To develop Faridabad as a smart city, Haryana Government has submitted the final upgraded Smart City Proposal (SCP) to the Union Ministry of Urban Development, projecting a total expenditure of Rs 2,600.01 crore.
Faridabad had been shortlisted as one of the fast track cities for smart city by the Union Ministry of Urban Development. Now, the declaration about cities that would be selected under ‘Fast Track Cities’ is expected to be made in June 2016.
After evaluation of smart city plans of 97 cities in the first round of competition and announcement of the first list of 20 cities, Faridabad was selected among other 23 cities which were given an opportunity to submit revised plans to participate in the 'Fast Track Competition' under Smart City Mission. Faridabad and Karnal districts of Haryana were selected in the list of 97 cities but could not make to the first list of 20 cities. Apart from Faridabad and Karnal, Haryana Government has planned to make Gurgaon, a smart city. Meanwhile, the revised SCP for Faridabad included area-based development proposals. The SCP also included Smart Mobility incorporating pedestrianisation and Non Motorised Transport (NMT) and Intelligent Traffic Management System, which comprises synchronised traffic signals for optimum traffic flow, intelligent car parking system, smart signage, smart auto and taxi stands and public bike sharing system.
Apart from this, smart civic infrastructure has also been included in the revised SCP. This included decentralised Sewage Treatment Plants for reuse of waste water for Badkhal lake revival and waste water recycling, rain water harvesting, leak management, SCADA-based monitoring of flow, levels and pressures in the network and centralised control room, automated online water quality monitoring system, revamping of sewerage network infrastructure, provision of smart toilets and smart solid waste management, Wi-Fi, underground cabling, solar rooftops and lED street lighting.
Under Smart Urbanism, TOD, weekend-eco tourism near Badkhal lake, smart urban villages, open air gymnasiums, multimodal hub and provision of basic services in slums have been included in the proposal.