Aussies eye MP to explore Smart City opportunities

In a bid to strengthen trade ties, a delegation from Australia explored business opportunities in the smart city initiatives in Madhya Pradesh, which has seven cities named under the central project.

A 30-member Australian Smart Infrastructure Delegation held discussions with officials of the state urban development department, exploring business opportunities in smart city projects of Madhya Pradesh. The delegation is part of the 150-member Australian business delegation that is currently in India for a visit as part of Australia Business Week in India 2017, organised by Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade).

"Australian companies are ideally placed to deliver integrated, well-managed and sustainable urban, commercial and industrial environment that can be applied to Madhya Pradesh's smart cities mission program," Trade commissioner, Australian Trade and Investment Commission, Dr Grayson Perry, told reporters after the meeting.

He said Australia has significant experience in retrofitting smart infrastructure solutions to ageing infrastructure and developing integrated multiuse green-field projects.

Their expertise also include the fields of urban designing and master planning, intelligence and multi-model transport system, urban and industrial water management, water recycling, smart grids, waste to energy and river front development among others.