Bengaluru needs sustainable solutions to become a Smart City

Sustainable development is the key to the growth and development of urban habitats, said participants at a Regional Dialogue held in the city today. Organized by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), the Dialogue was held as part of a series, and the first in Bengaluru, in the run up to the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit 2015. The Dialogue comes in the wake of the NDA government announcing 100 Smart Cities for India. Bengaluru, unquestionably, has all the ingredients to develop into a Smart City, but needs mammoth funding, sustainable solutions and enormous political will to accomplish this dream. Representatives of over 30 top corporate companies and a number of key senior officials, academicians and citizens participated in the Dialogue, which evoked an overwhelming response from various stakeholders.