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Kalyan to host smart city summit

The Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) is one of the 100 cities selected to be a smart city in the country.

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While Kalyan-Dombivli may not have made it to the list of the first 20 smart cities, on June 17, it will host a two-day smart city summit, in which various dignitaries will brainstorm on further course of action.

The Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) is one of the 100 cities selected to be a smart city in the country. "To showcase Kalyan-Dombivli as a land of opportunities for implementation of smart ideas, we have organised this summit this week," said Prasad Thakur, public relations officer, KDMC.

To be inaugurated by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, the summit will be attended by mayors of all the smart cities, state secretaries and other dignitaries. Foreign ambassadors, representatives of financial institutions, information technology conglomerates will also be present. It will see participation from public and private sector, policy makers, industry experts, thought leaders, academia and others.

The summit will have various sessions to discuss aspects such as usage of information technology (IT) and non-IT component to develop smart infrastructure necessary for the development of urban areas. Some of the topics include, smart cities in the era of digital media, convergence of smart cities, AMRUT and Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, best and next practices in smart cities and international smart city experience, among other things.

Kalyan residents, however, have an altogether different take on this smart city portrayal. "They should first ensure that the city has basic infrastructure in place, such as a dumping ground, clean water supply, underground electricity cables and so on. Only then should we think about digital revolution and all the benefits that the information technology has to offer. Otherwise, all this is just a waste of money and time," said Rajiv Shinde, a resident of Kalyan.
 

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