Government of India Smart Cities Mission

Ministry of Urban Development Smart Cities Challenge – Stage 2

Smart Cities Challenge

Smart City Concept Plan for Coimbatore

State Level Review I
October 2015

Coimbatore Municipal Corporation Government of Tamil Nadu

Presentation objective

 TUFIDCO and Coimbatore Municipal Corporation retained IMaCS to

assist Coimbatore Municipal Corporation for participation in Smart Cities
Challenge

 Objective of today’s presentation is to share

• Assessment of City Baseline
• Round I Consultations – status and findings
• Initial views on Vision, Priority Goals and Strategies
• Next steps
 Approach

Baseline assessment Consultations - Round I

• Earlier studies • Face-to-Face, Social Media/My Gov

• Ongoing / proposed initiatives / plans • Dissemination on Media / Website
• Service levels / assessment indicators • MOUD guidelines

Formulate City Vision, Goals & Strategies

• Review Vision and Goals under earlier initiatives

• Validate Vision themes and Priority Goals from Consultations

Crystallise Vision Statement, Values, Goals and Strategies

Areas for self-assessment suggested by GoI

1 City Identity and culture 13 Water management

2 Economy and Employment 14 Waste-water Management
3 Mixed Use 15 Waste management
4 Compactness 16 Sanitation
5 Walkable 17 Air Quality
6 Transport 18 Housing and Inclusiveness
7 Open Spaces 19 Education
8 Energy Supply 20 Health
9 Energy Source 21 Safety and Security
10 Energy Efficiency 22 Citizen particpiation
11 Underground wiring 23 IT connectivity
12 Water Supply 24 Intelligent Govt. Services

Grouped under 4 themes for baseline assessment and eliciting suggestions /

formulating Vision, Priority Goals and Strategies
Framework for Smart City Concept Plan

Baseline Assessment, Consultations

Structure, Economy, Mobility Watsan, Energy and Environment

• City Identity and culture • Water Supply / Management
• Economy and Employment • Waste-water Management
• Mixed Use • Waste management
• Compactness • Sanitation
• Walkability • Energy Supply / Source / Efficiency
• Transport • Underground wiring
• Open Spaces • Air Quality

Inclusion, Housing and Security Smart Solutions and IT-led delivery

• Housing and Inclusiveness • Citizen participation
• Education • IT connectivity
• Health • Intelligent Govt. Services
• Safety and Security

Vision, Priority Goals and Strategy

Agenda

 City Baseline

 Round I Consultations

 Vision, Priority Goals and Strategy

 Next steps
 City Structure and demographics

 Coimbatore Corporation expanded in 2011

• Area – 257.04 sq.km
• 5 Zones, 100 Wards

 Population and density

• At Census 2011 – 16.02 lakh
• Decadal Growth 73.78%*, within Core area ~ 15.45%
• Density 63 ppha; within Core area ~ 104 ppha
• 2015 Population ~ 17.28 lakh; 27.84 lakh by 2045

 Regional connectivity and growth pattern

• Dense areas: Core city, Kaundampalayam and Kuruchi
• Growth along radials in North, South and East
• 3 NHs- NH-47, NH-67 and NH 209 traverse city
• International airport and railway junction

*Corporation area expanded by merging neighboring areas

City Economy

 Economy of Coimbatore District

• 4th largest economy among TN districts; 6th in per capita terms
• Large secondary sector contributing over 40% to the Economy
• Key industries include Textiles, Foundry and manufacturing
• Largely Services based; Tertiary sector provides major employment to the
population
• Second largest software service provider in Tamil Nadu
• Serves as a major education and textile hub
• Houses country’s largest amount of hosiery and poultry industries
• Health industry alone stands at Rs. 1500 crore as on 2010
• Two SEZs- Hi-tech infrastructure and TIDEL Park (five more proposed)
Mobility..1

