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First of the three smart port city is Paradip smart
port city. This project is being developed for the
Port Authority of India with TCE as lead consultants.
The concept of a smart port city is based on the
idea of developing a smart city around port-related
activities. TCE conducted market demand assessment
and proposed a product mix that includes logistics
park, fishery and furniture industries, residential and
educational institutions . These recommendations are
along the lines of Government’s Smart Infrastructure
guidelines covering solid waste management, water,
power and transport planning, disaster management
(considering Paradip is a cyclone prone area),
safety and ICT networks. TCE has completed master
planning, DPR (Detailed Project Report) and financial
feasibility evaluation. The infrastructure process has
commenced as per plan and marketing campaigns to
attract both domestic and foreign investors into the
port city is underway.
Lead consultants for India’s first smart port cities
Corporate Communique
The second smart port city of Kandla Port in Gujarat in the
Western part of the country is also being developed. The
third smart port city is being planned by TCE for Cochin.
In all, the total area under development ranges from 800
acres to 6500 acres for
India’s first three smart
cities with TCE as lead
consultants.
Greenfield smart cities
The past success of several smart industrial cities where TCE were
consultants along the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC)
are DC Ujjain, Dadri, Dholera and Bengal Aerotropolis. DMICDC
cities are benchmarked for international best practices in terms of
infrastructure provisions.
Smart cities are proposed as a self sustaining cityscapes with
economic, environmental and social sustainability. The second
round of smart cities are underway where TCE serves as lead
consultants while several proposals for smart cities are being
considered for development.
The Guwahati smart city project involves the rejuvenation of five
water bodies in Guwahati which includes the Brahmaputra River
and its tributaries. The project focusses on river-front development
and potential commercial and residential development. TCE is
involved in concept to commissioning planning complete with ICT
networks, command centers for city service management, disaster
management, safety and security networks.
In Bhopal, 350 acres of largely government-owned land has been
sanctioned for development as a smart city under the Special
Purpose Vehicle model. TCE as lead consultant has proposed a
city plan centered on an iconic structure and establishing blue
network – connecting existing drains and ponds with a view to
retain and replenish existing water sources.
Paradip
Guwahati
Muradabad
Aligarh
Kandla
Amritsar
Gandhi Nagar
Bhopal
Vadodara
Dahod
Trichy
The total area under
development ranges from
800 acres to 6500 acres
for India’s first three smart
cities with TCE as lead
consultants.
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