Area Based Development Initiatives
Vision for Aundh-Baner-Balewadi
Pune aspires to create a model neighborhood of livability and sustainability matching global standards in the selected local area (Aundh-Baner-Balewadi – ABB) by fully deploying all 24 smart city features in a “future ready” manner. Future ready is critical because as the area develops, it will undergo a 4x population growth by 2030 (from 40,000 to 160,000). Some examples of planned initiatives are:
- Mobility: take public transportation percentage to 50% from current 18% through 100 e-buses, 26 km BRT route, 54 bus stop overhaul and 100 e-rickshaws; take NMT to 8% from 1% through 27 km bicycle tracks, 60 km footpath redesign and placemaking
- Livability: increase open spaces from 4% to 10% of total area through 13 parks and 3.4 km world-class riverfront
- Create 45,000 jobs in the start-up hub for mixed use and walk-to-work
- Create an interconnected ABB with a suite of citizen services/ e-governance on top of it (ABB card, e-ABB customer services, 911 emergency, pan-area wi-fi connectivity)
Key initiatives planned
Theme 1: Fix hard infrastructure and make it future ready as the population grows 4x (across mobility, water, SWM and security)
- BRT across the ABB area
- Overhaul of 54 regular bus-stops with ICT solutions
- 100 electric buses to complement existing buses for ABB-Hinjewadi connectivity
- Express airport service
- 46km of road improvement
- Access to mass public transport through 100 e-rickshaws
- NMT focus through PBS with 40 stations, dedicated 42 km cycle tracks, and redesign of 60 km footpath, 15 junctions and 27 km of streets
- Transit hub at entry point of Pune with access to long distance buses
- 100% differently-abled friendly pathways
- Increasing water availability from 90 lpd to 150 lpd to pilot 24×7 water
- 100% smart bulk, commercial and domestic metering
- Cleaning 3.5 km of river stretch to replicate across Pune
- Rainwater harvesting through creation of 4 sumps
- 10% waste water recycling in the ABB region
- Zero waste and garbage ABB region through garbage truck augmentation, RFID tracking of vehicles, RFID based attendance system and monitoring of garbage areas
- Centralized command and control center with camera feed from critical areas, emergency services through 5 SWAT vehicles
Theme 2: Create social infrastructure as per benchmark standards
- Additional 76 public toilets created and maintained to global standards
- State-of-art fire stations for high rise cum compact development
- Smart parking for 750 cars
Theme 3: Enhance livability quotient considerably on top of fixing infrastructure
- Drive open space innovation: garden with in 5 min for each resident, open space increase from 4% to 10% of total area; open vegetable market
- Make area look better through 100% underground wiring and vehicle free road
Theme 4: Drive socially inclusive growth in the region
- Make ABB region slum-free by redevelopment of 400 slum households
- Drive socio-economic transformation of slums by focusing on 4 problem areas – sanitation, healthcare, education and skill building
Theme 5: Improve sustainability quotient of the region
- Smart street lights with 85% LED lamps to bring 30% energy savings – lampposts also fitted with air pollution sensors, panic button, wi-fi access point and CCTV camera
- Smart grid in ABB for 100% power supply and 3% reduction in AT&C losses
- Solar roof tops to contribute 15% of energy requirements
Theme 6: Leverage ICT solutions for citizen convenience and e-governance
- Digital Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to improve SPV functioning with Geo enabled city operations for multiple activities such as Land management, Tax assessment
- E-SPV: Comprehensive ABB online portal with multiple activities across all departments with citizen desk for physical verification