NH - 67 NH -
209 N
NH - 47

Airport
NH - 67

Coimbatore
Junction

NH - 47

 Road Network ~ 2224 km of which 112 km are arterial roads

 Road length per sq. km ~ 8.65
 Surfaced roads >70%
 Several Railway Level crossings in the city
Mobility..2
 Modal share of trips
• Bus - 42% Two Wheeler - 21% Walk -14% Car -17% Cycle – 1% Autorickshaw – 5%
• Average motorised trip length ~ 10 km
 Bus Transport operated by TNSTC / private operators
• Over 940 city buses (TNSTC- 640 , private- 300)
• Number of mofussil routes is 119 with 500 buses
 CMP proposals
• 53 roads under road development plan including Ring road and Bypass road
• Junction improvements include 7 signalization and 7 flyovers
• 9 Road over bridges and Road under bridges
• 9 Foot over bridges/ subways
• Relocation of Gandhipuram Bus Stand, Mofussil Bus Stand, Town Bus Stand and Thiruvalluvar Bus
Stand at Vellalore
• Parking facility proposals include 2 off- street On- ground and 7 MLCPs
• BRT/ LRT – 2 corridors , Metro- 2 corridors
• NMT proposals include construction of 460 km of footpaths and cycle tracks
Open spaces, green areas and parks

 Prominent Green Spaces in city

• Developed Parks include VOC Park,
Kovai Courtallam, TNAU Park, Race Particulars Quantity
Course Children’s park Open spaces/ parks (Nos. ) 69

 Issues Area of parks (sq.m) 93672

• Limited open spaces vis-à-vis norms

• Pollution in canals Particulars Status Norms
OS availability sq.m/cap. 1.19 10-12
 Proposals
OS in built up area sq.m/cap. 0.59 2
• Green cover around Odais , canals and
water bodies
• Cleaning of odais and 8 water bodies
• Identified 74 locations to develop
children parks and green space
Water Supply
 Existing scenario Physical Infrastructure needs
• Siruvani, Pillur, Aliyar and Bhavani 2021
Particulars Unit Current
• Extended areas not yet serviced Demand
• Less than 50 % of households have Treatment MLD 275 309

access to piped water supply Storage LL 475 877

Distribution km 1007 3069
 Pollution of groundwater and surface
sources a serious concern
 City fares well on cost recovery and Existing Service Levels Vs. Norms
Indicators Existing Norm
collection efficiency
Coverage 44% 100%
 DPR for 24x7 supply for core areas Per capita supply 39 LPCD 135 LPCD
 Proposals for improving storage capacity Metered connections % 26% 100%

and source augmentation sent for NRW % 56% 20%

Quality 75% 100%
AMRUT funding
Cost recovery 60% 100%
Collection efficiency 60% 90%
Domestic waste-water management

 Existing system
• Covers only an area of 18 Sq.km (7% of total area) having sewer lines of 162 ( 5% of
total road length) km and 24380 (5% of house holds) service connections

 Underground Drainage System under construction

• Area of 87 sq.km, Sewer Lines 582 km and 103506 connections

 DPR for uncovered areas prepared along with reuse of treated water.
• Estd. Project cost = Rs. 1631 crore

 Feasibility / Transaction advisory for TTRO/Waste-water reuse initiated

 Access to Toilets needs improvement
• 7.5% of the households are without any outlet or toilets
• Discharge of sewage to water bodies and storm water drains.
Municipal Solid Waste
Waste Generation TPD 815
Generation per capita/day gms 504
Service benchmarks
Service level Norm Existing
Door to door coverage 100% 80%
Efficiency of collection of MSW 100% 95%
Segregation 100% 60%
MSW recovery and disposal 100% 65%

 500 MT collected transported to compost plant in Vellalore operated by a private agency

 100 MT is transported to Vermi Compost plant and bio-gas plant
 10 MT of solid waste is sent to bio-methanation plants for waste to energy conversion
 Winner of SKOCH award for decentralised waste management recently
 Key Initiatives/ Proposals
• New 100 MT plant for C&D waste + New processing plant of capacity 500 MT in Vellalore
• Proposal for 100% source segregation and decentralization of disposal of solid waste
• Additional capacity creation for bio-methanation under consideration
Water ways and drains

Storm Drain length (manmade) Km 1780

Natural Drains (7 Nos.) km 45
No. of locations of water logging Nos. 78
Incidence of sewerage mixing % 25% of total HHs

 Dumping of sullage and waste-water in Storm drains

• 25% of the households discharge waste water directly into the drains
• Identified 8 location of chocking of drains because of solid waste

 Inadequate routine maintenance and cleaning and de-silting of drains

 Key Initiatives/ Proposals
• Proposal for construction of storm water drains in added areas
• DPR for rejuvenation of water bodies
 Energy

