Smart City Kota Rajasthan

Kota city, located in the south eastern region of Rajasthan, sprawls on the eastern banks of Chambal, the perennial river of Rajasthan. The city is at the cusp of radical urban transformation. It crossed the 10 lakh population mark in 2011 and is currently the third most populous city in Rajasthan. The city is dotted with magnificent monuments and havelis adorned with frescoes as well as number of hi-tech industrial units.

Kota is widely known for its Kota stone, Kota sarees and Kota kachoris amongst locals as well as tourists from across India. It also boasts of one of the largest fertilizer plants in Asia, precision unit and atomic power station. More recently, Kota has been in the limelight for laying the foundation for the careers of thousands of young minds to study at the best institutes in India – the Indian Institutes of Technology, AIIMS, etc.

In July 2014, Government of India formally announced the Smart City Scheme to build 100 smart cities across India. An April 2015 announcement detailed the selection process of cities based on a Smart Cities Challenge Competition process. Kota has been nominated as one of the four cities from Rajasthan to participate in this Challenge. The development and integration of smart initiatives in the city would be funded by the central and state government, along with locally generated funds.

The top 20 cities would be short-listed from amongst the 100 cities for implementation in the first year. This challenge holds great promise for the city of Kota and all the key officials including Mr. Mahesh Vijay (Mayor), Dr. Ravikumar Surpur (Collector), Mr. Shivprasad M Nakate (CEO, Kota Nagar Nigam) and other key officials are working hard towards the selection of Kota as a top Smart City.

Feedback Infra (P) Limited in association with Buro Happold Engineers India and CISCO Systems India has been as consultants for supporting and assisting Kota Nagar Nigam in participating in the Challenge, by preparing the Smart City Proposal, addressing a spectrum of citizen needs and providing strategic plans for the development of Kota Smart City.

Over the next 100 days, Kota Nagar Nigam would be involved in active consultation with citizens and all key stakeholders to understand their various concerns, collect suggestions and ideas for implementation and identify smart solutions and their implementation strategy. This would include various contests, events, meetings for public interactions and participation to help Kota prepare its bid for the Smart City challenge. We sincerely hope for a healthy participation and support from all the citizens to support Kota in its journey towards becoming a Smart City.