As it happened: Mission Smart cities 2020
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WION's latest initiative focuses on the future of smart cities in India and the current real estate outlook. The Smart City initiative was launched in 2015 in India, with the agenda to promote core infrastructure and sustainable life for citizens. With the idea to use smart solutions and technologies to get Tier II and III cities wherein India's tremendous talent pool resides. Union Budget 2018-19, Smart Cities Mission received an allocation of INR 2.04 lakh cr, covering selected 99 cities.
'A government which is elected with a majority is sensitive to public opinion. If that opinion is being manipulated, then some of us will react to it in a hard-hitting way', says Guest of Honour Mr. @HardeepSPuri, MoS, @MoHUA_India
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'Most problems have simple answers: Water is a national problem, PM addresses it, he has set up a water ministry', says MoS of @MoHUA_India, Mr. @HardeepSPuri to @kartikeya_1975 pic.twitter.com/7RKZvqoaKe
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'The 20 Smart City projects announced in 2016 will be kicking by 2021', says Guest of Honour Mr. @HardeepSPuri, MoS, @MoHUA_India @PMAYUrban@SmartCities_HUA pic.twitter.com/v6eFbFj1Ln
'By 2030, 40% Indian population will live in urban areas', Guest of Honour Mr Hardeep Singh Puri reveals government's 3-level Smart City Mission strategy
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Session 3 |Mission Smart Cities 2020: Making India Smart
Urbanisation trend is evolving, India to invest USD 75 BN in its urban infrastructure: Guest of Honour Mr. @HardeepSPuri, Minister of State, @MoHUA_India pic.twitter.com/xv1Yhof7Zo
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Session 3 |Mission Smart Cities 2020: Making India Smart
Guest of Honour Mr. @HardeepSPuri, Minister of State, @MoHUA_India, @MoCA_GoI and @CimGOI reveals India's Smart Cities Mission report card.@SmartCities_HUA pic.twitter.com/cww35jPDht
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Session 2 | India's Real Estate Outlook: Growth, Sustainability & Economy
'Supply is ready, demand is there, we need to find loopholes in policies that prevent the buyer from investing': Getamber Anand pic.twitter.com/sN6tg99MIU
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Session 2 | India's Real Estate Outlook: Growth, Sustainability & Economy
'Developers are following the bylaws and procedures, but the local authorities aren't doing their job. We need discipline', says Manoj Gaur, MD, @gaursons_india pic.twitter.com/4hEnK2dIa9
'Unless India has the smart infrastructure, better planning, we won't see much change', says Getamber Anand, Chairman & Managing Director, ATS Infrastructure Ltd
Municipal corporations and City Development authorities are no doing their job efficiently, says Manoj Gaur, Managing Director, Gaurs Group
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'India's #SmartCities mission promises a better quality of life in the face of growing urbanisation. Like all paradigm shifts, this one too needs a collective push from all stakeholders', announces @WIONews' @MollyGambhir@SmartCities_HUA @MoHUA_India pic.twitter.com/RvRGH3BsIL
'India's urbanisation story needs to be rewritten, says Mr Rajive Kumar, Chairman, UP Real Estate Regulatory Authority
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Mission Smart Cities 2020: Making India Smart
Key decision-makers | One venue
Guest of Honour: Mr. @HardeepSPuri, Minister of State, @MoHUA_India, @MoCA_GoI and @CimGOI https://t.co/NuP8k2MHHT
'Delhi needs to redevelop, needs to integrate heritage with technology', says Leenu Sahgal, Commissioner (Planning)
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Session 1| Designing the Future of India: Smart City The Buzzword
'Delhi needs to redevelop, needs to integrate heritage with technology', says Leenu Sahgal, Commissioner (Planning), @official_dda
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Mission Smart Cities 2020: Making India Smart
Key decision-makers | One venue
Guest of Honour: Mr. @HardeepSPuri, Minister of State, @MoHUA_India, @MoCA_GoI and @CimGOI https://t.co/NuP8k2MHHT
Prime minister Narendra Modi launched this ambitious programme in 2015 to ensure that India catches up with the world and through smart cities programme, cities of the next generation could come into effect.
Smart cities are the future of cities in the world. The idea of smart cities rests on the idea of using sophisticated technology to solve civic, transportation and environmental issues which affect all cities of the world.
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MISSION SMART CITIES 2020: Making India Smart
Key decision-makers | One venue
Guest of Honour: Mr. @HardeepSPuri, Minister of State, @MoHUA_India, @MoCA_GoI and @CimGOI
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MISSION SMART CITIES 2020: Making India Smart
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