Lok Sabha Question No. 2652 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-10
Subject: Work in Smart Cities by BEL
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Upendra Singh Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2652

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th  March, 2021

## WORK IN SMART CITIES BY BEL

2652. SHRI UPENDRA SINGH RAWAT:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  the  smart  city  works  being  carried  out  by  Bharat  Electronics  Limited  (BEL) during the last three years, State/UT-wise including Uttar Pradesh and Aizwal of Mizoram;
- (b)  whether  there  has  been  considerable  delay  in  the  execution  of  various  projects  by  the company;
- (c) if so, the details thereof, project-wise and State/ UT-wise including the works, if any, being done in various smart city projects in the country;
- (d) whether any measures are being taken by BEL, Bengaluru to ensure the timely completion of all pending works in the country, State/UT-wise; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

- (a) to (e):  A statement is attached.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN THE REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2652  FOR  ANSWER  ON  10.03.2021  REGARDING 'WORK IN SMART CITIES BY BEL'

- (a) to (e):  The State/UT-wise and Project-wise details of various Smart City Projects including the  projects  at  Uttar  Pradesh  and  Mizoram  being  executed  by  BEL  since  last  three  years  and status thereof is as follows:

|   Sl. No | Name of Smart City   | State/UT      | Delivery Date                                         | Whether Delayed Reasons for Delay (if any)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Remarks                                                                                       |
|----------|----------------------|---------------|-------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Belagavi             | Karnataka     | 17 th Oct 2020                                        | No Delay                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Go-Live started in February, 2020. Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Phase started from 17.10.20 |
|        2 | Agra                 | Uttar Pradesh | 24 th Aug 2019; Extension sought up to 31 st Mar 2021 | Moderate Delay  Agra Smart City Limited (ASCL) delayed the handing over of infrastructure for Command & Control Center by over 10 months.  ASCL delayed providing permanent 3-Phase Power by over 15 months.  All Field Installation work suspended during Lockdown due to COVID- 19. | Go-live achieved on 31 st December, 2020                                                      |

|   3. | Pasighat   | Arunachal Pradesh   | 30 th Sept 2020   | Moderate Delay  Work delay due to rainy season & delay in site readiness for installation of Adaptive Traffic Control Systems (ATCS) & Re- Light Violation Detection (RLVD) systems by Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) due to NH Road widening project.  Prolonged lockdown in North-East due to COVID- 19.                             | Regular follow-up at CEO & Secretary, Urban Development level for early clearances. Status: Project Implementation Completed except ATCS & RLVD and Go-live completed on 1 st October, 2020.O&M phase commenced from 8 th October, 2020.   |
|------|------------|---------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    4 | Itanagar   | Arunachal Pradesh   | 30 th Sept 2020   | Moderate Delay  Delay in site readiness for installation of Street lights by SPV due to Road widening.  Prolonged lockdown in North-East due to COVID- 19                                                                                                                                                                             | Regular follow up at CEO & Secretary Urban Development level for early clearances. Status: Project Implementation & Go-Live completed on 25 th February, 2021.                                                                             |
|    5 | Gangtok    | Sikkim              | 15 th Dec 2020    | Moderate Delay  Delay in site readiness for installation of Street lights by SPV due to clearance from Electrical Department.  Delay in site handover for installation of Smart Parking items by SPV.  Delay in site handover for Smart pole and Video Messaging Device (VMD).  Prolonged lockdown in North- East due to COVID- 19. | Regular follow up at CEO & Secretary Urban Development level for early clearances. Status: Project Implementation & Go Live completed on 5 th February, 2021.                                                                              |

|   6. | Namchi   | Sikkim   | 31 st Dec 2020                                       | Moderate Delay  Delay in site handover for installation of Solid Waste Management (SWM) by SPV as the implementation methodology is under discussion with Namchi Municipal Corporation.  Delay in availability of electricity at field locations.  Prolonged lockdown in North-East due to COVID-19   | Regular follow up at CEO & Secretary Urban Development level for early clearances. Status: ICCC work is nearing completion for Go-Live with 8 Smart elements {CCTV, VMD, Public Address System (PAS), Emergency Call Box (ECB), City Wi-fi, Environmental Sensor, Billboard & Smart Light} by 10 th March, 2021. Delay is compensated                                  |
|------|----------|----------|------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    7 | Kohima   | Nagaland | 03 rd Jan 2021 Extension sought up to 31 st Mar 2021 | Moderate Delay  Delay in transportation of materials for 7 months due to COVID-19.  Prolonged lockdown in North-East due to COVID-19                                                                                                                                                                   | by speedy execution of Supply and Installation & Commissioning activities post lifting of Lockdown. Regular follow up at CEO & Secretary UD level for early clearances. Status: Installation of ICCC Completed; Installation of Smart Lights, CCTV Surveillance, Intelligent poles are completed within short time after lockdown. Go Live targeted by 31 st Mar 2021. |

|   8. | Imphal     | Manipur          | 31 st March 2021   | No Delay  Delay in transportation of materials for seven months due to pandemic  Prolonged lockdown in North-East due to COVID-19.   | Delay is compensated by speedy execution of Supply and I & C activities post lifting of Lock down. Regular follow up at CEO & Secretary Urban Development level for early clearances. Status: Installation of ICCC Completed; Installation of Smart Lights, CCTV Surveillance, Intelligent poles are completed within short time after lockdown. Go Live targeted by 31 st Mar 2021.   |
|------|------------|------------------|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    9 | Chandigarh | UT of Chandigarh | 14 th Dec 2021     | No Delay                                                                                                                               | Progressing as per plan; Go-Live and Start of Operations as per contract timelines 31 st December, 2021                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|   10 | Aizawl     | Mizoram          | 30 th June 2021    | No Delay                                                                                                                               | Progressing as per plan; Go-Live and Start of Operations as per contract timelines 30 th June, 2021                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |

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