JAMMU: The government has informed that a total expenditure of Rs 713.94 crore has been incurred on the Srinagar Smart City Project between 2018 and early 2025, with major improvements claimed in the sectors of energy efficiency, public transportation, waste management, and public safety.
According to official replies submitted in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly to questions raised by legislators Ali Mohammad Sagar, Shamim Firdous and Mushtaq Guroo, the year-wise expenditure under the Smart City Mission stood at Rs 8.86 crore in 2018–19, Rs 8.34 crore in 2019–20, Rs 47 crore in 2020–21, Rs 45.84 crore in 2021–22, Rs 91.8 crore in 2022–23, and Rs 247.02 crore in 2023–24. In the current fiscal year up to February 2025, Rs 265.08 crore has been spent.
The implementing agency, Srinagar Smart City Limited (SSCL), has highlighted key outcomes of the project. These include the installation of energy-efficient LED streetlights, the introduction of smart electric metering in partnership with KPDCL, and the deployment of 100 electric buses across 16 city routes. The city’s road infrastructure has also seen over 100 km of streets redeveloped under the “Complete Street” approach, which integrates cycle tracks, footpaths, landscaping, signage, and underground cabling.
Waste management reforms include real-time monitored smart garbage bins, door-to-door segregated waste collection, and compactor vehicles. Over 2,000 new LED lights have been installed, and electrical cabling has been undergrounded along 11 km of city roads, contributing to both visual improvements and safety. Public infrastructure projects also include CCTV surveillance systems, fire safety enhancements (including fireboats for Dal Lake), construction of public toilets, and improved facilities for persons with disabilities.
The Smart City project has extended to the Chanapora constituency as well. According to the official reply, projects here include the construction of an alternative road from Natipora to Bazulla bridge at a cost of Rs 7.64 crore and the upgrading of Indira Gandhi Road—comprising junctions, footpaths, utility corridors, and landscaping—at a cost of Rs 20.07 crore.
These details were disclosed in the Legislative Assembly in response to queries posed by the Members of the Legislative Assembly and are part of the official record of proceedings.
