Development of Patna as a Smart City | Original Article

ABSTRACT:

ABSTRACT

A smart city is a developed urban area and is well equipped with technology, aspiring to replenish a qualitative sustainable environment. Cities have always been considered the engines to economic growth. Due to rapid urbanization, cities are full of problems, so there is an immediate need to converting existing cities into smart cities to find new ways and technological solutions to manage those problems. Smart cities are an endeavour to form cities more efficient, sustainable, and liveable. It’s been five years of listing and Patna has only completed six projects out of eighty-three projects under the smart city. Unplanned growth and paucity of experts to guide and a limited number of smart people in the city have caused much damage to the vision of a planned Smart City. This research presents insight into the progress of the development of Patna as a smart city as well as the aspirations and priorities of the citizens of Patna towards Patna Smart City. The present study is based on sample surveys and published data and has been presented using diagrams and tables. It was found that developing Patna into a smart city has become formidable task for the authorities and the projects are also moving at a snail’s pace. The success of the smart city project depends upon the implementation of technologies.