Lok Sabha Question No. 3079 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-11
Subject: Smart City Projects in Guwahati
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Queen Oja

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No.3079

TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 11, 2019

SMART CITY PROJECTS IN GUWAHATI

No. 3079.    SHRIMATI QUEEN OJA:

Will  the  Minister  of  HOUSING  AND  URBAN  AFFAIRS  be  pleased  to state :

- (a) whether the Government proposes to construct NarengiKuruwa bridge over Brahmaputra river to ease the pressure of traffic  congestion  in  Guwahati  under  Guwahati  Smart  City project and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government also proposes to set up optical fibre communication system in Guwahati city under the said project
- and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether there is any plan to conserve water bodies like Sola Beel,  Bharalu  river,  Mora  Bharalu  and  Deeper  Beel  and  soil conservation scheme  in the hills of Guwahati  under  the Guwahati Smart City Project and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to implement the Smart City Projects in Guwahati city?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) No, Sir.  There  is  no  project  for  construction  of  Narengi-Kuruwa bridge over Brahmaputra river in Guwahati being undertaken by Guwahati Smart City.

- (b) No, Sir.  The  Guwahati  Smart  City  does not  have any  project  to set up optical fibre communication system in the City. However, the  Master  System  Integrator(MSI)  project  of  Guwahati  Smart City envisages to use the existing optical fibre system of various service providers available in the City. The MSI project proposed to be implemented across the city, inter alia, have components such as City Surveillance Systems, Smart Pole, ICT based Solid Waste  management,  Smart  Parking,  Environmental  Sensors, Flood  Water  Sensors,  App  for  Smart  Governance  and  Citizen's Services  etc.  The  above  Solutions  and  Services  will  be  made available across the City and centralized monitoring and management  of  the  services  will  be  done  from  the  Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) where the representatives of  the  stakeholder  agencies  will  be  stationed  for  emergency response.
- (c) Under  Area  Based  Development(ABD)  component  of  Guwahati Smart City, water body conservation and rejuvenation is sought to be accomplished for the BorsolaBeel which is in the heart of the City. The  project components  include  cleaning of the waterway to improve the quantity of water and creation of space for recreation, inter alia, through establishment of STP, Infrastructure  works  and  beautification  and  landscaping  works etc.
- (d) The implementation of the Smart Cities Mission is to be done by the city level Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), incorporated under the Companies' Act, 2013 by State and Urban Local Body (ULB) having  50:50  equity  share-holding.  The  SPV  plans,  appraises, approves,  releases  funds,  implements,  manages,  operates  and monitors  the  Smart  City  development  projects.Guwahati  Smart City  was  declared  as  Smart  City  on  16 th   January,  2016.  The projects  taken  up  for  implementation  by  Smart  City,  inter  alia, are  installation  of  high  mast  National  Flag  at  Gandhi  Mandap, redevelopment and improvement of Gandhi Mandap, installation of Water ATMs, Installation of Smart Bio-Toilets and Installation of LED street lights etc.  The Smart City also have proposals at hand for Intelligent Street Lighting System, Brahmaputra Riverfront  Development  project  and  Master  System  Integrator etc.

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