Electricity Infrastructure Street lights

Particulars Unit Quantity

Sustained Demand MW 500 Particulars Quantity

No. of substation Nos. 12 Street Lights - nos. 69292

Demand met by
MW 10 Spacing between streetlights 42 m
renewable sources

 Need to improve distribution infrastructure

 Key Initiatives/ proposals
• Underground electric cable system through the city in pipeline
• Solar energy generation meeting at least 10% of demand (50MW)
• Energy efficient lighting could help achieve energy savings and savings in maintenance /
replacement
Urban Environment

 Issues
• Water: water bodies contaminated because of discharge of untreated
domestic and industrial effluents
• Air: Core City area experiences heavy traffic and air pollution. Particulate
Matter (PM) values higher than norm
• Noise: Noise level in core city area high due to continuous traffic flow
• Lack of green cover resulting in temperature increase in the city

 Key Initiatives/Proposals
• Rejuvenation and preservation of 8 contiguous water bodies in City proposed
• Creation of a Green area and open space on Old Jail land proposed
Services to urban poor
Particulars Unit Quantity Indicators
No of Slums No. 231 In the entire area
Slum Households Nos. 36151 15 % of households
Slum population in core area Nos. 180775 22 % of population

 Slums facing constraints in access to basic services

• Densely populated and inadequate infrastructure
• Most of the slums located in environment sensitive areas like low lying areas
• Poor access to public convenience, Solid waste collection, storm drainage and street lights

 Slum redevelopment plans proposed as per the Slum free city action plan
• A total cost of Rs. 2923 crore proposed for both preventive and curative measures
 Healthcare and education

 Healthcare Health facilities Total

• Preferred healthcare destination for people 1 Hospitals 143
2 Dispensaries 140
from nearby districts 3 PHCs 110
• More number of doctors and nurses 4 Health Sub Centres
Other Medical Institutions
328
221
5
required 6 Bed Strength 1717
7 No. of Doctors 537
8 No. of Nurses 491

 Education Education Centers Total

• On Quantitative parameters – Coimbatore 1 Professional colleges 192

2 Training Institutes 24
fares well 3 Higher Secondary Schools 321
• Need for modernization of schools
4
5
High Schools
Primary schools
483
131
Markets and Bus Terminus

 Observations
• About 21 markets which are many years old; they are in dilapidated condition
• Six bus terminals -Town Bus Stand, Ukkadam Bus Stand, Singanallur Bus Stand,
Mettupalayma bus stand, Thiruvallur Bus stand and the Central Bus Stand at
Gandhipuram

 Key Initiatives/ Proposal

• Improvements to vegetable and fish markets proposed
• Redevelopment of two markets at Metupalayam road and Sundarapuram proposed
• Relocation / Re-development of Bus terminals and integrated new bus terminal at
Vellalore proposed
 City Structure,
Watsan, Energy &
Economy, Mobility and
Environment
Open spaces

Citizen Engagement,
Housing, Inclusion &
Governance & IT-led
Security
service delivery
E-governance and Citizen-led service delivery
 Electronic delivery of services
• Online payment gateway for all revenues; property tax, profession tax, user
charges and non-taxes
• Online Grievance redressal
• Online provision of birth and death certificates
• Online building plan submission
• E-tendering
• Upgrade to web-enabled application proposed

