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