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REPL integrates a range of services to deliver end-to-end

consultancy in diverse sectors

Rudrabhishek Enterprises Limited (REPL) an ISO 9001:2008 certified organisation is an 25 years old
established brand in the domain of Infrastructure and Real Estate Consultancy. REPL is empanelled
with more than 30 government bodies and leading institutions in infrastructure and urban planning
domains. The group is intensively involved in Smart City Mission of Government of India. REPL
has been providing consultancy in conceptualisation, planning and implementation of multiple
smart cities viz., Varanasi (U.P.), Indore (M.P.) & Kanpur (U.P).
HARISH KUMAR SHARMA, CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER, RUDRABHISHEK ENTERPRISES LTD
(REPL) in an exclusive interview to CONSTRUCTION OPPORTUNITIES spoke about his company’s
expertise and solutions offered in the Smart City space.

Your views on the SMART CITY mainly the proper urban planning which capacity is almost half of the demand supply,
MISSION. Why does India need smart gives platform to such needs, in order to so it’s up gradation is also a challenge. Major
cities? make the city smart. problem lies in operation and maintenance
Every development, planned in a proper A planning that ensures hassle-free lifestyle, and monitoring of the infrastructure
way through various interventions, makes open spaces, security, IT connectivity, services due to lack of smart facilities.
the development efficient, effective and 24X7 water supply, 24X7 electricity, At macro-level, there is a need of continuous
sustainable leading to Smart development. intelligent government services, better evolution in suitable government policy,
e key challenge is to keep pace with the employment opportunities and similar certainty in policy environment, fast
increasing population burden, futuristic other features can be termed as Smart City. clearance and close coordination between
planning and development of new centers e initiative is ultimately about upli ing the government bodies and private players.
for economic activity leading to emergence the living condition of citizen in that area At operational level, we need latest
of new cities. by ease of operations, smart governance and technology and advance skills. Most of
Every infrastructure planning has a shelf sustainable development. all, we need citizen’s participation and
life in terms of accommodating the needs In Indian cities, most of the laid down involvement in the context of urban
of its resident upto a certain period. A er infrastructure is very old and un integrated. infrastructure. Ultimately, it is people who
that, the needs change in terms of scale and Due to intense development in the dense will decide what is needed and how the
nature, both. It requires being periodically and core area very little space available for maintenance of new urban amenities are
relooked, reworked and redesigned. So, it is their expansion. At present their carrying sustained.

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