A teleconference call was organized on 10th August with Mr. NSN Murty, Executive Director & Smart Cities Leader at PwC, to discuss and understand the smart city programs for the state of Madhya Pradesh. The focus was on the three designated smart cities Bhopal, Indore and Jabalpur. Mr. Murty gave a detailed walk through of the smart city visions, the special purpose vehicle (SPVs), the funding mechanisms and private sector participation models for the three cities. He highlighted the priority developmental projects and proposed pan-city initiatives that are under various roll out stages. A larger outreach plan for AMCHAM member companies with each SPV was discussed as well. Companies that participated included Honeywell, 3M, UL, UTC, Trimble, OshKosh, Xylem, Ch2M, Louis Berger, HP, Motorola Solutions, Ingersoll Rand and IBM.