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Smart City: While the urban development ministry has set December 15, as the last date for receiving proposals for smart cities from states and Union territories, it is learnt that the ministry may receive 86 proposals within the stipulated time (Image Source: Reuters)
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A high-powered steering committee (HPSC) headed by chief secretary in each state and UT has will approve proposals before sending them to the ministry. The proposals are expected to be physically submitted on December 14 & 15. (Image Source: Reuters)
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30 CITIES: HPSCs in 17 states and Union territories have already approved Smart City plans for 30 cities including that of Visakhapatnam, Chandigarh, Guwahati, Panaji, Dharmashala, Faridabad, Amritsar, Hyderabad and New Town, Kolkata. (Image Source: Reuters)
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50 CITIES: HPSCs in other 11 states and UTs are learnt have approved their plans for another 50 cities on December 11, including that of New Delhi Municipal Council, Ahmedabad, Mangaluru, Lucknow, Ranchi and Navi Mumbai. (Image Source: Reuters)
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The government is looking to build smart cities near 10 of the 12 major ports in the country, minister for road transport, highways and shipping Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday. Addressing a smart cities conference organised by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Assocham), Gadkari said Mumbai and Kolkata would be excluded from the list.
