Amaravati Smart City:
Since smart city mission is one of the biggest targets of the digital age in India led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the smart city mission on June 15, 2015, which can be described as the strength to blend various technological solutions in the safest way possible to control the city services and wealth. Smart city ambition will raise the standards of infrastructural development around India. The consolidation of technology mated with physical infrastructure and services can simplify the lives of residents and that’s how smart city missions are expected to create a drastic change in the Real Estate sector around India. Due to the smart city mission, the demand for the surrounding areas has also been increased. For example, if we consider Amaravati, cities like Vijayawada, Hyderabad will increase its demand In Real Estate Sector.
Smart city mission is expected to in turn the infrastructure of India by attracting the establishment of several MNC’s that will generate the employment opportunities that result in high residential demand. The smart city mission will also provide multiple affordable housing opportunities for low-income groups and economically weaker sections. Such factors will increase the opportunity to the developers to establish new projects in the upcoming smart cities because the mission will allow an attractive investment opportunity with a range for price appreciation and high return on investment.
Amaravati is one of the latest India’s smart cities which is the capital of the Indian state, Andhra Pradesh. It covers an area of 217.23 sq. km., within Andhra Pradesh capital area and placed on the southern banks of the river Krishna in Guntur, Krishna districts. Its smart city framework will include tissue optic connectivity and smart architecture. Amaravati smart city consists of many new ideas that are significant for a large city including modern waste collections and managing the ecological balance within the green spaces. This capital city could be the test model for India’s infrastructural development.
Some of the conspicuous features that are exacted to be in Amaravati smart city are:
1. Endorsing mixed land use in area-based developments and ensuring sustainability all over the city
2. Expanding housing possibilities for all
3. promoting walkable localities by conserving and beautifying open spaces and growing a vibrant economy
4. Giving an identification to the city based on its basic economic activities such as health, culture, education, etc.
5. Practicing smart solutions to infrastructure
Till date, Amaravati had completed its interim secretariat building in a 49-acre area that signifies the temporary assembly. According to the timeline of this smart city project, Andhra Pradesh’s capital will be functional only by 2024 that will be the end of its second phase, where most of the industrial establishments will display operational and the third and final phase is expected to complete by 2029.
