Want to know whether parking space is available in the market you just entered? The Smart City App, to be launched by Lucknow Municipal Corporation soon, will come to your aid. You can also find out the routes, time and real time status of UPSRTC buses besides the facility to lodge complaints related to civic issues and traffic among other things through the app, which LMC says would be a one-stop centre for several services being offered under Smart City scheme. The information on Smart City App was announced by LMC officials at the Smart City Summit organised by LMC on Friday.

The app will be available in Google playstore. Initially, android version is being developed. The application will have several windows, each one for a different service.

Location of buses will be available through GPS installed in buses. Availability and booking of seats in a bus can be made through UPSRTC window which will be installed in the app. Also, smart metro cards can be recharged with this app. General manager, Smart City project, SK Jain said the app is likely to be launched in April 2019. Representatives of various municipal corporations from India presented smart city solutions being implemented in their respective cities at the summit.

• About Smart City Project
• Under the scheme that was launched in 2014, around 100 cities in the country will be developed.
• Selection of cities: The selection is based on the scores cities get for carrying out urban reforms in areas including sanitation and governance. Cities that score the highest will be picked for the project, to be implemented over a 10-year period.
• Development: These cities will be developed to have basic infrastructure through assured water and power supply, sanitation and solid waste management, efficient urban mobility and public transport, IT connectivity, e-governance and citizen participation. Bottom-up approach has been the key planning principle under Smart City Mission.
• Funding: Under the scheme, each city will get Rs 500 crore from the Centre for implementing various projects. An equal amount, on matching basis, will have to be contributed by the state or urban local bodies. The mission will provide central funding of Rs 48,000 crore to the selected cities.
• Implementation: The implementation of the Mission at the City level will be done by a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) created for the purpose. The SPV will plan, appraise, approve, release funds, implement, manage, operate, monitor and evaluate the Smart City development projects. Each smart city will have a SPV which will be headed by a full time CEO and have nominees of Central Government, State Government and ULB on its Board.