The president's estate will be India's first-ever smart city, our sources tell us.  President Pranab Mukherjee is keen to introduce all the parameters which make a smart city into the 330-acre estate, with the building itself covering an area of five acres.


The term smart city basically encompasses a vision of an urban space that is ecologically friendly, technologically integrated and meticulously planned, with a particular reliance on the use of information technology to improve efficiency.


Senior officials of the Rashtrapati Bhavan told Rediff.com there will be a mega event on July 25 to mark the completion of three years of Pranab Mukherjee's arrival at the president's estate.