DELHI, (Smart Cities News): On Friday, on the occasion of 6th anniversary of Smart Cities Mission the Central government announced Smart City awards 2020 in which Indore (Madhya Pradesh) and Surat (Gujarat) won the award jointly for their overall development. Whereas, Uttar Pradesh get the top position in India, followed by Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu under the Smart City award 2020.
The Smart City awards were given across the themes of Social Aspects, Governance, Culture, Urban Environment, Sanitation, Economy, Built Environment, Water, Urban Mobility, said Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MOHUA).
Surat, Indore, Ahmedabad, Pune, Vijayawada, Rajkot, Visakhapatnam, Pimpri-Chinchwad, and Vadodara were awarded 4-star ratings under Climate-Smart Cities Assessment Framework. Chandigarh bagged the award for union territories, while Indore won the “Innovative Idea Award”.
According to the ministry, Ahmedabad bagged the ‘Smart Cities Leadership Award’, followed by Varanasi and Ranchi in the second and third spots respectively.
From Governance aspect-Vadodara, Thane and Bhubaneswar stood as the top-3 cities in the country.
List of winning Smart Cities under the different categories:
1. Social Aspects
- Tirupati: Health Benchmark for Municipal Schools
- Bhubaneshwar: Socially Smart Bhubaneswar
- Tumakuru: Digital Library Solution
2. Governance
- Vadodara: GIS
- Thane: Digi Thane
- Bhubaneswar: ME app
3. Culture
- Indore: Conservation of Heritage
- Chandigarh: Capitol Complex, Heritage Project
- Gwalior: Digital Museum
4. Urban Environment
Bhopal: Clean energy
Chennai: Restoration of water bodies
Tirupati: Renewable Energy Generation
5. Sanitation
Tirupati: Bioremediation & Bio-Mining
Indore: Municipal Waste Management System
Surat: Conservation through Treated Wastewater
6. Economy
- Indore: Carbon Credit Financing Mechanism
- Tirupati: Boost Local Identity & Economy through Design Studio
- Agra: Micro Skill Development Centre
7. Built Environment
- Indore: Chappan Dukan
- Surat: Canal Corridor
8. Water
- Dehradun: Smart Water Metering Water ATM
- Varanasi: Eco-Restoration of Assi River
- Surat: Integrated and Sustainable Water Supply System
9. Urban Mobility
- Aurangabad: Majhi Smart Buses
- Surat: Dynamic Scheduling Buses
- Ahmedabad: Man-less parking system and automatic ticket dispensing machines AMDA Park
10. Innovative Idea Award
- Indore: Carbon Credit Financing Mechanism
11. Covid Innovation Award
- Kalyan-Dombivali and Varanasi
According to the Centre report, the total proposed projects under the Smart Cities Mission is 5,924 projects (115% by number) worth ₹1,78,500 crore have been tendered so far. Whereas work orders have been issued for 5,236 projects (101% by number) worth ₹1,46,125 crore said MOHUA Officials.
