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September 12, 2012
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Inaugural Conference "Gurgaon as a Smart City" attracts diverse stakeholders of Gurgaon
Administrative heads promise better amenities for Gurgaonites; Corporates willing to pitch in
In a first-of-its-kind conference that attracted diverse stakeholders of Gurgaon including Resident Welfare Associations, Corporates, Citizen Groups, Business Associations and residents of Gurgaon, issues and solutions for improvement of Gurgaon were discussed and debated.
Dr Praveen Kumar, HUDA Administrator and Nisha Singh, Councillor, Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon were the senior representatives from the administrative machinery. Some of the other prominent speakers were Mr Praveer Sinha, CEO -Tata Power DDL Ltd, Dr Devlina Chakravarty, COO- Artemis Hospitals, Mr Vikas Gupta, JMD, Earth Infrastructures Ltd, Dr Ashok Chordiya, Zonal Director Fortis, Lt Gen Rajender Singh, CEO- DLF Foundation, Mr Akhilesh Tuteja, Partner-KPMG, Mr Prasanto Roy- Editorial Advisor, Cyber Media and Mr Niranjan Khatri, GM- ITC Hotels.
The one-day conference focused on holistic development of Gurgaon. The key session topics were Vision for Gurgaon, New Infrastructure Initiatives, Technologies for the Future, Improving Electricity Scenario and Promoting Solar, and, Green Homes and Office Buildings.
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What should be the top three priorities for Gurgaon to enable it to become a "well-balanced" model city for residents, corporates and industry ?
Sanjeev Aggarwal
Managing Director
Amplus Infrastructure Developers Private Limited
Transport, Water Supply, Development of low income areas
"The Haryana government ought to commit development funds commensurate with the revenue that it earns from this city – let this not be another Mumbai"
R.S. Rathee
President
Gurgaon Citizens' Council
Transport & Traffic, Colleges, Sport Complexes
"At the moment Gurgaon is a rag-tag entity comprising badly-neglected old city, builders of various hues with no co-ordination, and HUDA which has fallen way"
Nisha Singh
Muncipal Councillor
Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon
Public Transport System and Infrastructure, Water, Sewerage
"We should get our basics right first. Who would like to live in a city for long that does not have proper roads, where people have to rely on tankers for their"
Leena Srivastava
Executive Director
The Energy and Resources Institute
Going Green, Transport Systems, Water and Waste Services
"India will double its urban population in the next couple of decades – the country desperately needs urban leadership which this city has an opportunity to provide!"
Welcome To Gurgaon First
Gurgaon First (GF) is an initiative of a group of individuals committed to make a difference to Gurgaon. Its mission is to showcase progress, highlight issues and suggest solutions in an effort to improve both working and living experience in the city. GF will provide you news and regular updates on new developmental activities and initiatives in the city. It will seek and reflect opinions from the experienced and experts. It will act as a facilitating platform for discussion between diverse stakeholders to generate fresh ideas and perspectives on all critical issues concerning the city.
Gurgaon First's inaugural conference “Gurgaon as a Smart City” on September 12, 2012 attracted 160 key stakeholders of Gurgaon including RWAs, corporates,
