Abstract:
“Government of India planned to implement smart city program for 5 years (2015-16 to 2
20) to transform 100 Indian cities to smart cities. The objective is to develop and pro
core infrastructure, sustainable environment, and living standards of the citizens.
Government of Madhya Pradesh has incorporated a special purpose vehicle (SPV) – B
Smart City Development Corporation Limited (BSCDCL) (the „Authority‟) to plan, de
implement, coordinate and monitor the smart city projects in Bhopal. BSCDCL is a com
incorporated under Indian Companies Act 2013 with equal shareholding from Ma
Pradesh Urban Development Company Limited (MPUDCL) on behalf of Governme
Madhya Pradesh (GoMP) and Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC). BSCDCL has rec
funds from GoI and GoMP for the development of Bhopal as a Smart City. It has
working rigorously and vigorously to make Bhopal an urban utopia.” (bscdcl, 2015)
Housing in Smart Cities
Housing in Smart Cities will put the Citizen at the heart of things.
In such a city, the housing provides to the city what it needs in terms of
1. Resources such as Fresh Water, Electricity, Sanitation and
2. Capacities such as Housing to care for all classes of people, Rental
housing, etc.
The citizens that occupy this housing in turn become stakeholders and gain from
the prosperity of the city
Digital Technology offers the means to plug into such a Cooperative city - to
access and monitor the prosperity he or she has become a part of.
To set a frame for such a city, we propose a - VERTICAL CITY. In it, the
ground surface of the city is treated as a Resource common to all. By growing
vertically such a city would answer the need for higher density and a greater
efficiency in the use of land. Higher density is a necessity as we become
increasingly urban and more populous.
