Lucknow Tops List of ‘Fast Track Smart City Competition’ Winners

Lucknow, Warangal, Dharamshala, Chandigarh also feature on the list.

Union Minister Venkiah Naidu announced the winners of the ‘Fast Track Smart City’ competition on 24 May, reported ANI.

First on the list is Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, the complete list is as follows:

• Lucknow
  
• Warangal
  
• Dharamshala
  
• Chandigarh
  
• Raipur
  
• New Town Kolkata
  
• Bhagalpur
  
• Panaji
  
• Port Blair
  
• Imphal
  
• Ranchi
  
• Agartala
  
• Faridabad

The first list of 20 smart cities was declared on 28 January. Under the Smart City mission, the cities chosen in various stages of the competition will be given financial and technical assistance by the Centre to help develop the infrastructure and other facilities in the area.

Facilities like water power supply, sanitation management, efficient public transport, e-governance and IT connectivity will be included in the plans for the smart cities plan which was approved in 2015, according to the Smart City government website.

Each state is slated to have a number of smart cities depending on its size and population.

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The first list of 20 smart cities announced previously were Bhubaneswar, Pune, Jaipur, Surat, Kochi, Ahmedabad, Jabalpur, Visakhapatnam, Solapur, Davangere, Indore, New Delhi, Coimbatore, Kakinada, Belgaum, Udaipur, Guwahati, Chennai, Ludhiana and Bhopal.

(With agency inputs)