The Smart City Programme in Vadodara is working towards making it a safe city with sustainable living. The smart city programme will enhance mobility and urban infrastructure. It will also prepare the city for all the physical, economic, and social changes. These smart actions will help provide a clean, hygienic, and aesthetic environment that will provide citizens with a better life. This will also help in restoring the city’s historical places. Smart roads with accessible Wi-Fi are also a great initiative.
Know more about the explicit objectives, projects, and initiatives of the smart city programme selected by the Indian government.
Vadodara Smart City Objectives
Here are some of the objectives of a smart city in Vadodara:
- To offer clean and sustainable surroundings.
- Made compact areas better and more spacious.
- Adopt new and advanced technologies with an integrated approach.
- Well-connected roads.
- Provide better infrastructure.
- To drive economic growth.
- To promote smart city services and urban mobility.
- Waste management
- Water management
- Health awareness programs
And many more objectives to amplify Vadodara into a smart city.
Vadodara Smart City Projects
Here is the list of Vadodara smart city projects under the work order stage.
| Project Name | Sector | Impact | Implementing Agency | Project Being Taken Up By | Mention The Project Milestones | Dpr Cost Estimated Project Cost |
| Smart Water Audit Project | Water Supply | Assured water supply | Laxmi Civil Engineering Services Pvt Limited-RDSJV | SPV | none | 126.75 Rs. Cr. |
| Smart Up-gradation of water pumping stations, efficiency improvement, monitoring Control of City Water Distribution Network | Water Supply | Assured water supply | Asiatic Traders | SPV | 1. Tender uploaded on 28 Feb 2019 1. 3rd attempt need to re tender | 0 Rs. Cr. |
| Smart Up-gradation of wastewater pumping stations, efficiency improvement, monitoring Control of Sewage Collection Network | Sewerage and Septage | Improved sanitation condition | Asiatic Traders | SPV | none | 0 Rs. Cr. |
| Slum Free Area- Ekta Nagar | Housing | Improved living conditions for the urban poor | M/s Manav Infra. Pvt. Ltd. | Others | Under Legal process | 164.2 Rs. Cr. |
| Smart Road | Urban Transport | Transportation and mobility | Shiwalay Infra Projects Pvt. Ltd | SPV | Smart Road (ABD package 1&Package2A,2B &3.1,2 PAN City) Package-1 :Akota Road, BPC Road , R C Dutt Road Total 4.8 Km-ABD Package-2 A: Amit Nagar Circle to Dumad Chokdi and Vrundavan Chokdi to Waghodia Chokdi Total 5 km Package-2 B Sardar Estate Circle to Ajwa Chowkdi Soma Talav to Kapurai -Total 6 km Package – 3 1 Gorwa Road from Genda circle to old VMC limit (upto reliance petrol pump Total 4.3 km Package -3.2 Vasna road from Manisha circle to Raneshwar Mahadev to old VMC limit Total 5.3 km |
0 Rs. Cr. |
| ERP Implementation at VMC | IT Connectivity and Digitalization | Citizen friendly and cost-effective governance and public services | Consortium of Nascent Info Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and KPIT Technologies Ltd. | SPV | VMC Data migration work under progress | 29.08 Rs. Cr. |
| Genda Circle Fly-Over Bridge | Urban Transport | Transportation and mobility | Ranjit Buildcon Limited | City | NONE | 0 Rs. Cr. |
| Slum Free Area- Sahakar Nagar | Housing | Improved living conditions for the urban poor | M/s Cube Construction Engg. Ltd. | City | Land Clearance pending | 0 Rs. Cr. |
| Slum Free Area- Sanjay Nagar, Warasiya | Housing | Improved living conditions for the urban poor | M/s Narayan Reality | City | Land Clearance pending | 0 Rs. Cr. |
| Automated Land Encroachment Prevention System | IT Connectivity and Digitalization | Citizen friendly and cost-effective governance and public services | Dev Information Technology Limited | SPV | Project covers a system of automated AI based land encroachment detection and prevention systems, planned at 65 vacant plots of VMC. Project has CCTV and a Raspberry pi-based system. Installation work and Go Live completed in 8 plots as Phase I of Project | 0 Rs. Cr. |
| Smart Street lights | Area Development | Improved safety and security of citizens, particularly vulnerable groups (women, children and elders) | Digital Engineering Projects Pvt. Ltd. | SPV | Package – 1 – Work Order Issued – Converting existing Luminaires to LED Package 2- I-Pole Lighting – Rs 5.15 Cr Work Order issued on 07/02/19 Package – 3 – Historical Gates Lighting – Rs 4.97 Cr – Under Technical Evaluation Package – 4 – Smart Street Lighting – Rs 48.96 Cr – Under Technical Evaluation | 0 Rs. Cr. |
| GIS Underground | IT Connectivity and Digitalization | Citizen friendly and cost-effective governance and public services | Chaitanya Instruments Pvt. Ltd. | SPV | The project is in the process of being terminated due to inaccuracy in the survey data. Awaiting board approval. | 25 Rs. Cr. |
| Slum Free Area- Gotri | Housing | Improved living conditions for the urban poor | M/s Manav Infra. Pvt. Ltd. | City | Scheme under revision | 63.01 Rs. Cr. |
| CCTV cameras, video analytics, and artificial intelligence Virtual/augmented reality and/ mobile vans with CCTV cameras, drones, recording, and broadcasting with the Digital Zone – Site Enhancement for Boroda Square | IT Connectivity and Digitalization | Citizen friendly and cost-effective governance and public services | GNFC, CMS | SPV | • Phase I: (297 additional cameras and 2 ATCS signals, 5 ANPR locations, and PA & ECB – 10) completed in 2019. • Phase II: Additional work on the 409 camera for sensitive area locations identified by police is underway. | 56 Rs. Cr. |
| Deep Water Recharging Through RWH | Water Supply | Conservation and reuse of critical resources | Yamuna Decorators | SPV | NONE | 0 Rs. Cr. |
| Kala Ghoda River bridge widening | Urban Transport | Transportation and mobility | Rachna Construction Corporation | City | Work in progress | 11.62 Rs. Cr. |
| Intelligent Transit Management System ITMS | Urban Transport | Transportation and mobility | ARYA Omnitalk Wireless Solutions Pvt Ltd | SPV | Phase 1: 75 new buses completed and was inaugurated by Hon Mayor on 1st July 2020 Phase 2: 75 old buses and 100 Bus Stop ITMS Equipments installation work is under progress |
0 Rs. Cr. |
Source – https://smartnet[dot]niua[dot]org/
Below is the table showcasing projects under the tender stage.
