After the rigorous effort of the Indian Government, this time the Indian Army has drawn a detailed plan to develop the Jaisalmer Military Station in Rajasthan as a smart facility patterned on the Centre’s Smart Cities, an official said on Monday.
A detailed plan has been formulated in consonance with eight key areas identified by the central government for development of Smart Cities. The development will provide a major boost to the local economy and aid ecological conservation and balance.
A systematic development of habitat is being undertaken incorporating the concept of Smart Building and Green Building Norms. Some of the unique facilities provided in these dwelling units would be rain water harvesting, centralised garbage disposal system, solar water heater, solar security lights, underground electric cabling, LED lighting system, provision of LPG through pipelines, prepaid electricity and water meters, waste disposal chutes, passenger and service lift amongst others. The health of troops and families are given very high priority as a state of the art Military Hospital is being developed there.
On the other hand defence spokesperson Lt Col Manish Ojha said to Business Standard that the development of the station has already provided a major boost to the local economy creating new business opportunities.
