The Government of India today announced the next set of 27 cities that will be developed under the centre's Smart City Mission.
Eight other cities of pilgrim and tourism importance that made to the third list of smart cities are ; Ujjain, Tirupati, Agra, Nashik, Madurai, Thanjavur, Ajmer and Varanasi. With this the number of cities selected under Smart City Mission for financing implementation of smart city plans has gone up to 60.- "PIB"
Shri Naidu said “The willingness and enthusiasm among cities to participate in more than one round of competition is a clear evidence of the urban renaissance set in motion. Competition bases selection has made the cities rediscover themselves as they are undertaking a thorough assessment of gaps in the present levels of infrastructure and service delivery and come out with comprehensive, credible and actionable plans for area based development and technology based Pan-city solutions”
the total investment proposed by the 60 cities selected so far has gone up to Rs.1,44,742 cr, he said.
The new list of smart cities include three cities from Uttar Pradesh of which PM Modi's Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi also finds its place along with the cities of Kanpur and Agra.
Eight other cities of pilgrim and tourism importance that made to the third list of smart cities are ; Ujjain, Tirupati, Agra, Nashik, Madurai, Thanjavur, Ajmer and Varanasi. With this the number of cities selected under Smart City Mission for financing implementation of smart city plans has gone up to 60.- "PIB"
Congratulations to #UttarPradesh, 3 cities Kanpur, Varanasi, Agra r selected as smart cities in the 3rd round of competition... All the best— M Venkaiah Naidu (@MVenkaiahNaidu) 20 September 2016
Shri Naidu said “The willingness and enthusiasm among cities to participate in more than one round of competition is a clear evidence of the urban renaissance set in motion. Competition bases selection has made the cities rediscover themselves as they are undertaking a thorough assessment of gaps in the present levels of infrastructure and service delivery and come out with comprehensive, credible and actionable plans for area based development and technology based Pan-city solutions”
LIVE: Here is the new batch of 27 #SmartCities, announced by Minister @MVenkaiahNaidu today (in alphabetical order) https://t.co/iCsQSCkkJA pic.twitter.com/2NhIvLGG57— PIB India (@PIB_India) 20 September 2016
the total investment proposed by the 60 cities selected so far has gone up to Rs.1,44,742 cr, he said.
The new list of smart cities include three cities from Uttar Pradesh of which PM Modi's Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi also finds its place along with the cities of Kanpur and Agra.
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