Do we really need Smart Cities?

Hello friends, according to me there is an absolute necessity for smart cities to be developed for India to gain an accountable growth in GDP in terms of increase in revenue due to increase in firms and thus jobs as well as fostering foreign investments. Enhanced forex reserves mean a lot to developing Indian economy. But on the other hand, we need to first take care of the large sector of the unreserved and unserved population of our country in terms of basic eminities such as healthy food, water, shelter and basic education. Only when these concerns are addressed, a smarter India build-up is much more feasible and commendable.

According to me, we need smart cities for the betterment of our country. If we invest funds in making a smart city by providing good education, good facilities like hospitals, employment for the youth. India can progress in a way. We all know that India is a leading country in human resources. We have the best human resources. We can use it as a tool by providing the best education for our young generation rather than our people going abroad and working for them. Although, India is lacking poverty wise we can surely work upon that. But we can make our youth work for our country. Use our own human resources for the development of our country. And if we progress in doing so then yes India can surely become a developed country in the years to come. And also we can achieve the title of Smart Cities.

I think there's a need for a greater number of smart cities. The changes I've witnessed when a nearby city was converted into a smart city were phenomenal. The cleanliness increases, people get better services, better connectivity, etc. This would, in turn, lead to a change in the mentality of people and would portray a picture of an ideal city in their minds. Even if these people shift to a "non-smart" city, they'd try to keep their surroundings clean since they are now used to living in a clean environment.

Due to these minute changes in our society, we'd be able to focus on other important things. Instead of bothering for an auto rickshaw from place A to place B, we'd be planning our day and other things of priority sitting in the punctual city busses. Thus, smart cities can lead to a change in mentality and would make our lives convenient.

In my point of view, Smart City is like an aeroplane and what an aeroplane need for a safe flight is a good competent pilot if he is non-competent enough the plane may crash anytime. In the same manner we "the people" are the pilots of this plane called Smart City.

Suppose we are having an empty packet of chips or something then we throw it anywhere. Is this a quality of a citizen of a smart city? No. A smart citizen will search for a dustbin if he doesn't get it he will simply put the wrapper in his pocket to throw it in a dustbin at some other place. So the point is, first of all, we have to be smart then only we can think of smart cities.

Proper education system, employment and good hospitals are the basic needs of every people. Due to which most of the people ran towards the big cities, creating huge population there. What a smart city really means,

According to me, a place where a good education system, proper law system, good hospitals, proper traffic system, good technologies and proper water supply are there can be considered as smart city. If we are providing these facilities in small towns and cities, there will be decrease in migration of people from small towns to big cities. Ultimately there will less population in big cities and there will more no. Of smart cities. It will definitely help in the development of our country, although its a huge challenge for the government because it will needed a lot of budget but these initiatives will definitely lead to the of our country.

In our point, need cities converted into smart cities. Because, many city people facing a lot of problems daily such as water shortage, scarcity of electricity, travelling on congestion various traffic problems. After converting a smart cities gradually reducing their problems. Sometimes Rural people living in a city for working, they need a government school and hospitality. Hence come into a smart cities following facilities will be come here. Main concern of every city people is pollution, after smart cities the government will order to using some specific vehicle less pollution. So finally pollution reduced, people enjoying to live in cities.

Hey guys,

My opinion is, we definitely need smart cities, more in number rather. Over the past two decades or so we didn't come up with more number of cities and thus resulting in investing in the already existing cities (good but) resulting in concentrating the population over there and thus environmental pollution thus booming the cities. If we see china over the last 4 decades there has been increase in the number of cities in an huge manner, which led to the development of the country in faster way, be it economic growth. The increasing movement of people from rural to urban requires more number of new cities rather more number of smart cities (where there are modern technology according to improving lifestyle). Thus creation of smart cities is a must for increase in the rate of development of the country.

Hello friends,

I don't think that right now we are in that phase to have smart cities in our country. We have many other major problems such as poverty, poor rural development, poor security etc. Hence instead of focusing towards these problems if we are in a hurry to make smart cities and are providing funds for the same, then it will not be much more beneficial. I don't say that smart cities are not necessary but instead of making our entire country smart, if we are making just some 100-110 cities smart and the rest cities and villages are left as they are then it will not be effective.

Hi guys, I'm really glad to express my view. Yeah, we need a smart city, because nowadays India in not well we don't know it is in whose hand. Yeah, I appreciate to get electric train they were spent more money which is good but you just think we don't have water and good education safety of women we don't have good politicians please spend so much of money to this term see we are rich in a slum area and thirsty people. Which is not fair politicians don't have a conscience. So we want to change our government then only we get the smart city.

As of now, every city should be a smart city because if someone wants to do big they want a platform to express their hidden talent so if there will be a city with digital connectivity then it would be better but before that we should take initiative to make our villages also as good so that people will get basic resources.