"Resilience" – An important aspect of Smart Cities
VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE A high-level industry round table was convened at the India International Centre , New Delhi on 9th December, 2014, to discuss the importance of developing smarter, resilient cities in India. The event was the culminatin of eight years of research and demonstration projects undertaken by TARU Leading Edge and other ACCCRN partners in India. The attendees included Shri Shankar Aggarwal, IAS, Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development; Shri H. K. Das, IAS, Inter-State Council Secretariat, Ministry of Home Affairs; Prof. Jagan Shah, Director, National Institute of Urban Affairs; Usha Raghupathi, NIUA; experts from MoES, TERI, IIT Delhi, IRADe, SPA, TARU, UNDP, ICRIER, ICF, APCO, CISCO, ICLEI and others. Shri Shankar Aggarwal provided an introduction to the concepts of smart and resilient cities, outlining the Government of India’s perspective on the issue. Shri H. K. Das’ remarks addressed the issue of smar...