MY: Negeri Sembilan: Seremban to procure electric vehicles to boost green city goals
The Seremban City Council (MBS) will procure electric vehicles (EV) and also encourage property owners to use solar power in its aspiration to turn the Negri Sembilan capital into a smart and low carbon emission city by 2027.
Mayor Datuk Masri Razali said as a start, MBS will acquire four electric scooters this year for enforcement and patrolling.
He said MBS had been working towards achieving these objectives since Seremban obtained city status in 2020.
IN: Jammu and Kashmir: Srinagar: Advisor Smart Cities Visits City
Advisor to Government on Smart Cities, Keshav Verma today visited several areas in Srinagar city to inspect works under Srinagar Smart City.
He was accompanied by Athar Aamir Khan, Commissioner SMC/ CEO Srinagar Smart City Ltd. (SSCL) along Er. Iftikar Ahmad Kakroo , Chief Engineer SSCL, and Anuj Malhotra, General Manager Planning and Urban Development, SSCL.
IN: Maharashtra: Nagpur: 200 AC electric buses for public under the smart city project
Deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis dedicated 200 AC electric buses to the public under the smart city project at Samvidhan chowk here on Sunday. Union minister for surface transport and highways Nitin Gadkari, was the guest of honour. Legislators Praveen Datke, Krishna Khopde, municipal commissioner Radhakrishnan B, chief executive officer of smart city Ajay Gulhane, addl municipal com- missioner Ram Joshi, Bunty Kukde and Sandip Joshi were among those who were seated on the dais.
US: Illinois: Chicago’s Smart City: Enhancing Services Through Innovation
Chicago is Illinois’ most-populous city and is a beautiful blend of old and new, with buildings constructed in the late 19th century still standing today and many other architectural marvels that welcome thousands of tourists to Chicago each year.
Despite the ‘old feel’ in many parts of the city, Chicago has made enormous strides in embracing technology to improve many of the city’s services. From public transportation to public infrastructure, embracing and implementing green technology, and investing in a ‘smart grid,’ there are many ways in which the City of Chicago is using technology to improve the services offered to its residents.
IN: Himachal Pradesh: No investors, Dharamsala's not-so-Smart City project
Rs 1,478-cr plan shelved
- The Rs 2,109 crore project has now been limited to Rs 631 cr
- The project in totality could not be executed as investors didn’t come forward
The Dharamsala Smart City project will come to an end in June. The project, which was proposed for Rs 2,109 crore when it was sanctioned for Dharamsala city in August 2015, now has been limited to just Rs 631 crore. The remaining parts of the project worth Rs 1,478 crore have been shelved.