Team Herald
PANJIM: A whopping Rs 534.12 crore would be spent on the state’s capital city of Panjim to make it ‘smart’ under the Smart City Development Mission, over next five years, with State and Centre contributing Rs 267.06 crore each.
The SCP has pegged the project at Rs 1775.12 crore, which includes Rs 778.55 crore convergences, Rs 534.12 crore SCP component, Rs 396.83 crore through PPP and Rs 65.62 crore as maintenance and operational cost.
As per the Smart City Proposal (SCP) drafted by the consultant ICLEI South Asia, the State’s share of the Smart City proposal component is Rs. 267.06 crore and the Centre’s share would be also Rs 267.06 crore.
“Together it adds up to Rs 534.12 crore which is the Smart City proposal component,” the proposal said.
Panjim on Tuesday got selected for development under Smart city Mission in the fast track competition. The city ranked eighth.
“The urban local bodies’ contribution towards the Operations & Maintenance Cost is Rs 10.95 crore,” the proposal stated.
The entire project is divided under two concepts – Pan City and Area Based Development. Under Pan City, the focus would be on introduction of hop-on-hop-off bus transport, pedestrian roads and smart component to the solid waste management.
Under Area Based Development, an area of 2 sq mts has been identified, which would be development for improved quality service.
