LED streetlights, free Wi-fi in NDMC plans for ‘Smart City’

NDMCThe New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) presented its annual surplus budget of Rs 27.20 crore for 2015-16 with focus on the ambitious Smart City initiative.

In the budget speech, NDMC Chairman Jalaj Srivastava announced a slew of projects that the civic body will undertake to make the vision of smart city a reality.

From the replacement of 18,500 streetlight poles with LED lights fitted with CCTV cameras, 3D digital mapping for urban planning and creation of Wi-fi access points to generation of solar energy and providing an automated parking facility, the civic body plans to take robust steps.