At the AEC Forum 2025, Srikant Shastri, Chairperson of Geospatial Data Promotion & Development Committee, Govt of India, connects the dots between India’s National Geospatial Policy and the country’s new Digital Twin Strategy. From tackling urban flooding and traffic mismanagement to boosting property tax revenues and reducing infrastructure cost overruns, he explains why digital twins are both important and urgent for India. Srikant Shastri highlights how digital twins can address real-world challenges such as traffic mismanagement, urban flooding, property tax collection, and infrastructure misalignments. Drawing from pilot projects like Operation Dronagiri, he emphasizes three critical success factors: ensuring data accessibility and interoperability, fostering collaboration across government and industry to break data silos, and educating users to prevent misinformation. He also stresses the importance of building AI-ready digital twins to enable predictive maintenance, real-time optimization, and smarter urban design.
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