1 | P a g e Table of Contents 3.1. Citizen Engagement ................................................................... 23 1. Smart City- An Introduction ................................................................. 4 3.2. Developing Smart City Vision .................................................... 26 1.2. Our Core Philosophy ......................................................................... 5 4. Identifying Sectors for Improvement .................................................... 36 1.3. Approach and Methodology ............................................................. 6 5. Pan City Initiative ................................................................................... 38 2. City Profile ............................................................................................ 8 5.1. Employment .............................................................................. 39 2.1. About the City- An Overview ....................................................... 8 5.2. Emergency Response and Monitoring System (EMRS) ............. 43 2.2. History .......................................................................................... 8 5.3. Integrated Water Management Systems ....................................... 45 2.3. Geography .................................................................................... 9 5.3.1. Water Quality Management System ..................................... 52 2.4. Climate and Rainfall ................................................................... 10 6. Area Based Initiatives ........................................................................ 57 2.5. Overview of the ULB and Demographics ................................... 10 6.1. City Characteristics .................................................................... 57 2.6. Employment ............................................................................... 13 7. Programme Convergence for Smart City Funding ............................. 64 2.7. Land Use Pattern ........................................................................ 14 Key Contacts .............................................................................................. 66 2.8. Road Network ............................................................................ 16 2.9. Water Supply .............................................................................. 18 2.10. Sewerage ................................................................................ 19 2.11. Storm Water Drainage System ............................................... 20 2.12. Housing .................................................................................. 21 2.13. Slums ...................................................................................... 21 2.14. Commercial ............................................................................ 21 2.15. Education ............................................................................... 21 2.16. Health Care ............................................................................ 22 3. Stakeholder Consultation ................................................................... 23 2 | P a g e List of Figures Figure 29. Critical Point in the Water Distribution System ....................... 47 Figure 30. Valve Chamber ......................................................................... 48 Figure 1. Developing Smart City Proposal .................................................... 4 Figure 31. Interface for Monitoring Pressure in the Water Distribution Figure 2. MoUDs Assessment Criteria.......................................................... 4 System ....................................................................................................... 48 Figure 3. Core Philosophy- Smart City Plan .................................................. 5 Figure 32. Automatic SMS Alert Systems to Valve Operators ................... 49 Figure 6. Developing Area Based Initiative .................................................. 7 Figure 33. Data Logger .............................................................................. 50 Figure 7. Tirunelveli ...................................................................................... 8 Figure 34. Dashboard for Central Water Distribution System .................. 51 Figure 8. Nellaiappar Temple ....................................................................... 9 Figure 35 Water Quality Monitoring- Process ........................................... 53 Figure 9. Population Growth in Tirunelveli ................................................ 12 Figure 36. Bio Sentry ................................................................................. 53 Figure 10. Gender wise Employment characteristics ................................ 13 Figure 37. Hydrobox .................................................................................. 53 Figure 11. Working Population in Tirunelveli ............................................ 13 Figure 38. Water Quality Monitoring System Dashboard ......................... 54 Figure 12. Break up of the Developed Area ............................................... 14 Figure 39. Illustrative MIS Dashboard for Septage Management ............. 55 Figure 13. Existing and Proposed Land Use Plan in Tirunelveli .................. 15 Figure 40. Areas Identified for Area Based Interventions in Tirunelveli ... 62 Figure 14. Map showing the road network in Tirunelveli .......................... 16 Figure 15. Maintenance of Roads .............................................................. 17 Figure 16. Map showing the Major Water Head works in the City ........... 18 List of Tables Figure 17. Map showing the gradients in the City ..................................... 20 Figure 18. Breakup of Health Care Facilities .............................................. 22 Table 1. About Tirunelveli ......................................................................... 11 Figure 19. Map showing the healthcare facilities in Tirunelveli District .... 22 Table 2. Population growth in Tirunelveli ................................................. 11 Figure 20. Citizen Engagement .................................................................. 23 Table 3. Employment Characteristics ........................................................ 13 Figure 21. SWOT Analysis ........................................................................... 25 Table 4. Length of Road in the City ........................................................... 17 Figure 22. Developing Smart City Vision .................................................... 26 Table 5. Sewer System in Tirunelveli ......................................................... 19 Figure 23. Vision Statement ....................................................................... 27 Table 6. Storm Water Drainage in the City................................................ 20 Figure 24. Open Group Discussion- Community ........................................ 33 Table 7. Status of Education- Schools ....................................................... 21 Figure 25. Open Group Discussions- Students and Officials ...................... 34 Figure 26. Engagement with Leadership.................................................... 35 Figure 27. Identified Sectors for Improvement based on Citizen and Leadership Engagement ............................................................................. 36 Figure 28. Variation of Water Pressure in the Area ................................... 46 3 | P a g e 1. Smart City- An Introduction A Smart City Plan must build upon the City’s Current Realities, Future Aspirations and align with MoUD’s Assessment Criteria. The Smart City Proposal should consist of a. Smart City Vision – How do City Government and Citizens visualize the city’s growth in the near future? b. Pan-City Initiative(s) – Application of smart solution to existing city-wide infrastructure to benefit entire population in the City. c. Area Based Initiative(s) – City can either improve its Figure 1. Developing Smart City Proposal existing infrastructure (retrofitting), renew (Redevelopment) or extend the city (Greenfield) Figure 2 describes MoUD’s basic assessment criteria for selection of cities in “Smart City Challenge. Figure 2. MoUDs Assessment Criteria 4 | P a g e 1.2. Our Core Philosophy Figure 3. Core Philosophy- Smart City Plan 5 | P a g e 1.3. Approach and Methodology Smart City Vision Extensive Stakeholder consultations were conducted Citizen Vision for with the city’s leadership and the citizens to identify the Smart City key priorities. Figure 4 and 5 represent the approaches Government/Corporation proposed to help the city identify the pan-city and area- based solutions. Figure 4. Developing Vision for Smart City Figure 5. Developing Pan City Initiative 6 | P a g e Figure 4. Developing Area Based Initiative 7 | P a g e 2. City Profile Caldwell, one of the Christian missionaries who visited the 2.1. About the City- An Overview Tirunelveli Municipal Corporation (TMC) commands a pivotal position in the southern region of Tamil Nadu. The city is a popular pilgrimage and educational centre. It was known as the ‘Oxford of Tamil Nadu’ in the sixties of the last century, because of the establishment of several colleges and other educational centres in the city. It is also known as one of the twin towns - Tirunelveli and Palayamkottai. The river Thamarabharani bifurcates these Figure 5. Tirunelveli two towns. The entire city consists