| Project Name | Sector | Impact | Project Being Taken Up By | Mention The Project Milestones | Dpr Cost Estimated Project Cost |
| Augmentation Of Water Supply System In ABD Area | Water Supply | Assured water supply | SPV | First Call on 25/10/2017 Second call on 26/12/18 Third Call on 27/02/2019 There is a need to re-tender. Tender will publish 24-09-2019 | 70 Rs. Cr. |
| Cyber Security | IT Connectivity and Digitalization | Citizen friendly and cost-effective governance and public services | Others | Online Submission Closed on 15 Dec 2020 |
Source – https://smartnet[dot]niua[dot]org/
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Vadodara Smart City Map
You can see the map of the smart city of Vadodara below.
Source – mapsofindia[dot]com
Vadodara Smart City: Citizen Services
The Vadodara Smart City citizen services are as follows:
Smart City Vadodara Citizen Services
The citizen services include the following for the people of Vadodara:
- Caste Certificate
- Income Certificate
- Income certificate (Panchayat) (Rural)
- Addition of Name in Ration Card
- Non-Creamy layer Certificate For Gujarat Government
- Eligibility Certificate for Economically Weaker Sections (With Income)
- Application for New Ration Card
- Change in address and other details in Ration Card
- Socially & Educationally Backward Class Certificate
- Domicile Certificate
- Removal of Name from Ration Card
- Application for Separate Ration Card
- Non-Creamy layer Certificate For Gujarat Government (Panchayat) (Rural)
- Online Registration for Organizing Marriage Function
- Non-Creamy layer Certificate For Central Government
- Unreserved Caste Certificate(Without Income)
- Application for Duplicate Ration Card
- Socially & Educationally Backward Class Certificate (Panchayat) (Rural)
- Income and Assets Certificate of Economically Weaker Sections from Central Government
- Gujarat State Electric Vehicle Subsidy Scheme
- SC Caste Certificate (Panchayat) (Rural)
- Religious Minority Certificate
- Widow Certificate (Panchayat) (Rural)
- Character Certificate
- Religious Minority Certificate (Panchayat) (Rural)
- SC Caste Certificate
- Caste Certificate (SC), District Social Welfare Officer (Panchayat) (Rural)
- Caste Certificate (SC) Directorate, Scheduled Caste Welfare
- Senior Citizen Certificate
- Curfew Pass in COVID-19 Lockdown
- Unreserved Caste Certificate(Panchayat-Without Income) (Rural)
- Farmer Certificate
- Registration for the issuance of Ex-Servicemen Identity Card
- COVID-19 Lockdown Exemption Pass for Movement out of Gujarat
- Application for Ration Card Member guardian
- Application for Varsai Certificate
- Nomad-Denotified Caste Certificate
- Pass for coming to Gujarat from other states
- Scheduled Tribe Validity Certificate
- Certificate for the amount deposited
Advance Citizen Services
Other advanced services offered by the smart city of Vadodara are as follows:
- Birth and Death certificate
- Education
- Household
- Marriage certificate
- Health
- Retirement certificate
- School
- Travel and Work
Department-based Citizen Services
- Agriculture And Co-Operation Department
- Climate Change Department
- Education Department
- Energy And PetroChemicals Department
- Finance Department
- Food, Civil Supplies And Consumer Affairs Department
- Forest And Environment Department
- General Administration Department
- Health And Family Welfare Department
- Home Department
- Industries And Mines Department
- Information And Broadcasting Department
- Labour And Employment Department
- Legal Department
- Legislative And Parliamentary Affairs Department
- Narmada Water Resources And Water Supply Department
- Panchayats, Rural Housing And Rural Development Department
- Ports And Transport Department
- Revenue Department
- Roads And Building Department
- Science And Technology Department
- Social Justice And Empowerment Department
- Sports, Youth And Cultural Activities Department
- Tribal Development Department
- Urban Development And Urban Housing Department
- Women And Child Development Department
Sector Wise Citizen Services
- Agriculture
- Civil Supply
- General
- Revenue
- Social Defense
- Social Welfare
- Transport
- Women Development
