Kolkata: The European Business and Technology Centre (EBTC) plans to initiate a pilot project to demonstrate “smart city concept” at the industrial town of Haldia in West Bengal.
The project would focus on lowering carbon footprint.
EBTC is an European Union initiative to assist business units in India and Europe on clean technology transfer.
EBTC has roped in the Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the pilot project.
According to Mr Poul V. Jensen, Director, EBTC, the pilot project would focus on bringing down environment related hurdles that the industrial units in Haldia face while expanding their operations. “We are planning to implement a pilot project to showcase smart city concepts in lowering carbon footprint. We have decided to carry out a feasibility study in Haldia,” Mr Jensen told newspersons on the sidelines of a seminar - ‘Water, Wastewater and Green Buildings Mission 2012' - here on Wednesday.
The estimated investment in the pilot project would be close to €10 million, according to Mr Suman Lahiri, EBTC's Regional Manager.
Meanwhile, EBTC has signed a memorandum of co-operation with the Copenhagen Cleantech Cluster to help bring clean technologies to address environmental issues from the European Union to India and encourage collaboration between the two countries.
According to Mr Jensen, Denmark is a leader in clean technologies and through its arrangement with the Copenhagen Cleantech Cluster will provide cleantech solutions to India.
“Copanhagen Cleantech Cluster and EBTC will together work to identify projects, undertake their execution, and facilitate research and innovation related to green technology initiatives in the energy and environment sectors,” he added.
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