 Surveillance: CCTV surveillance at important locations

 Self-Assessment..1
Qualitative Initiative(s) for
Parameter Score Indicators
self-assessment improvement
 Historic / cultural resources  No. of Heritage assets Prepare micro plans for the
Identity and preserved/utilised to some  Parks / water bodies city to renew and re-develop
2
Culture extent  Special regulations for these areas; Building
 Limited resources development if any regulations for heritage
 Number of industry Ease the environment for
 Range of job opportunities associations and players doing or starting business,
Economy &  Attempts to integrate  Organised industry parks Expediting plans for Effluent
4
Employment informal activities with  No. of SMEs Treatment and
formal parts of the city  Proposals for modern modernisation/ shifting of
facilities market(s)
 Most parts have housing, and  Allowance for mixed-use
offices in close proximity. in master plan Shifting and re-development
Mixed Use 3  Some neighborhoods have  % of Commercial of Market area and bus
light industrial uses Land use properties across wards terminals could help de-
rules allow for mixed uses. / zones congest city downtown
 Share of Two wheelers in Prepare transit-oriented
 Very congested core city, but
trips micro plans for the city to (1)
‘Sprawling’ tendency seen in
 Population density renew and re-develop older
Compact 1 extended areas
across city core areas and (2) avoiding
 Automobile dependence
 No. of active re- sprawling unplanned growth
increasing
development proposals in periphery
 Self-Assessment..2
Qualitative Initiative(s) for
Parameter Score Indicators
self-assessment improvement
 Very few public open spaces are  No. of parks and  Expedite the proposal
available in some neighborhoods, well-maintained to create green spaces
 Many open spaces are not well- open spaces by rejuvenating existing
Public Open
2 maintained.  No. Of recreational odais and canals and
Spaces
 Public open spaces are lacking spaces rejuvenate all existing
park locations with
public participation.
 High quality Public transport  Recent City Mobility Implement proposals
choices are restricted, although Plan identifies identified under the CMP in
share of public transport is high. proposals a phased manner.
 Pedestrian infrastructure is only  Share of public
Transport 2
available in select areas. transport
 City Mobility Plan identifying
proposals for improving mobility
completed.
 Older areas see a mix of  % of roads with foot  Implement proposals
pedestrians, cyclists, and vehicles paths identified under the
 In the new areas, there are few CMP in a phased
Walkability 2
pavements. manner.
 Inadequate compliance and
enforcement of traffic rules
 Self-Assessment..3
Qualitative Initiative(s) for
Parameter Score Indicators
self-assessment improvement
 Electricity is available in most  No. of Load  Improve reliability by
Energy parts of the city for most hours shedding events providing proposed
supply of the day but some areas are  Power sub-stations and
3
not so well-served. Smart consumption/ universally implement
metering exists in some parts of capita smart metering.
the city but not all.
 Some energy through renewable • Data on supply  Initiate steps to
resources. City is preparing plans from TANGEDCO implement solar roof-
Energy
3 for long-term strategic projects top project in all large
source
to tap renewable sources government and
institutional buildings.
 Poor water supply system with  Duration of  Implement proposed
Water limited water availability supply 24x7 supply project for
1
Supply  Intermittent water supply  Reported UFW which DPR has been
 UFW>40%. already prepared
 The city has meters for parts of  % of metered  Strengthen institutional
its water supply connection mechanisms and adopt
Water
 Rainwater harvesting systems  RWH in bye-laws smart solutions to
Managemen 3
are installed. and building enforce metering and
t
 Recycling of waste water/ storm regulation RWH implementation
water is limited
Self-Assessment..4
Qualitative Initiative(s) for
Parameter Score Indicators
self-assessment improvement
 The city is unable to treat all its  % of waste • Complete proposed
Waste water sewage. Many local sewer lines water Sewerage and Effluent
1
management open on to water bodies and treated treatment proposals and
open ground strengthen enforcement
 High air pollution in core areas  Existing Air  Implement air quality
Air quality 2 due to traffic congestion quality monitoring systems
parameters
 Most new buildings install energy  % of LED  Promote green buildings
efficiency systems. Lights in city and install energy efficient
Energy
3  Local government conducts street lights across the
efficiency
outreach to adopt energy city
efficiency strategies
Underground  Plans for underground cabling
electric 2 prepared and awaiting approvals
wiring
 Sanitation facilities > 80% % households  Implement projects to
with sanitation create universal access
Sanitation 2
access and involve citizen
participation
 Waste generated is usually % of waste
Waste
3 collected and segregated. segregates,
Management
Recycling and disposal is done recycled
Self-Assessment..5
Qualitative Initiative(s) for
Parameter Score Indicators
self-assessment improvement
 City provides adequate  Beds vis-à-vis norms  Upgradation of
health facilities. Have  Availability of Government Hospitals as
Healthcare 3
emergency response emergency response an immediate priority
ambulance services.
 City provides adequate
primary and secondary
Education
3 education facilities within
easily reachable distance
for most residential areas
 Housing available but is  % of population  Expedite and Implement
highly segregated across living in slums slum free action plan
income levels. Population
Housing and
2 growth slightly exceeds
inclusiveness
creation of new housing.
Poor live in informal
settlements.
 The city has high levels of  No. of CCTV  Widen surveillance to
public safety and the surveillance points in hitherto uncovered
Safety and
3 elderly feel secure in most the city areas
Security
parts of the city during
most time in the day
 Self Assessment..6
Qualitative Initiative(s) for
Parameter Score Indicators
self-assessment improvement
 Citizen engagement at city  Online grievance  Strengthen ward committees
and local area with most redress facility and scale up grievance
Citizen
3 stakeholders. Findings  Consultations in redressal with analytics and
Participation
compiled and incorporated recent planning citizen engagement features
/project initiatives to help decision making
 City has made plans to  Engage with private service
provide high speed internet providers to expand
IT
2 connectivity through the coverage and create wifi
Connectivity
existing framework hotspots in important areas
of the city
 Most of the services are  Presence of an  Expeditious completion of
provided online and offline. active ULB website proposed web-enabled
Data transparency helps  Facility for Online upgraded e-governance
Intelligent
monitoring. Systems and payments and application and creation of
Government 2
processes to better service centres the proposed citizen
Services
coordinate between various  Grievance redressal engagement platform
Government agencies are  Conduct GIS survey for real
being developed. time mapping of the assets
Agenda

