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Chennai - A Global Smart City in Making

Chennai - A Global Smart City in Making
Start Date :
Sep 16, 2015
Last Date :
Nov 16, 2015
00:00 AM IST (GMT +5.30 Hrs)
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Corporation of Chennai is preparing a proposal towards Smart City Challenge which would include city wide smart urban solutions as well as identification of areas within the city ...

Corporation of Chennai is preparing a proposal towards Smart City Challenge which would include city wide smart urban solutions as well as identification of areas within the city for its implementation.

The proposal would be defined primarily based on voice of Chennai residents. An extensive citizen engagement programme is established by Corporation of Chennai to document the views and concernsfor the same.

Residents may post their opinion and ideas on civic services such as transport, parking, water supply, sanitation, energy, housing, IT solutions,health, education, safety and security. Your views, opinion and solutions on urban issues faced by Chennai would not only support a better tomorrow for Chennaites, it will also make Chennai a strong contender for getting shortlisted as one of the first 20 cities in India to implement Smart City Solutions in Phase 1.

Chennai citizen and community is its biggest strength. Let’s participate to make this proposal inclusive and meaningful for every common man, every citizen.

The last date to submit your comments is 15th November, 2015.

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Rama Rao_2
Rama Rao_2 10 years 8 months ago
Some important aspects that had to be kept in mind during the design process included: In residential areas, the property entrances are provided with access ramps that slope from the pedestrian zone to the road lane. This prevents frequent breaks in the walkway, giving users an uninterrupted walkway
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Rama Rao_2 10 years 8 months ago
 Furniture zone: This zone is adjacent to the road and forms a buffer between the pedestrian zone and vehicular traffic. It accommodates all the utilities like lamp posts, telephone boxes, trees, street furniture, electric poles etc. and also vendors. The widths vary from 0.5 to 1.5m.
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Rama Rao_2 10 years 8 months ago
 Pedestrian zone: This is where pedestrians enjoy an obstruction-free and unhindered walk. The minimum width of the pedestrian zone is 1.2m in a completely residential zone and can be up to 3m in a high commercial zone.
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Rama Rao_2 10 years 8 months ago
 Frontage zone: This is the area abutting the property line and is mostly provided for commercial areas where commercial activities spill over. The width of the frontage zone varies based on the density and character of the commercial activity, and can be avoided in a completely residential zone.
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Rama Rao_2 10 years 8 months ago
While approaching the design of these footpaths, I kept in mind that, generally, good pavements are divided into three zones, as shown in Graph 1. The adjoining land-use of the roads dictated the widths of the three zones.
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Rama Rao_2 10 years 8 months ago
First, the base plan was put together from information collected during the surveys. This information included all the basic physical entities of the roads like the lengths, widths of footpaths, property entrances, parking areas, compound wall heights of the abutting building etc. The design has been represented through plans as well as cross-sections to create a better understanding. Plans give an overview of where the proposed parking slots are and the cross-section shows the pedestrian zones
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Rama Rao_2 10 years 8 months ago
We had a successful community design workshop in Nanganallur in July 2013, where nearly 50 residents of the community participated in the hands-on exercise to design an ideal street in their neighbourhood. Following the workshop, we assimilated the ideas the community had given us and using that information, I started the process of final designs for the surveyed roads. Besides using the feedback and suggestions given to me by the community, I also incorporated the Indian Roads Congress (IRC)
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Rama Rao_2 10 years 8 months ago
FOOTPATH - GRANITE KERBS OF 450 X 125 MM AND GRANITE SLAB FLOORING The Traffic and Transport Forum Chennai along with Transparent Chennai ( A research organisation and NGO) has sutudied after a detailed survy about 6 roads in Nanganallur and Pazavanthangal and has submitted to the Chennai Corporation in the presence of Hon. Mayor of Chennai. The Details are attached here with.
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Rama Rao_2 10 years 8 months ago
In a city with over 7,000 kilometres of road length and generating large amounts of plastic waste ( approx. 6000MT), it is better to use recycle plastic waste by using them to lay roads. Laying of cement concrete roads can be replaced with plastic roads, could be used in the city that is prone to water stagnation and frequent road cuts. “It reduces maintenance costs and restoring road cuts costs much less. It is also a scientific way to tackle plastic waste and to do away with cement roads.”
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Rama Rao_2 10 years 8 months ago
GIRD ROAD SYSTEM: In few extended areas the Gird System implemented wherein PVC pipes were laid on one side of the road and for the other side of the road cross connections taken by cutting the road. Even after laying of pipes as per GIRD SYSTEM Water pipe line connections and Electricity cable connections & even for street lights are taken seperately again by digging the roads thus defeating the very concept of GIRD Road system. It requires to be digitalised so that the pipes are traced and
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