Smart city issues and challenges with focus on Bhubaneswar
- Vol.20(2), Apr-Jun
- New Delhi Institute of Town Planners 2023
- 80-91p.
This paper discusses on the concept of smart cities, requirements, and criteria of smart city, smart solutions, and also examines Bhubaneswar Smart city and its attributes. To assess whether a city qualifies as a smart city, several sets of criteria are explored as outlined by different authors. The main focus of the paper is to identify attributes of Bhubaneshwar city and 14 of these attributes have been identified. It is argued that currently Bhubaneswar stands at the starting phase of a smart city. The dream will be fulfilled with active participation of all stakeholders and concerned public and private agencies by involving communities and people of the city. Application and adoption of IoT in selected areas will follow. The author cautions that city governors and managers should pay attention to these 14 attributes and work out project activities following the sustainable path to make the city really a smart one.