The launch of the Smart Transit Card (STC) and the travel-aid app Tummoc on Wednesday will transport Panaji’s e-bus commuters to the world of paperless ticketing, allowing them to tap in and out to board or alight.
The technology will be available from Thursday. It has been introduced by Imagine Panaji Smart City Development Limited (IPSCDL) and Kadamba Transport Corporation Ltd (KTCL) as part of the Smart City initiative.
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Used sub-optimally, the Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) that was built for Rs 35.96 crore under the Smart City mission to help the municipal corporation detect encroachment and other violations using its CCTV network of 1,401 cameras leads to hardly any ground action. At a recent meeting in Delhi about Smart City projects, the Ludhiana officials were told to increase their ICCC utilisation.
This centre’s performance report that the MC’s had filed with the deputy commissioner’s office recently was confined to police operations mostly, while this system can do much more than improving urban safety, security, and surveillance. The control room can catch camera tampering, unattended objects, illegal parking, encroachment, red-light jumpers, dysfunctional streetlights, and theft of rooftop solar panels. The system can also track getaway vehicles, waste trucks, MC cars, local buses, and fire tenders.
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Will it take the death of 19-year-old Arti Gond for our snoozing administration to wake up?
Imagine the agony of her family. She was crossing a main road in the capital city near Panjim Municipal garden and she should have been safe. All her death has brought forth are excuses and justifications. What if she had been a minister's daughter? Would her life have more value? Would we see action instead of words?
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As the world is rapidly urbanising, with 70% of the global population projected to live in cities by 2050, the need for intelligent and sustainable urban solutions is more critical than ever. This trend is particularly pronounced in India, which faces a significant surge in urban growth. By 2050, an estimated 800 million people are expected to reside in Indian cities. This rapid expansion demands a new approach to urban development—one where technology takes center stage.
Smarter and sustainable cities aided with the application of AV/IT-led solutions are the way forward. By merging the power of AV technologies—those shaping our visual and auditory experiences—with ITs data processing and analytical capabilities, urban planners can transform the urban landscape. This convergence shows the potential to solve the urban challenges and support policymakers in building sustainable and smart cities. For example, optimising traffic flow by analysing clear visuals, enhancing public safety with intelligible audio, maximising resource efficiency, creating more liveable urban environments, and even more.
During his tenure as the chief minister of United Andhra Pradesh, N Chandrabbau Naidu earned recognition for designing Cyberabad and establishing the IT ecosystem, a development that has now drawn numerous IT investments to Hyderabad.
Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy appears to be making smart moves to leave his imprint on Hyderabad's infrastructural development. Reddy has taken up projects such as Hyderabad 4.0, his pet project Musi River Front development, and the construction of a fourth city at Mucherla, 50 km away from Hyderabad, with the intention of leaving a lasting legacy similar to that of his predecessors.