The objective of the smart city includes several Pan City and Area Based Development initiatives with a focus on both infrastructure and ICT advancements across the city and at strategic locations. The strategic focus of the city has been identified to improve mobility, improve situational awareness, enhance public safety and security, and introduce data-driven decision making. Components deployed throughout the city are envisaged to accrue the following benefits for the city of Guwahati

• Improved management of utilities and quantification of services 
• Improved Disaster Management and Emergency Response System 
• Enhanced traffic enforcement 
• Enhanced safety and security 
• Real-time asset management 
• Unified operations through integration of urban functions offered by the city administration 

 Guwahati Smart City Project envisages deployment of following components to achieve the objectives:

• Deployment of various sensors (cameras, traffic violation, environment and weather sensors, Flood warning) throughout the city to improve situational awareness.
• Development of a robust ERP system to optimize internal operations and enhance citizen delivery. 
• Development of an integration platform which will facilitate exchange and aggregation of data irrespective of underlying technology platform of application. 
• Development of command and communication centre for improved visualization of an ambient situation in the city and facilitation of data-driven decision making.

Guwahati Smart City Limited (GSCL) is scheduled to implement the following smart solution to provide the quality of life to the citizen of Guwahati:

1. City Surveillance

2. ICT Enabled Solid Waste Management

3. Smart Lighting

4. Smart Traffic

5. Smart Parking

6. Environmental Sensors

7. Flood Monitoring System

8. Smart Governance and Citizen Services

All these components will be monitored centrally at City Operation Centre (COC) in an integrated manner.