Smart Cities: First 20 to be announced tomorrow

NEW DELHI: The first 20 cities to be developed as Smart Cities will be announced tomorrow, Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said today.

There are 97 cities in the Smart City Challenge, and the names of the first 20 winners of the competition will be announced tomorrow, Naidu said.

These cities will be developed to have basic infrastructure through assured water and power supply, sanitation and solid waste management, efficient urban mobility and public transport, IT connectivity, e-governance and citizen participation.

Naidu was addressing about 100 senior officers of Army, Navy, Air Force and civil service, including 25 foreign officials, participating in a course on ‘National Security and Strategic Studies’ at the National Defence College here. (AGENCIES)