Seamless, sustainable and safe

Agreenfield project can show case an ideal smart city and its objectives in a way that an existing thriving city can never do. The case study can, however, be instructive for such a city, like Delhi, when it sets out to become smart. Chhattisgarh's Naya Raipur project fulfils that need. Here a new capital is being created on the foundations of smart land management. Over 5000 hectares of land was acquired by making the affected villages partners in the process. To be developed in three phases, the Naya Raipur Development Plan 2031 has a population base of 5.60 lakh.

At a time when the rights of the land owner fearing displacement versus infrastructure development and land acquisition are a matter of national debate, the `Connect Karo - Smart Cities for Sustainable Development' conference that began in the capital on Wednesday showcased stories like that of Naya Raipur that puts the importance of the rights of the land owner and affected residents at the centre of any new smart infrastructure development.

In the session titled, `Land Management for Smart Cities', experiences of Gujarat's land-pooling exercise and Andhra Pradesh's compensation plan clubbed with regular pensions for affected families and Greater Mumbai's experiments with redevelopment were also shared.

The new city is about 20km from the current capital and is surrounded by a network of highways. The airport is close by. S S Bajaj, vice-chairman of Naya Raipur Development Authority (also director, town and country planning), pointed out that mobility is critical. In the new city, an extensive network of roads, expressways, BRT corridors and BRTS transfer stations have been planned. Environmental concerns will be a priorit . So, citizens will have access to a robust, non-motorised transport network as well.

Naya Raipur offers a range of facilities - from an IT and gems and jewellery SEZ and trade fair grounds to an international cricket stadium, golf course, botancial garden and jungle safari. In the midst of all this will stand the majestic Capitol Complex, the seat of government.

Bajaj said all planning is based on the principle of conservation of environment and hence solar energy and best practices for water harvesting and waste water management are being adopted. The process also takes into account sensitivities linked to security, particularly for women, children and the physically challenged, he said.

Naya Raipur is now also a model case because of the extensive land acquisition done to build the smart city through negotiations and a multi-pronged rehabilitation strategy."The land was acquired through consensus building by holding a dialogue with village heads and residents. They were told that they would be the first residents of Naya Raipur and compensation packages where three to five times higher than the prevalent rates," said Bajaj.

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