Prof. Jagan Shah
Director, National Institute of Urban Affairs
The Ministry of Urban Development has published a concept note on public domain on the development of smart cities. It is good for us that there is a commitment to build a resilient smart city. However, the understanding what would constitute a resilient smart city is presently a work in progress. There is a whole set of commitments that are required from the ULB or state governments that will take charge of smart city project within India. These do include disaster management plan and if we are talking about 100 smart cities then there are cities that are yet to be included. It also involves a colligate system of decision-making.Prof. Jagan Shah
Director, National Institute of Urban Affairs
The Ministry of Urban Development has published a concept note on public domain on the development of smart cities. It is good for us that there is a commitment to build a resilient smart city. However, the understanding what would constitute a resilient smart city is presently a work in progress. There is a whole set of commitments that are required from the ULB or state governments that will take charge of smart city project within India. These do include disaster management plan and if we are talking about 100 smart cities then there are cities that are yet to be included. It also involves a colligate system of decision-making.
