SMEs Cash in on 100 New Smart Cities for India
India plans to build 100 new ‘smart’ cities to support the country’s rapidly growing urban population. When announcing its plans in 2015, the Indian government said that this type of development would be sustainable, environmentally friendly and ‘smart’. In a country, where electricity black-outs, water rationing, and inadequate waste and sewage treatment are commonplace, together with an ever-rising population of more than 1.3 billion new supporting infrastructure and utilities are greatly needed. More importantly large-scale affordable housing in cities is the greatest necessity of urban India today. Sustainable low-cost housing is also in high demand for rural / village areas. Currently there’s …
