Patna, Srinagar and Bengaluru among 30 new smart cities announced by govt

Do you live in Bengaluru, Thiruvananthapuram, Patna, Gandhinagar or Srinagar? If you do, take note, these cities, along with 25 others, will be included in the Modi government's ambitious Smart Cities mission. 

These 30 cities were selected under the third round of the flagship mission, taking the total number of prospective smart cities in the country to 90. Minister of Urban Development Venkaiah Naidu released the list during the National Workshop on Urban Transformation conducted on Friday. 

The proposed investments for these 30 new smart cities stand at Rs 57,393 crore, Naidu tweeted. Naidu also mentioned that only 10 slots remained under the mission, for which, 20 cities would be competing.

Announcing the next batch of 30 new #SmartCities, selected under 3rd round of #SmartCity Mission, taking total number of Smart cities to 90. pic.twitter.com/PSFhUcFiw0

— M Venkaiah Naidu (@MVenkaiahNaidu) June 23, 2017

30 new #SmartCities proposed to invest Rs.57,393 cr under smart city plans; 20 cities will contest for remaining 10 slots under the mission. pic.twitter.com/I2I15JI8ni

— M Venkaiah Naidu (@MVenkaiahNaidu) June 23, 2017