 City Baseline

 Round I Consultations

 Vision, Priority Goals and Strategy

 Next steps
Continuation of ongoing consultations
from Round I Smart Cities Challenge

 Shape Your City Initiative

• Two day workshop organised by CMC in collaboration with ICA
 Round 1 Consultations...1
Summary

Activity Brief Date Status

a. Key Stakeholders Face to face/ focus group 30th September – 7th October Completed
Multiple avenues including CCMC Web, Facebook page, and My GOV page – Active
b. Social Media
Regular updation on social media
c. Contest Essay Writing competition for College and School Students- 8th October 2015

Stakeholders Date Status

Print/ Media - conference 18th September 2015 Completed
Elected representatives
5th October 2015 Completed
(Mayor and Council)
Line Departments 30st September 2015 Completed
Traders, Traders, Doctors,
Teachers, Bar association,
30st September 2015 Completed
Chamber of Commerce
and RWAs
Zone North 5th October 2015 Completed
Zone Central 5th October 2015 Completed
Zone East 5th October 2015 Completed
Zone West 6th October 2015 Completed
Zone South 12th October 2015 Scheduled
Indian Chamber of
7th October 2015 Completed
Commerce , CII & Codissia
Round 1 Consultations...2
Inclusive and extensive process carried out

Elected Representatives Face-to-Face/Coalition bldg.

 NGOs, Active City Society Clubs, Residential
& Welfare associations, Physically challenged
 Industrial Players and traders
 Doctors Association, Teachers/ professors,
City Administration Chamber of Commerce, Traders
 College students
~ Over 500
Vision participants
Goals
Strategies

Social Media / Outreach

Zone level Consultation
Online- Coimbatore Corporation
(All 4 zones covered) Website, Facebook, MyGov
Contest for Students – College &
~ Over 300
Schools
>2,000
participants
participants

Through Face-to-Face meetings, Media and Online forums

Round 1 Consultations...3

Elected Representatives
&
City Administration
Round 1 Consultations...4

FocusedGroup
Focused Group
 NGOs, Active City Society Clubs,
 NGOs, Active City Society Clubs,
Residential Welfare associations
Residential Welfare associations
 Industrial Players and traders
 Industrial Players and traders
 College Students
 Doctors Association, Teachers/
 Doctors Association, Teachers/
professors, Chamber of Commerce,
professors, Chamber of Commerce,
Traders
Traders
Round 1 Consultations...5

Zonal level
Consultations
Round 1 Consultations...6

Online Avenues
Coimbatore Corporation
Website
Facebook
MyGov
Round 1 Consultations...7
Paper clippings
Round 1 Consultations...8
Agenda

 City Baseline

 Round I Consultations

 Vision, Priority Goals and Strategy

 Next steps
Ideas from consultations..1
Face to Face

Economy, Mobility, Open spaces

 Planned Development in extended areas  Parks and Walk ways; Development of eight
for IT Services/ new Industrial parks water bodies in core area along with park
 ULB should prepare city’s Master Plans and connectors; Urban Forestry along
prepare detailed micro plans; Need to re- Singanallur Tank, Ukkadam Big tank etc.
evaluate setbacks, FSI etc comprehensively  Shifting wholesale markets to periphery
to enable Transit orientation  Museums
 Regional Trunk Infrastructure and Airport  Trunk Road missing links identified in CMP
expansion  CODISSIA – as an example of a Smart City
 Create bus terminals at periphery  Shift Government offices / administration
 Pothanur circular rail link/Ring Road  NTC Mills Area – Re-Development
 Mass Transit Systems – Rail / Bus  Ukkadam area – Theme park
 Subway instead of Foot over bridges  Ducting / Utilities mapping
 Urban Road Design guidelines  Standardised speed breaker design
 Ideas from consultations..2
Face to Face
Watsan, Energy & Environment

