The Smart City Challenge Stage 2: Smart City Proposal Thanjavur

Thajavur wants to develop as a city with resilient infrastructure, with sustainable environment; it wants to be known as the cultural capital of Tamil Nadu and quaint tourist city set against the backdrop of Hoary Chola Tradition to enhance tourism. The city therefore wants to promote its art and cultural festivals like the Thyagraja Music festival, make public conveniences, create tourist information centres. It wants to develop a compact city form with mixed land use neighbourhoods. Building on traditional practices like refurbishing Kulams for groundwater recharge the city wants to extend its water supply coverage and ensure its monitoring.