New Delhi: A number of digital initiatives were launched by New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) on Monday, with the aim of transforming the Delhi area into a Smart City. "It has been proven that the smart cities will be digitised. The nation is standing at the threshold of digitisation," Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said after launching the NDMC Wi-Fi and Fiber-to-the-Home facilities under the Smart City Mission.
At the function, Singh also inaugurated Smart Poles with free Wi-Fi, 360 degree cameras and environmental sensors, Solar Tree with LED lights and mobile charging points, Ideation Centre for promoting Smart City Entrepreneurs, two hi-tech nurseries, Ambedkar Vatika as Happiness area initiatives and digital display panels with free-public Wi-Fi for Connaught Place.
He also flagged off four mechanical road sweepers, two litter picking machines and ten auto trippers under the Swachhta initiatives, besides releasing a coffee table book on green initiatives of NDMC titled 'Green and Colourful NDMC - A Transformational Journey'.