 Expeditious implementation of proposed  Dedicated Energy feeders for Industries /

24x7 water supply Industrial areas
 Water logging is a serious concern –  Energy Efficient street lighting – city wide
Solutions suggested in past study to be  Greater emphasis on Solar; all
implemented government/institutional buildings + building
 East-West road connectivity/ water bye-laws making it mandatory
logging needs resolution urgently  Integrated Underground cabling and utility
 Continued focus on rainwater harvesting ducting
 Building lining walls across all water
bodies
 De-silting Siruvani
 Ideas from consultations..3
Face to Face

Housing, Inclusion & Security Governance & IT-led service delivery

 Affordable housing for all  Strengthen Grievance redressal

 Libraries across all Zones  WIFI hotspots in key locations
 CCTV surveillance and Traffic Enforcement
 Deemed Approvals for better accountability
 Fire Stations and decentralised water station
 Paperless administration; automated
provision in narrower roads
building plan approvals
 More focus on creating Entertainment avenues;
Sports facilities and stadiums
 Dedicated track for Ambulances/School vans
 Neighbourhood schools
 Encroachments especially in Periphery to be
tacked urgently
 Public and Community Toilets
 Government-run Helpline to address various
issues
Vision under earlier initiatives

CDP VISION
 Making Coimbatore “A world-class, vibrant, affordable, economically and

ethnically diverse, progressive city where citizens feel safe, enjoy their
neighborhoods and access their city government”

‘Shape Your City’ Workshops

 Coimbatore as the hub for the region’s Economic and Cultural life
 Themes
• Economy Innovation Governance Ecology
• Mobility Culture Built-up Environment
Vision Statement

Coimbatore will be an inclusive, secure, effectively governed and

well-planned global metropolis that offers universal,
affordable access to Best-in-Class Civic services and efficient
Transit Orientation while fostering a Dynamic and Vibrant
Economy, nurturing a Clean, Green, Resilient and Sustainable
Environment and striving to provide the highest Quality of
Living standards for a progressive, diverse and talented
populace.
Key Vision themes and Priority Goals

 Universal, affordable access to Best-in-Class Civic services

 Efficient Transit Orientation
 Clean, Green, Resilient and Sustainable Environment
 Progressive, diverse and talented populace
 Effectively governed and well-planned metropolis
 Priority Goals and Strategies..1
THEME 1 - Universal access to Best-in-Class Core Services
GOALS STRATEGY(IES)
100% access - 24x7 • PPP for 24x7 water supply in Core Areas
Metered Piped Water • Augmentation of Source / Treatment
Supply • Extension of 24x7 water supply
100% access to safe • Completion of ongoing UGD system
collection and disposal of • Implementation of UGD for uncovered areas
Waste water • Septage mgmt/decentralised treatment for uncovered areas
• Evaluate feasibility / Implement Re-use projects
100% compliance to SWM • Extension Project Shunya - Decentralised SWM
Rules 2000 • Expansion of Waste processing capacity
• Bio-methanation plans for local waste treatment
• Facility for Processing of C&D Waste
Open Defecation free city • Expand provision of Public Toilets / Namma Toilets
Housing for all / Inclusion • Implement Slum-free City Action Plan proposals
• Designated Hawking Zones
• Enforcement to prevent encroachments
• Expand/modernise Public Healthcare / Primary schools
24x7 Electricity and • Ducting, distribution improvements, underground cabling
Broadband Access • Facilitate WiFi Hotspots and Fiber backbone
 Priority Goals and Strategies
THEME 2 – Effective Transit orientation
GOALS STRATEGY(IES)
Reduce Accidents and • Act on actions identified on Accident Black Spots
Fatalities to Zero • Implement synchronised signalling and ITS systems
• Strengthen enforcement; implement CCTV surveillance
Increase share of • Improve Bus systems to increase share of Public Transport
Public Transport • Implement Mass Transit solutions on identified corridors
• Re-design Bus shelters and spaces of high floating population
to enable seamless integration
Improve NMT Facilities • Implement NMT measures identified in CMP
Reduce Traffic • Implement Ring Road development and new Roads
Congestion • Bridges, Grade Separators, Junction Improvement
• Implement proposals for relocation/redevelopment of
Markets, Bus terminals and Institutional areas
Address other • Work with AAI to facilitate Airport Expansion / more flights
Regional and Trunk • Regional High Speed Trunk Road/Rail connectivity
Infrastructure needs
Priority Goals and Strategies
THEME 3 – Clean, Green, Resilient, Sustainable Environment

