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@article{189982,
        author = {Sunidhi Manjunatha and Dr. Ramesh B and Dhanya C and Shambhavi and Spoorthi Hokrana},
        title = {A Blockchain-Enabled Smart City Framework for Transparent Water Pipeline Management},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {8},
        pages = {2507-2518},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=189982},
        abstract = {This paper proposes a blockchain-based smart city framework for transparent water pipeline management, focusing on decentralized governance, tamper-evident records, and automated maintenance workflows. Building on recent advances in blockchain applications for infrastructure and utility management, the framework is built on a permissioned distributed ledger, smart contracts, and decentralized decision-making mechanisms to improve accountability and coordination among stakeholders. The proposed architecture introduces a stakeholder access layer, governance layer for the distributed ledger, smart contract automation layer and monitoring and verification layer tailored to the operational and regulatory needs of urban water utilities. Through a conceptual evaluation and scenario-based analysis, the framework demonstrates potential improvements in transparency, response time, and governance efficiency for smart city water pipeline management, with emergency repair decision latency reduced from 3-7 days to 4-12 hours and administrative overhead reduction of 40-60% through smart contract automation.},
        keywords = {Smart cities, water management, blockchain, smart contracts, decentralized governance, transparent pipeline management},
        month = {January},
        }