Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) plans to replicate its plans for building smart cities at other locations in the city. A plan to develop Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) is already in the works.
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<img title="BKC" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2014/dec/BKC.jpg" alt="BKC" width="400" /> mid-day&rsquo;s November 23 report on BKC&rsquo;s proposed conversion to a smart city 
Smart cities mean the entire area has a wi-fi connection, along with 24x7 surveillance systems, and other facilities (see box).
Mid-day had reported on November 23 that MMRDA planned to convert BKC into a smart city by March 2015. The planning agency believes developing smart cities will not only give better facilities to those coming there, but will also be good business.
A senior MMRDA official said, &ldquo;We have plans to set up more smart cities in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. This move will help in attracting companies, as our smart cities will have all the necessary facilities.&rdquo;
Some of the important locations for these plans include the Virar-Alibaug multimodal corridor and Wadala.
&ldquo;The idea of developing smart cities is to attract investors and, at the same time, also aid in development of the area and provide job opportunities to the locals there,&rdquo; added the official.

The planning agency is looking to replicate their ideas for making Bandra-Kurla Complex a smart city, at Wadala and the Virar-Alibaug multimodal corridor; it had invited requests for proposals for the BKC project in November

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