MADURAI
SMART CITIES MISION IS AN URBAN RENEWAL AND RETROFITTING PROGRAM BY THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA WITH THE MISION TO DEVELOP 100 CITIES ALL OVER THE COUNTRY MAKING THEM CITIZEN FRIENDLY AND SUSTAINABLE.
THE UNION MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING THE MISSION IN COLLABORATION WITH THE STATE GOVERNMENTS OF THE RESPECTIVE CITIES.
SMART CITIES MISSION ENVISIONS DEVELOPING AN AREA WITHIN 100 CITIES IN THE COUNTRY AS MODEL AREAS BASED ON AN AREA AREA DEVELOPMENT PLAN,WHICH IS EXPECTED TO HAVE A RUB-OFF EFFECT ON OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY AND NEARBY CITIES AND TOWNS.
AS OF JUNE 2017, MADURAI IS ONE OF THE 90 CITIES WHICH HAVE BEEN SELCETED TO BE UPGRADED AS PART OF THE SMART CITIES MISSION AFTER THEY DEFEATED OTHER CITIES IN THE CHALLENGE.
PROJECT : PREPARATION OF HERITAGE SITES ( UNDER ABD AREA IN SMART CITY MISSION)
LOCATION : MADURAI
CLIENT : MADURAI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION
BUILTUP AREA : UNDER ABD AREA
PROJECT VALUE : RS.81.00 CRORES
YEAR OF START : DECEMBER 2017
STATUS :
SALIENT FEATURES :
-THE CITY OF MADURAI,WITH A RICH LIVING HERITAGE OF OVER 25 CENTURIES HAS, AT THE HEART OF IT, THE VIBRANT HERITAGE ZONE WITH THE MEENAKSHI AMMAN TEMPLE AND ITS PECINCT AS THE LOCI CONTROLLING THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC GROWTH OF THE CITY.
-THE CORE HERITAGE ZONE, THE THRIVING CITY CENTRE, WHICH IS SYMBOLIC OF MADURAI, WILL BE A VIBRANT PLACE OFFERING A WORLD-CLASS AMENITIES FOR ITS VISITORS, ENHANCED QUALITY OF SERVICES FOR THE RESIDENTS AND THE BUSINESSES AND PRESERVING ITS UNIQUE CHARACTER ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER HERITAGE COMPONENTS IN THE CITY( TANGIABLE AND INTANGIABLE) , WILL CONTINUE TO GROW AND DRIVE THE CITIES ECONOMY.
-A CLEAN CITY WITH EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE SOLID AND LIQUID WASTE MANAGEMENT THAT PROJECTS HUMAN HEALTH AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.
-A CONGESTION FREE CITY , ENSURING EFFICIENT MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE AND VEHICLES VIA A SAFE INTEGRATED AND CONVENINENT TRASPORATATION NETWORK.
-A GREEN CITY WHERE EVERYONE ENJOYS CONVENIENT ACCESS TO PARKS, OPEN SPACES , FACILITIESAND AMENITIES CLOSE TO WHERE THEY LIVE.