The Master System Integrator (MSI), the backbone of the Bhubaneswar Smart Solutions Project, has been approved. The MSI would cost around `585 crore and will integrate services like smart traffic management, parking management, city Wi-Fi, emergency response system, integrated city operations and management system and smart tracking management system for multi-modal city transport and city surveillance under the Smart City proposal.
As part of Bhubaneswar Smart City programme, the State Government intends to transform city governance and public service delivery by leveraging technology. To achieve the goal, the Government of Odisha has approved Bhubaneswar Smart Solutions project.
The project will be executed over a period of 24 months from the date of signing of contract with a capital expenditure of about `350 crore. The tender papers are already out and can be seen in the BMC and the BDA websites.
The contract will also provide for operation and maintenance of the systems for a period of seven years from the date of commissioning of the entire system at an operational expenditure of `235 crore. The total project cost, therefore, is estimated at `585 crore.
This project will have components like smart traffic management module, smart tracking management application, smart parking management system, emergency management and incident response System, the city Wi Fi component and intelligent city operations and management centre (ICOMC). Other components include the environmental monitoring sensors, e-governance of the city agencies, improvement in health centers and schools through technology and integration with the common payment card etc. The project will enable delivery of the citizen services in an efficient and effective manner.