Presentation by:Debendra Dalai, IFS

Director Science, Technology and Renewable Energy

• Chandigarh is one of the earlyplanned cities in post-independence India and isinternationally known for itsarchitecture and urban design.Born as a direct result of aviolent and black period ofIndian history- “the partition”,Chandigarh has acquired theunique distinction of being acapital to two states i.e.Haryana & Punjab.

• The City was named after themother goddess of power“Chandi”, whose temple“Chandimandir” is located invicinity of the site selectedfor the city.

•The greening is an integral part of

Urban Planning in U.T., Chandigarh.

Tree plantation along avenues, open

spaces, green belts and around building

complexes are enthralling features of

the city.

•A number of beautiful avenues with

conspicuous tree species, well wooded

forests along the periphery of city,

‘Sukhna lake’ against the backdrop of

Lake Reserve Forests, green belts

running across the length and breath of

the city and a beautiful ‘Sukhna

Wildlife Sanctuary’ on its periphery,

further enhance the ecological,

environment and aesthetic richness of

the city.

•With total area of 140 sq. km,

Chandigarh is blessed with 57.56 sq.

km. of green cover which is

41.11% of UT’s total area. This

57.56 sq. km. includes 10.00 sq. km

of Tree cover and 47.56 sq. km. of

Forest cover.

•In last two decades city has observed

39 % increase in green cover.

•Major component that plays role in

urban forestry are Road Avenues,

Gardens, Greenbelts, Plantation in

institutes, Herbal Gardens in schools

& colleges.

• Foremost annual greening action

plan which defines stakeholder wise

targets for plantation has a important

role in increase of urban forestry

Greening Action Plan (GAP)

• To chalk out the planning of the plantation works, its implementation, monitoring and to

look into all aspects of the Silvicultural & Horticultural operations within the Union

Territory of Chandigarh; Greening Chandigarh Task Group has been constituted for

the preparation of annual GAP.

• The Greening Action Plan describes the plantation targets of the various departments and

strategies to achieve the desired results by streamlining and unifying the efforts and inputs

of all the stakeholders- Departments, NGO’s, Educational Institutions, RWA’s, Individuals

etc.

• Greening Chandigarh Task Group has achieved more than 100% plantation targets for the

year 2017-18.

The Smart Cities Mission was announced

by the Government of India in June 2015.

Chandigarh was selected under Smart City

Mission in second round i.e. fast track

round with the SPV (Special Purposed

Vehicle) structure named as CSCL

(Chandigarh Smart City Limited) which

was formed in 2016.

Introduction

Strategies for the Smart City Mission

In context of Chandigarh smart

City the Area Based Development (ABD)

proposal aspires to address the key issues

that emerged out of citizen engagement and

focuses on the theme of “Prevention is

better than cure”. The ABD proposal

envisions retrofit of 1265 acres in the heart

of the city into a vibrant regional

destination.

The ABD Area of Chandigarh as a model

smart area has a huge potential of becoming

a model smart area with the following

features:

•A model of sustainability and low-carbon

mobility with innovative transportation

solutions ensuring last-mile connectivity.

•A model for healthy living with active

lifestyle choices; walk able, disable-friendly

and well-connected; compact and mixed-use

area with investments in green infrastructure.

Strategies for the Smart City Mission

CSCL plans to introduce a Bike Sharing Systemto provide a low-cost, environmentally friendlymobility option to city residents. Bike sharing isa flexible system of personalized publictransport. Bikes are available in a closelyspaced network of semi-automated stations.Users can check out bikes at one station andreturn them to any other station within thenetwork.Bike sharing is a key element in a city’s strategyto expand the use of sustainable transportmodes.

Public Bike Sharing System

Pan City proposal is to improve public life and safety, and livability

through integration and implementation of smart solutions:

•Smart Integrated e-Governance

A unified portal to access services with a

personalized profile based mobile app which will

act as one stop app and a gateway to enable tow

way citizen engagement.

•Intelligent Multi-modal command & control

center

To supplement the ongoing individual initiatives

Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS)

coupled with city surveillance project shall form

the basis for setting up of a unified command and

control center doubling up as disaster management

cell.

Both initiatives will use common cloud based Infrastructure solution and operation, data

integration platforms having unified database.

SMART INFRASTRUCTURE

URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS

WASTE WATER SYSTEM• ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION NETWORK LINE FOR RECYCLED WATER• AUGMENTED TREATMENT FACILITY• INSTALLATION OF SMART METERS

POWER DISTRIBUTION NETWORK• UPGRADATION OF STREET LIGHTS TO LED AND NEW LIGHT

POLES• ROOF TOP SOLAR• INSTALLATION OF SMART METERS

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT • INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM• Provision of bins, trollies, trucks, Providing GPS system for all

collection vehicles, Bio- Methanation plant (De centralized),

POTABLE WATER • ADDITIONAL WATER DISTRIBUTION NETWORK LINE• SCADA SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM – INSTALLATION OF

DMAs• SCADA SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION OF PLC AND SCADA• INSTALLATION OF SMART METERS

• Chandigarh has been selected as theModel Solar City and the Master Planwas approved by Ministry of New &Renewable Energy (MNRE), GOI in Feb.2012.• MNRE, GOI has set 69 MW as Solar PVtarget for Chandigarh Administration tobe achieved by 2022.• Projects have been identified toachieve the target, Chandigarh hasalready installed & commissioned 25MWp Grid tied Rooftop Solar Plants sofar.

• About 17.961 MWp has been installed on 260

Government Buildings and 5.526 MWp installed on 533

private buildings including residential houses.

• As on 30th Sept., 2018, Chandigarh has generated 48.11

MU of Solar Energy (in about last five years) which

is equivalent to reduction of 33195 metric ton of

CO2.

• Amendment dated: 18th May 2016 has been made to

the existing building bye-laws of Chandigarh where it

has been made mandatory to install SPV Power Plants

on different categories of buildings including Private &

Commercial sector.

Unique Achievements of Chandigarh

• Using 100% Green Power for pumping the water through-out

the city.

• SPV Power plants have been installed at all the Govt. Colleges of

Union Territory.

• 80% schools have been covered with SPV power plants which

meets the 100% requirement of power of the all the Govt.

Schools.

• 500kWp SOPV Power Plants have been installed at both Inter

State Bus Terminals of City, meeting their 100% in-house need.

• Parking spaces in Hospitals of city have been utilized to harvest

Solar Power.

Expected Outcome

• Achievements of Chandigarh at the COP 24 would serve as a model

that can be emulated by other cities world over for a Green Smart

City including meeting their energy requirement through RE and

reducing dependence over conventional sources.

• In pursuit of development Chandigarh is a model for others who has

remarkably increased its green cover and integrating towards city

with lesser carbon footprints.

• This would in turn further showcase the commitment of the country

to fight the malice of climate change.

Thank you