The Union Ministry of Urban Development has shortlisted 20
cities from 11 States and Delhi Union Territory in the list of first batch of
Smart Cities Mission.
These shortlisted cities were selected from Smart City
Challenge competition in which 97 cities and towns had participated from 23
States and UTs.
State wise Cities: Among the shortlisted 20
Smart cities, 3 are from Madhya Pradesh, 2 each are from Maharashtra,
Rajasthan Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh and 1 each from
Odisha, Kerala, Delhi (UT), Assam and Punjab.
20 shortlisted smart cities (Rank wise) are
1. Bhubaneswar
Odisha.
2. Pune
, Maharashtra.
3. Jaipur
, Rajasthan.
4. Surat
, Gujarat.
5. Kochi
, Kerala.
6. Ahmedabad
, Gujarat.
7. Jabalpur
, Madhya Pradesh.
8. Visakhapatnam
, Andhra Pradesh.
9. Solapur
, Maharashtra.
10. Davangere
, Karnataka.
11. Indore
, Madhya Pradesh.
12. New Delhi Municipal Corporation
New
delhi
13. Coimbatore
, Tamil Nadu.
14. Kakinada
, Andhra Pradesh.
15 Belagavi
, Karnataka.
16. Udaipur
, Rajasthan.
17. Guwahati
, Assam.
18. Chennai
, Tamil Nadu.
19. Ludhiana
, Punjab.
20. Bhopal
, Madhya Pradesh.
Smart City
A smart city is highly advanced urban region
in terms of overall infrastructure, communications, sustainable real estate
and market viability.
In this city information technology (IT) is
the principal infrastructure and the basis for providing essential services
to residents.
There are many technological platforms
involved the principal infrastructure of the smart cities and it is not
limited to automated sensor networks and data centres.
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