Allahabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) propose to re-engage with citizens and community groups (including prominent citizens, students, women’s groups, industries, NGOs) to share feedback on the proposed vision and goals in line with the key pain-points and the aspirations or expectations from a Smart City for revising the proposal for Round-3 of the Smart City Mission.

Our vision for Allahabad intends to reflect and preserve its unique socio-cultural identity while providing thrust to quality of life and enhancing the overall experience of the city for its citizen and the visitors or tourists. The proposed vision shall aspire to:

1. Respect and support socio-cultural icons of the past using modern tools and technique
2. Facilitate organic and underdeveloped areas of the city to retain competitiveness
3. Foster new economic centers to provide impetus for a modern economy

Our vision is woven together by the following goals which we intend to achieve in line with the overall Strategic Pillars as shown below:

STRATEGIC PILLARS 1: SOCIO-CULTURAL IDENTITY

— GOAL 1: Improving support infrastructure (ICT and Non/ICT) to facilitate tourist experience at key locations
— GOAL 2: Give Prominence toBrand image of Allahabad as "the Holy Confluence"

STRATEGIC PILLARS 2: REVAMPING THE ECONOMIC BASE

— GOAL 3: Carrying capacity of certain areas increased so as to allow higher densities as well as greater diversity in land use/ promoting mixed use development
— GOAL 4: Services in existing built-up areas (which cannot be densified further) to be augmented to SLB thresholds
— GOAL 5: Develop institutional linkages to improve economic activities
— GOAL 6: At least 15% of the businesses in ABD is generated from informal sector

STRATEGIC PILLARS 3: IMPROVING ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

— GOAL 7: Reduction of energy consumption in municipal services by at least 20% in the mission period without compromising performance
— GOAL 8: Reduction of dependency on conventional thermal power by about 10% within the mission period
— GOAL 9: Reducing dependency on groundwater for non-potable use
— GOAL 10: SWM process is made more robust as opposed to a 'disposal-oriented' approach being followed at present
— GOAL 11: Public bus services to occupy higher share of Motorized trips
— GOAL 12: NMT and para-transit to have maximum share of non-motorized trips
— GOAL 13: Development of non-vehicle or pedestrian zones

STRATEGIC PILLARS4: ALLAHABAD THE CONNECTED CITY

— GOAL 14: Every area within the ABD to have one publicly available wired network for deployment of data services
— GOAL 15: Ensuring availability of wireless hotspots within ABD
— GOAL 16: Using ICT for augmenting public service delivery

STRATEGIC PILLARS5: INCLUSION, ACCESSIBILITY & SAFETY

— GOAL 17: At least 15% of the businesses in ABD is generated from informal sector
— GOAL 18: Ensuring that women and elderly feel safe while travelling within the city.
— GOAL 19: At least 80% of the current housing shortage addressed through provisioning of housing schemes within the city
— GOAL 20: Public spaces in the area are both accessible as well as offer basic amenities
— GOAL 21: Improved access to public amenities