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SMART CITY

What are the main components of Chennai
Smart City project?
Chennai Smart City Limited (CSCL) and Greater
Chennai Corporation (GCC) are implementing city-
wide parking management with camera-based
recognition and electronic payment technology. We
are also implementing GPS-enabled cycle sharing
which will help last-mile connectivity. Chennai is
also implementing a pedestrian plaza and other
Non Motorised Transport facilities which is part of
a larger effort to encourage citizens to use public
transport. Some of the other projects are rooftop
solar energy installations on GCC buildings, water
body restoration, smart meters for water, etc.
A very critical project under smart city, for which
DPR for entire city is being prepared, is the Intelligent
Traffic Management System in Chennai. First phase
will involve 159 junctions with automated vehicle
and queue length detection and Area Traffic Control
to streamline traffic. ITMS will include Passenger
Information System and junction redesign to ensure
efficiency and safety. This project is being funded by
JICA and Government of Tamil Nadu.
Chennai Parking Management System (PMS) is
envisioned be one of the largest such projects in the
country. According to the consultant’s report, there
are around 12000 ECS (Equivalent Car Space) but
we suspect there are lot more. Since Indian roads are
not generally well-designed, this will be a dynamic
process to identify additional parking slots, update
plans according to, say, Metro Rail construction,
etc and maximise car parked along the road, taking
traffic flow, pedestrian space, etc into account.
In the first phase, parking management has
already started in three locations where cameras will
be installed as per survey and mapping. PMS cameras
will identify empty slots, and users will be able to see
available spots in their mobile and pay electronically.
Also, violators of parking norms will have their
vehicle clammed and fined. In the PMS tender we
did not specify technology - like camera, sensors -
that the service provider needs to implement since

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