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Chennai - A Global Smart City in Making

Chennai - A Global Smart City in Making
Start Date :
Sep 16, 2015
Last Date :
Nov 16, 2015
00:00 AM IST (GMT +5.30 Hrs)
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Corporation of Chennai is preparing a proposal towards Smart City Challenge which would include city wide smart urban solutions as well as identification of areas within the city ...

Corporation of Chennai is preparing a proposal towards Smart City Challenge which would include city wide smart urban solutions as well as identification of areas within the city for its implementation.

The proposal would be defined primarily based on voice of Chennai residents. An extensive citizen engagement programme is established by Corporation of Chennai to document the views and concernsfor the same.

Residents may post their opinion and ideas on civic services such as transport, parking, water supply, sanitation, energy, housing, IT solutions,health, education, safety and security. Your views, opinion and solutions on urban issues faced by Chennai would not only support a better tomorrow for Chennaites, it will also make Chennai a strong contender for getting shortlisted as one of the first 20 cities in India to implement Smart City Solutions in Phase 1.

Chennai citizen and community is its biggest strength. Let’s participate to make this proposal inclusive and meaningful for every common man, every citizen.

The last date to submit your comments is 15th November, 2015.

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VENKAT_48
VENKAT_48 10 years 9 months ago
YOUNG ADULT CENTERS Corporation to run centers for young adults that enable them to study, take collective action, initiate and organize, including: work spaces where they can work and study during the week, a social lab that offers social entrepreneurs a coworking space, and open spaces (based on availability). These spaces are to b used by residents, social entrepreneurs, actors, nonprofits, artists and groups.
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VENKAT_48 10 years 9 months ago
YOUTH CENTERS The Corporation to run youth centers in neighborhoods around the city, which are to be part of the public community centers. They should offer a variety of afterschool programs and activities throughout the year as well as leadership groups, social learning centers, youth counselor courses, and much more. The centers should also offer field trips and urban seminars, including special evenings and nighttime programs for teens during summer vacation.
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VENKAT_48 10 years 9 months ago
ASSISTANCE IN ESTABLISHING COMMUNITIES Facilitated by social workers and other community workers, the corporation to enable residents to acquire knowledge and skills that will help them organize and act collaboratively in order to resolve problems, raise resources and generate processes of change in their surroundings, while applying democratic values.
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VENKAT_48 10 years 9 months ago
ENTREPRENEURSHIP CENTERS The govt should encourage entrepreneurs to avail themselves of coworking spaces where they can exchange ideas and create partnerships that could help them promote and develop their ventures. The coworking spaces, to be open to the general public at a discounted monthly fee.
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VENKAT_48 10 years 9 months ago
USE OF RECYCLED MATERIALS IN CONSTRUCTION AND INFRASTRUCTURE WORKS Substrate materials made entirely of crushed construction waste are to be used to upgrade sidewalks in the city. all paving materials and curbs are to incorporate crushed construction waste. the mixture use to upgrade roads contains crushed glass waste that increases the intensity of roadway lighting.
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VENKAT_48 10 years 9 months ago
USE OF GREEN VEHICLES BY DEPARTMENTS The Corporation should use environment-friendly garbage collection vehicles and trucks that adhere to the most stringent standards. Different departments make use of electric motorbikes, and electric bicycles.
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VENKAT_48 10 years 9 months ago
STREET LIGHTING TO CONSERVE ENERGY single control center that manages all the street lighting in the city, taking into account the varying hours of daylight.
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VENKAT_48 10 years 9 months ago
PRODUCING SOLAR ENERGY ON THE ROOFS OF THE CITY'S EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS / GOVT BUILDINGS- Systems that produce green electricity and are used as solar power stations are to be deployed at all educational institutions and government buildings in the city.
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VENKAT_48 10 years 9 months ago
CONSERVING WATER Need considerable efforts to conserve the water used to irrigate public gardens. gardens, green strips and traffic islands to be connected to an irrigation system that is remotely controlled in real time and oversees all the sprinklers in every garden. This method of irrigation makes it possible to automatically open and shut all the sprinklers, monitor the amount of water allocated to each section of the garden, and receive detailed reports that track water consumption.
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VENKAT_48 10 years 9 months ago
Corporation should assimilate development plans and architectural designs whose purpose is to detail the design concept underlying the construction and development of a given project. The landscaping concept and the relation between the building and its immediate surroundings are also to be resented. ensures a satisfactory link between the project and the adjacent roads and crossings (for vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists) - and facilitate improvements to that link and to the project's function
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