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Chandigarh 23rd September:-Sound and robust physical and financial infrastructure which is both market oriented as well as environmentally sustainable is the key pillar to attain the much desired 'Smart City' Status for Chandigarh", said Anurag Aggarwal, Home Secretary, Chandigarh Administration, while addressing a seminar on infrastructure as a key enabler for smart cities and a Roadshow on CII Excon 2015,Asia's third largest trade fair for Construction & Equipment Industry, organised by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), at its Headquarters, in Sector 31 A, Chandigarh.
He added that to transform Chandigarh from a smart city to a smarter city, it is critical that the industry collaborates aggressively with the Administration because developing world class physical infrastructure needs huge funds, which Admin alone cannot provide. Furtehr we acknowledge that the projects should be both market linked, commercially viable as also sustainable in the long run. Hence it calls for huge thinking and brainstorming before actually conceptualising the projects.
He emphasized that to call chandigarh a smart city in true sense, I believe that we just not only need 24 by 7 water and power supply and proper roads, education, sanitation, healthcare facilities, robust public transport, intelligent traffic management systems, waste disposal systems but also well informed citizens and administration to take sound and visionary decisions. This is possible if and only if we put in place comprehensive IT & ITeS infrastructure in and around the city because Information & Communication Technology (ICT) is the best way to be well informed,
Raman Aggarwal, Member, CII EXCON Steering Committee & Senior VP, Srei BNP Paribas said that while Chandigarh has embarked on the 'Smart City' Mission, it is most imperative for it to preserve its unique character and keep its open hand heritage well intact. For Chandigarh to be called as a 'Smart City', it should utilize the most advanced and innovative technologies available to attain world class public transport, sewerage and waste disposal system, water management, power supply systems in addition to high-tech traffic management methods and well-designed roads and highways. He further informed that from Chandigarh region, a huge number of visitors participate and explore options each year at CII EXCON for Joint Ventures (JVs), partnerships and deals with international clients and enhance their exports.
Pikender Pal Singh, Regional Director, CII NR region said that CII's EXCON aims to provide a one of a kind opportunity for the entire industry including manufacturers, assemblers, component suppliers, financiers and after-sales servicers to assess the current status of Indian construction equipment industry and the underlying opportunities and challenges. From live demonstrations of equipment to a display of power tools, Excon promises to give close to 50,000 visitors from different parts of India, a great business opportunity. The event also acts as a forum to position India as an outsourcing destination for components, aggregates and equipment.
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