Investigating the Features of Physical Layer Structure for Employment of Smart City Models

Abstract

In today’s world, when everything around us is getting smart, be it the “phone” or “television”, there is an utter need and high time for the cities to get smart to solve the major problems of mankind. It is a futuristic approach to alleviate obstacles caused due to day by day increasing population of India. It will help the government as well as the common people to fight daily life problems such as water scarcity, waste management, and lack of interconnectivity in a city that can cause serious problems like delayed responses to emergency situations. This paper mainly focuses on the salient features of the smart city “Dholera” in Gujarat, India. The city uses futuristic technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things(IoT) to automate city resources. It has AI-based smart grids, transportation, water and waste management. This paper explains why Cholera is a smart, intelligent and fast-responsive city and how it is a boon for the masses.