Smart City Bhopal

Smart City Bhopal is an initiative by the Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) to "transform Bhopal into a leading destination for Smart, Connected and Eco Friendly communities focused on Education, Research, Entrepreneurship and Tourism."^[1] Bhopal is on a list of 98 smart cities declared by the Government of India for development under the Smart Cities Mission.^[2]

Smart City Bhopal
Country	India
Key people	Narendra Modi
Launched	2015 (2015)
Funding	₹700 crore (US$83 million)
Status	active

History

The "100 Smart Cities Mission" was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 25 June 2015.^[3] The finance minister of Madhya Pradesh, Jayant Malaiya, allocated ₹700 crore (US$83 million) for this project.^[4]

Development

Area based development at the 354 acres (143 ha) site at North TT Nagar is under construction^[5][6] The total investment in 450 kilometres (280 mi) of fiber optic cable being laid under Intelligent street lighting is expected to be ₹500 crore (US$59 million).^[7] The Public–private partnership (PPP) mode project is expected to earn BMC around ₹900 crore (US$106 million) in next decade.^[8]

Technology

HP's Universal Internet of Things (UIoT) Platform will be used to create India's first cloud-based Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) in Bhopal. The center will enable the complete monitoring and administration of civic utilities and citizen services of Bhopal.^[9]

Incubation Centre

B-Nest Bhopal Smart City incubation centre is developed to facilitate start-up.^[10] Tie-up with American tech company Esri has been made to provide free access to Esri's cloud-based mapping platform, software development tools for Startups.^[11]