Shri Shankar Aggarwal, IAS
Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, GOI
“If you talk about 100 smart cities, then why is it smart? If you look at it, it is only technology which brings a paradigm shift to the way society progresses. In the last ten years, it is because of ICT things have changed. No city can survive unless there is a robust mechanism of resilience. We require resilience against natural calamity, social infrastructure, economy. I would be happy if each of the 100 towns create a framework which will ensure resilience for each of the towns against all the calamities which can disturb the stability of a town.â€
Shri Shankar Aggarwal, IAS
Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, GOI
“If you talk about 100 smart cities, then why is it smart? If you look at it, it is only technology which brings a paradigm shift to the way society progresses. In the last ten years, it is because of ICT things have changed. No city can survive unless there is a robust mechanism of resilience. We require resilience against natural calamity, social infrastructure, economy. I would be happy if each of the 100 towns create a framework which will ensure resilience for each of the towns against all the calamities which can disturb the stability of a town.â€
