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have envisaged several pan-city and area-based development initiatives, with a focus on both infrastructure and ICT advancements across the city and at strategic locations.” Sterlite Technologies will deliver various Smart City-related ICT solutions, including a command control centre, CCTV surveillance, Wi-Fi, automatic number plate recognition, face detection, and waste and disaster management. Sterlite Technologies – India Website : www.sterlitetech.com Tell us YOUR news. . . To submit news for the India Insight section free of charge, email david@intras.co.uk or call direct on +44 1926 334137.

ON the second anniversary of the Smart Cities Mission, Sterlite Technologies has revealed its selection for the implementation of Smart City solutions in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India. Kakinada is among 20 cities in the first phase of the Smart City mission. As part of the project, Sterlite Technologies will design, build and manage the Kakinada Smart City for the next six years. Highlighting the technology layer of this project, Shri S Aleem Basha, commissioner, Kakinada Municipal Corporation, said: “Our strategic aim for Kakinada is to improve mobility, improve situational awareness, enhance public safety and security, and introduce data-driven decision making. Aligning with this vision, Sterlite Tech will bring smarter network technologies to this high-tech Smart City project.” Shri Sujay Arun J, CEO, Kakinada Smart City Corporation Ltd, said: “As part of the Kakinada Smart City project, we

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