Smart City Bhopal

Smart City Bhopal is an initiative by the Bhopal Municipal Corporation to "transform Bhopal into a leading destination for Smart, Connected and Eco Friendly communities focused on Education, Research, Entrepreneurship and Tourism." Bhopal is on a list of 98 smart cities declared by the Government of India for development under the Smart Cities Mission.

History

The "100 Smart Cities Mission" was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 25 June 2015. The finance minister of Madhya Pradesh, Jayant Malaiya, allocated for this project.

Development

Area based development at the site at North TT Nagar is under construction The total investment in of fiber optic cable being laid under Intelligent street lighting is expected to be. The Public–private partnership mode project is expected to earn BMC around in next decade.

Technology

HP's Universal Internet of Things Platform will be used to create India's first cloud-based Integrated Command and Control Centre in Bhopal. The center will enable the complete monitoring and administration of civic utilities and citizen services of Bhopal.

Incubation Centre

B-Nest Bhopal Smart City incubation centre is developed to facilitate start-up. Tie-up with American tech company Esri has been made to provide free access to Esri's cloud-based mapping platform, software development tools for Startups.