Mangaluru, Jan 20: Will Mangaluru, one of the cities that included in the ambitious Smart Cities project of union government, make it into the list of 20 cities to be selected in first phase?
Venkaiah Naidu, the Union Minister for Urban Development, who was in the city on Wednesday told media persons that the list of the 20 smart cities which is to be developed as the first smart cities of India will be released by the month end.
Replying to the queries of media persons at Mangaluru International Airport enroute Thiruvanathapuram, the minister said that a committee of experts was going through the proposals to finalize to 20 cities in first phase.
40 more cities will be selected for the second phase of smart city project next year and another 40 cities would be selected for third phase.
He said that his ministry would provide Rs 100 crore to each city over the next five years for the development.
Meanwhile, a source from the ministry said that the Center has no intention to delay the project but may only fund for only 10 smart cities in the first phase if proposals don’t match quality yardsticks.
Comments
I too agree with anil
Mr.Anil I totally agree with you,first make Mangalore communal free later we can think of smart city
I agree with Mr. Anil Holla, first make mangalore clean by eradicating the trouble mongers who ever it may be, then think about making smart mangalore after creating smart people's city.
Of course Mangalore will make it to smart city....but 100 crore rupees is peanut....how they are going to make smart city out of this amount....
Mangalore is not the suitable place for SMART CITY.First make Mangalore Communal free City.Later think of Smart City.
Add new comment