Lavasa and Wipro partner to build e-city

Lavasa and Wipro announced their partnership for planning, implementing and
managing information and communication technology (ICT) services across Lavasa
city. Wipro will support the city in the areas of city management system &
services, e-governance, ICT infrastructure and value-added services, including
providing intelligent home solutions and digital lifestyle. The ICT services
will include voice-video-data services to various businesses operating out of
Lavasa city.

The strategic partner-ship is intended to focus on providing integrated and
effective solutions for enhancing IT operations within the hill city. It will
identify governance services and operating models, and define processes for
delivering good governance. It will also aim to provide the necessary
infrastructure support, including technology selection, supply, installation and
management of platforms, networks, data center, etc. The estimated revenues out
of this partnership from Lavasa city's first town Dasve is about $100 million
over the next 10 years.

Speaking on the occasion, Rajgopal Nogja, President, Lavasa Corporation said,
"For a completely new hill city like Lavasa, technology leadership is a key
driver of city development and management. Wipro has proven expertise in
innovative ICT solutions and this partnership will ensure a quantum leap in not
only being technologically proactive but also realizing our vision in becoming a
completely e-governed city.”

Anand Sankaran, Sr VP and Business Head-India & Middle East, Wipro Infotech
said, “We are delighted to be engaged in this pioneering venture of a large hill
city under development. We plan to deploy cutting-edge technology and leverage
our global best practices to deliver innovative services to residents and
businesses operating from Lavasa. We look forward to together setting new
benchmarks in ICT excellence and creating the first completely e-governed city
in India.”

Through this partnership, Wipro will also design the detailed infrastructure
for telecom services for governance, and also for the residents and visitors of
Lavasa city. Wipro will provide telecom-based services that will facilitate
smart homes, and buildings including integrated building management systems,
physical security requirements and other on-demand services. The technology will
undergo constant innovation to pave the way for developing smart cities like
Lavasa in the future.