GOALS STRATEGY(IES)
Increase Green Cover • Rejuvenate and improve eight lakes and green
areas around it
• Rejuvenate Singanallur Tank
• Implement proposed program to develop Parks
• Road improvements and Avenue Trees
Arrest Water Pollution and • Continued focus on RWH and thrust on Re-use
improve Ground water table • Stringent enforcement of Industrial Pollution
prevention measures
• Complete UGD projects and implement septage
management policy of GoTN
Increase share of Clean Energy • Continued thrust on Solar and Wind generation
Improve Air Quality • Ambient Air Quality monitoring
• Initiate traffic improvement measures
• Awareness programs to reduce idling in traffic
Implement Recommendations and Actions identified under Solar City Plan
Identify and implement Actions to deal with Climate Change and build resilience
Priority Goals and Strategies
THEME 4 – Progressive, diverse and talented populace

GOALS STRATEGY(IES)
Improve Soft Infrastructure • Facilitate creation of soft infrastructure facilities –
Multi-Sports stadium, Museum, and Theme Park
Facilitate creation of world • Work with GoTN to implement Medicity as
class Health care and envisaged under Vision TN 2023
Education facilites • Evaluate feasibility to create a Greenfield
Knowledge City
Create Infrastructure and • Work with GOTN to implement proposed nodes
enabling environment to on the Cbe-Salem Industrial corridor
attract Investments in core • Prepare Detailed Development Plans for
and sunrise sectors peripheral areas to facilitate investments in
sunrise sectors including IT and Financial services
Priority Goals and Strategies
THEME 5 – Effectively governed, well-planned metropolis
GOALS STRATEGY(IES)
Transparent Seamless Governance • Implement proposed Web-Enabled E-
and Effective Citizen Engagement governance application
• Improve Information Disclosure standards and
enforce compliance
• Strengthen Grievance Redressal and expand to
create an active Citizen Engagement Platform
Inculcate a Planning Culture • Prepare updated Master Plan for expanded
CMC; prepare Detailed Micro Area level Plans in
a time bound manner
• Create capacity at ULB for preparing and
enforcing Master Plans and DDPs
Enhance Capacity to Deliver • Undertake a Zero-base assessment of manpower
and technology needs
Rationalise Taxes and Fees • Work with GOTN to rationalise taxes and fees
while removing distortions and improving
coverage
Agenda

 City Baseline

 Round I Consultations

 Vision, Priority Goals and Strategy

 Next steps
Pan-city initiatives – ideas under consideration
 Basic services with smart features
• 24x7 Supply for Extended Areas (converged with ongoing PPP project)
• Sewerage for extended areas
• City wide Renewal of Water Bodies
• Proposals identified under NMT under CMP
• Municipal Solid Waste collection and segregation
 Other ‘smart’ initiatives
• Web-enabled E-governance / Mobile apps based e-governance
• City wide fibre networks and WiFI Hotspots
• Underground electric cabling, ducting for utilities
• Energy efficient street lighting
• CCTV surveillance
• Waste Processing / Waste- to Energy

Initial listing; to be finalised

Scalability: Can it be scaled up quickly – say within 5 years
Bang for the buck: Multiplier Impact Vs. Level of Financing required
Implementabilty: How easy it is to implement
Area Development Plan
 Initial Views
• Area Development Plan to be crystallised in Round II
• Initial preference towards Retrofit / Re-development options
• Retrofit of select Residential/Commercial Areas in City
• Convergence with other initiatives
• Replication possibility
• Hybrid Redevelopment + Retrofit options need to be evaluated
• Most stand-alone Re-development options available do not meet minimum size
• Bus-Stand Terminal area re-development + adjoining residential/commercial areas
• Water Bodies/ Green Area re-development + Retrofit of adjoining areas

 Criteria
• Project Scale and Scope
• High Replicability Vs. High Transformative Impact
• Convergence potential
• Practical Limitations / Stakeholder buy-in
• Fit with MOUD guidelines
Next steps

 Round I Consultations almost completed

 Incorporation of Feedback from State level Review

 Submission of Smart City Concept Plan - 12th October

Thank You