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The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) is implementing the nearly Rs 1,000 crore project through the special purpose vehicle—Greater Visakhapatnam Smart City Corporation Limited.
Vizag is one of the most developed smart city, as work for smart city continues to see completion, Vizag is projected to be one of the best smart city and most likely a capital soon to be.
Nearly five years after Vizag was picked under the ambitious Smart Cities Mission, close to 95% of the total works have been tendered out or completed in the city. Only one project is at the tender stage.
The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) is implementing the nearly Rs 1,000 crore project through the special purpose vehicle—Greater Visakhapatnam Smart City Corporation Limited.
The GVMC has already completed projects such as City Operations Cetnre, smart classrooms, solar street lighting, retrofitting of schools and parks, development of open spaces, etc. Heritage conservation projects at Town Hall and Old Municipal Office are nearing completion. Reminders of the rich heritage of the city, the buildings have now almost faded into obscurity. The GVMC is developing the structures with about Rs 15 crore.
Under the smart city initiative, the GVMC has taken up several projects in convergence with the VMRDA such as renovation of the VMRDA (Vuda) Park and Indoor Sports Arena in MVP Colony. The GVMC is planning to inaugurate several projects such as the two heritage projects, VMRDA Park, multi-level car parking facility in Jagadamba Junction, etc.
The nearly Rs 180 crore ‘System Integrator to Implement Smart City Solutions’ stands out among the projects. The GVMC developed the City Operations Cetnre under this initiative, which is integrated with smart poles installed across the city.
Each smart pole comprises cameras capable of capturing high definition remote directional and zoom control video surveillance, environmental sensors, Wi-Fi hotspots, emergency call system, public announcement speakers, lamps, etc.
The City Operations Cetnre, which primarily serves as an e-governance centre, would double up as a disaster management centre during emergencies. The GVMC has also focused on revamping schools into smart campuses by providing ICT infrastructure, digital classrooms, and renovating buildings under this initiative.
Superintending engineer (Smart City), GVMC, M Vinay Kumar said, “Several projects are already complete, while a few are nearing completion. The GVMC is currently executing projects like ‘smart streets’. The corporation wants to complete all projects as early as possible,” said Vinay Kumar.
Special lanes for pedestrians, accessible public transportation stops and environment-friendly measures are some components of the ‘smart roads’ project, which is being implemented with about Rs 120 crore. While the Union government provides Rs 500 for the smart city project for each selected city, the state government will release an equal amount as matching grant.
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