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Three cities of Uttar Pradesh are among nine chosen in the latest round of the Centre's flagship Smart Cities Mission, Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said today. The number of cities picked under the project now stands at 99. Under the scheme, each city will get Rs 500 crore from the Centre for implementing various projects. An equal amount, on matching basis, will have to be contributed by the state or urban local bodies. The nine cities chosen in the fourth round are:
Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh <br /><br /> The birth place of Draupadi (according to Mahabharata) Bareilly is one of the three cities from UP chosen in the latest round of the Centre's flagship Smart Cities Mission. (Image: Bareilly municipal website) 
Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh <br /><br /> The Pital Nagri (brass city) is the second UP city chosen under PM Modi's flagship Smart Cities Mission. (Image: Bareilly municipal website) 
Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh <br /><br /> Saharanpur will get Rs 500 crore from the Centre for implementing various projects. (Image: Facebook) 
Erode, Tamil Nadu <br /><br /> Located on the banks of River Kaveri, Erode is the seventh largest urban agglomeration of Tamil Nadu. (Image: Facebook) 
Bihar Sharif, Bihar <br /><br /> Bihar Sharif is the district headquarters of Nalanda district is all set to get the smart makeover under Smart Cities Mission. (Image: Facebook) 
Silvasa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli <br /><br /> Silvasa topped the list of winners in this round. (Image Source: dnh.nic.in) 
Diu, Daman and Diu <br /><br /> India's tenth least populated district – Diu – the coastal town has made it to the list of smart cities. (Image: Facebook) 
Kavaratti, Lakshadweep <br /><br /> Kavaratti is the capital of Lakshadweep which will get "smart" roads, rejuvenation of water bodies, cycle tracks, walking paths. (Image: Facebook) 
Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh <br /><br /> Set in the foothills of the Himalayas, Arunachal Pradesh's capital city Itanagar has made it to the Smart Cities Mission. (Image: YouTube)
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