Building Smart Cities
Ashish Kumar, Director, Project Management, Colliers International India
The pace of urbanization in India has picked up considerably in the past two decades. By 2050, India will need to accommodate 500 million more people in cities, which means that about 30 cities like Delhi should be added to accommodate them. As per conventional planning norms, it will require an additional 50,000 sq km of land area equivalent to the entire forest cover of Maharashtra or 8% of India’s forest cover. The government has to turn this rapid urbanisation challenge into opportunities, thus creating dynamic, vibrant, and sustainable working environment for the citizens.
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Published on:
19 July 2017
Published in: NBM&CW July 2017
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