finance government of India will provide INR 500 crore
for each smart cities. State government is to provide another INR 500 crore fund. So the rest
of investment for the development of smart city is to come through private sector
participation, and according to Deloitte, this translates into nearly $120 billion (roughly INR
8,12,415 crores) opportunity for private sector (PPP).
As eastern and north-eastern part of the country has 19 proposed smart cities, the
opportunity size for private sector investment will be nearly $23 billion (roughly INR 1,54,359
crores).
Opportunity for Development under Smart City Project- New Town
Kolkata
Development of New Town Kolkata as a smart city requires implementation or development
of the following smart systems:
 Smart traffic management
 Smart street lighting system
 Bio chemical conversion of waste
 Project on networked conveyance and transportation of solid waste
 Smart grid and smart meter & advance meter infrastructure (SM- AMI) solution

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 SCADA system
 Smart water management solution with devices such as flow meters, water quality and
pressure sensors
 Sewerage network monitoring system in a phased manner along with the water
management solution
 Implement OFC based new town kolkata city area network
 Wi fi access points
Opportunity for Development under Smart City Project- Bidhannagar
Development of Bidhannagar as a smart city requires implementation or development of the
following smart systems:
 Smart Traffic Management
 Smart grid
 Rooftop solar PV in government building, public places
 Waste water recycling
 SCADA based water monitoring system
 Smart meters for electricity and water usage
 Waste to energy
 Making public places wi-fi zones
 Pedestrian friendly pathway
 Smart street lighting
Opportunity for Development under Smart City Project- Durgapur
Development of Durgapur as a smart city requires implementation or development of the
following smart systems:
 Bus Terminal
 Passenger Information System – mobility
 Solar PV Rooftop System
 Energy efficient street lighting (LED)
 Free Wi- Fi Services
 Underground Electrical Cabling
 Waste to Energy technology
Opportunity for Development under Smart City Project- Haldia
Development of Haldia as a smart city requires implementation or development of the
following smart systems:
 Smart grid
 Solar energy generation system with smart carbon free storage
 Intelligent traffic system
 Waste water management
 Smart metering and sensors for water supply
 Smart water supply maintenance application
Opportunity for Development under Smart City Project- Muzaffarpur
Development of Muzaffarpur as a smart city requires implementation or development of the
following smart systems:
 Smart Traffic Management
 Wi-Fi system at prominent commercial areas and government offices
 Solid waste Management

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Opportunity for Development under Smart City Project- Bhagalpur
Development of Bhagalpur as a smart city requires implementation or development of the
following smart systems:
 Road surface improvements, and junctions reorganization
 Pedestrian friendly road sections
 Smart parking
 Intelligent traffic system
 Energy efficient street lighting
 Sewerage system with SBR – STP
 Recycling waste water
 Drainage system and smart SWM system
 Underground cabling
 Converting municipal corporation building into green building
 SCADA , digitalization of municipal services, smart meters
 Free wi fi connectivity at select places
 Use of solar power
 LED Street Lights with Smart Switching System
 Under ground cabling
 Development of passenger information system (PIS)
 Smart parking facility
 Development of 8 lane ring road
 Development of Kalambagh-Bhagwanpur-Mithonpura road
 Pedestrian friendly footpaths
Opportunity for Development under Smart City Project- Biharsharif
Development of Biharsharif as a smart city requires implementation or development of the
following smart systems:
 Underground drainage system
 Water & waste management
 Intelligent traffic management
Opportunity for Development under Smart City Project- Bhubaneswar
Development of Bhubaneswar as a smart city requires implementation or development of
the following smart systems:
 Integrated bus terminal and railway station
 Pedestrian friendly roadways
 Electronic parking systems
 Integrated fare card
 LED street lighting project
 Solar rooftops
 Waste recycle centers
 Sewerage treatment system
 Water recycling system
 City fiber ducting
 Integrated water management initiatives

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Opportunity for Development under Smart City Project- Ranchi
Development of Ranchi as a smart city requires implementation or development of the
following smart systems:
 Energy efficient public transport system
 Intelligent transportation system
 Intelligent parking system
 Common mobility card
 10% electricity supply from solar
 Smart meters
 Underground cabling
 Waste water recycling
 Efficient water management
 Smart meters for water supply with sensors
 Leakage identification and preventive maintenance
 Waste water management
Opportunity for Development under Smart City Project- Agartala
Development of Agartala as a smart city requires implementation or development of the
following smart systems:
 Smart Signals and sensors for traffic management
 Smart parking
 Integrated Transit Management System (ITMS)
 10% electricity supply from solar
 Energy Efficient Building
 Smart meters for services like Water and Power.
 LED Street Lighting
Opportunity for Development under Smart City Project- Pasighat
Development of Pasighat as a smart city requires implementation or development of the
following smart systems:
 Smart meters and sensor for smart water supply
 Rooftop solar panels to harness renewable energy
 Smart meters
 Underground cabling
 Underground sewer and drainage system
 Smart street lights
 Smart city bus service
 Foot over bridge
Opportunity for Development under Smart City Project- Rourkela
Development of Rourkela as a smart city requires implementation or development of the
following smart systems:
 Solar panels on government buildings
 Water supply system with smart metering
 Underground sewerage system
 Under ground power cabling
 Smart street lighting
 Solid waste management
 Wi-fi connectivity
 Pedestrian, footpaths & special provisions for the differently abled peoples
 Smart parking facilities