<p>Smartphone users in Chennai can now use free Wi-Fi for 30 minutes at 49 locations with the installation of Smart Poles by the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) under the Smart City project.</p>.<p>The GCC on Tuesday released the list of locations where the Smart Poles that provide free Wi-Fi connectivity have been installed. Smartphone users will have to register from their smartphone to get an OTP to use the facility, the GCC said.</p>.<p>Eight smart poles have been installed at the Marina Beach at various locations, while people can access free Wi-Fi at 11 locations in the shopping district of T. Nagar and adjoining Venkatanarayana Road. Three Smart Poles have been installed at the beach in Tiruvanmiyur on the East Coast Road.</p>.<p>Officials said people can use free Wi-Fi for 30 minutes. “We are implementing the project in 49 places in the first phase. We will expand the facilities to other areas gradually. This is a scheme being implemented under the Smart City project,” a senior GCC official said.</p>.<p>The GCC has built a Command Centre and Control Room to monitor to coordinate and oversee various projects being implemented in the city. While Smart City is a project funded by the Union Government, the state administration has also announced Singara (Beautiful) Chennai 2.0 to give a makeover to the city.</p>.<p>As part of its efforts to beautify the city, the GCC is undertaking a drive to remove posters from walls across the city. As of August 16, a total of 1.11 lakh posters were removed from the city.</p>
<p>Smartphone users in Chennai can now use free Wi-Fi for 30 minutes at 49 locations with the installation of Smart Poles by the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) under the Smart City project.</p>.<p>The GCC on Tuesday released the list of locations where the Smart Poles that provide free Wi-Fi connectivity have been installed. Smartphone users will have to register from their smartphone to get an OTP to use the facility, the GCC said.</p>.<p>Eight smart poles have been installed at the Marina Beach at various locations, while people can access free Wi-Fi at 11 locations in the shopping district of T. Nagar and adjoining Venkatanarayana Road. Three Smart Poles have been installed at the beach in Tiruvanmiyur on the East Coast Road.</p>.<p>Officials said people can use free Wi-Fi for 30 minutes. “We are implementing the project in 49 places in the first phase. We will expand the facilities to other areas gradually. This is a scheme being implemented under the Smart City project,” a senior GCC official said.</p>.<p>The GCC has built a Command Centre and Control Room to monitor to coordinate and oversee various projects being implemented in the city. While Smart City is a project funded by the Union Government, the state administration has also announced Singara (Beautiful) Chennai 2.0 to give a makeover to the city.</p>.<p>As part of its efforts to beautify the city, the GCC is undertaking a drive to remove posters from walls across the city. As of August 16, a total of 1.11 lakh posters were removed from the city.</p>