In a major initiative, railway stations and adjoining areas will be redeveloped on ‘Smart City lines’ for enhancing passenger amenities, easy access to stations and enabling optimal utilisation of land at railway stations.
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Tag: Smart City Mission
Amritsar tops the list of 27 new Smart Cities
Amritsar has topped the list of 27 new Smart Cities announced by the Minister of Urban Development M Venkaiah Naidu. Eight other cities of pilgrim and tourism importance that made it to the third list of Smart Cities are: Ujjain, Tirupati, Agra, Nashik, Madurai, Thanjavur, Ajmer and Varanasi.
We are deploying projects worth over Rs.10,000 crore in Rajasthan
Being one of the leading states in implementing schemes backed by the Centre, Rajasthan is always in the forefront, whether it is for energy efficiency or municipal reforms.
Water woes and ways out
India has horrific water issues that go well beyond meters and domestic waste. However, with the use of automation, it is possible to avoid water theft, illegal connections and leakages and importantly, monitor water distribution.
Politics stretches list of Smart Cities from 100 to 109
Contrary to his long-standing dictum of ´jitna aata, utni roti´ (only as many chapatis as the quantity of flour or cutting the coat according to the cloth) - Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu is slowly yielding to political compulsions by allowing more cities to participate in the Smart City Mission competition.
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