Anchoring Smart City Overhaul in Island Territory

“Declared as a Smart City, under the Smart City Mission of the Central Government in 2016, Port Blair has project size worth INR 770 Crores, which is further expanded to project size of INR 1100 crores with recommendations from local administration. A lot of leg work has happened till date in identifying aspects which can get off the ground to an implementation stage, with a fund of INR 200 crore being released by the Government of India, till date”, asserted Vikram Dev Dutt, Principal Secretary, Urban Development, Andaman and Nicobar Administration in a conversation with Poulami Chakraborty of BW SmartCitiesWorld. Excerpts below: