Sujit Kumar Pruseth, PhD

Indian Institute of Public Administration,

New Delhi

Bhubaneswar Designed by OTTO KONISBERGER, 1946

The only Tier-II city to host 5 IT top companies

‘3rd Best place ‘Doing Business’: World Bank

Regional Economic Drivers:

Steel Hub (Kaling Nagar)

Petr0-chemical hub(Paradip)

Golden Tourism Triangle(Puri-Konark-Chilika)

The city: 9.74 lakhs (2015) population, 53% Male, 47% Female

35% lives in slums (spread over 5 % BMC)

SWM: 80% HH Coverage,

Water:95% with 250lpcd

Public Transport: 16% with 76 Km sidewalk and 21% signalized intersections

86 Parks and 19% natural forest, 2% recreational space

BTDC Area Based Development: Bhubaneswar Town Centre

District (BTCD)

Development: Retrofitting + Redevelopment

Demography: (2015): 46,000 (M-52%,F-48%)

Area:985 Acre (2.4 % of BMC)+0.3 % of BDPA

BTDC: INFRASTRUCTURE ROAD NETWORK: 70.5 km

60m wide: 5 km: 7%

45m-18m:6.5km:9.3%

Less than 18 m: 59 Km: 83.6%

LAND USE:

Public-Semi Public:19%

Transport:18%

Green:05%

Mixed Use:15%

Commercial:12 %

Residential:31%

Making Smart: the Ways 1) Mobility:

Multi-Modal IntegrationNMT network (Dedicated, continuous pedestrian-cycle )

2) Physical development:LED street lightingSolar roof topsCity fiber ductingIntegrated Water management InitiativesWaste Recycle Centre

3) Social development:Modern education centreCommunity Policing (Ama Police)4 Slum Development Project

Public Art InstallationWomen and Child Health

PAN city 1) Mobility:

Low frequency

Poor supporting infrastructure:

(1 depot;3.5 acre), 3 Terminals, Bus shelter without shelter

Unregulated parking

2) Traffic Management: Traffic signaling, fleet management, common payment card,

Emergency Response and city incidence management system

Few innovations: Vending zones

Living Heritage Streets

LED lightings

Community participation: SWM, Jagruti

Renovation of Water bodies: Bindusagar

Rolling out SPV: Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited

1CEO,16 BoDs, 1woman out of 5 independent BoDs

Authorised capital Rs 500cr

Govt.of Odisha, (Rs.112.50 cr) BMC (Rs 112.50cr), BDA(Rs 250)

The Road ahead More civic engagements

Strong city leaders and managers

Strengthening city finance

Sustainability

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