India’s first smart city project is going great in
Gujarat, one of India's largest manufacturing hubs and Prime Minister Narendra
Modi's home state.
Launched in 2007, Gujarat International Finance
Tec-City (GIFT) is Modi's dream project and a joint venture between the Gujarat
state government and Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services.
The $12 billion smart city, located 12km from
Ahmedabad international airport and 8km from the state capital, Gandhinagar,
aims to become a global financial hub, offering international companies
world-class infrastructure.
GIFT city has made it onto a list of the world's 100
most inspirational and innovative projects, compiled by international
accounting firm KPMG, which said the mega project in Gujarat combines
state-of-the-art connectivity, infrastructure and transportation with
sustainable and environmentally sensitive growth.
Smart cities is the catchphrase as Prime Minister
Narendra Modi's government lays the groundwork for his ambitious programme
aimed at setting up 100 such urban settlements nationwide.
The PM wants to take big city living to a new level
where 24/7 utilities services becomes an essential in public service delivery.
Modi's vision for advanced cities that benefit from
the latest technology has finally begun to take shape with the Ministry of
Urban Development identifying almost all the locations where they will be built.
In the Union Budget, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had promised allocation of a
sum of Rs.7,060 crore for the development of the smart cities.
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