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Bhopal, Indore and Jabalpur are in the race to become smart city, 95% of the projects completed

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Published: Friday, May 6, 2022, 18:44 [IST]

Bhopal. After waiting for many years, finally it has been decided to include Indore, Bhopal and Jabalpur of Madhya Pradesh in the list of being declared the first smart cities of the country. So far these cities have completed 95% of the projects. In such a situation, it is expected that by the end of this year, these three cities will get the status of Smart City.

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In fact, the Central Government has given time till June 2023 to convert all the 78 cities of the country including the state into smart cities. An amount of more than 4,203 crore has been released for the seven cities of MP, out of which 3,795 crore has been spent in completing more than hundred projects.

Bhopal Smart City has completed 95 percent of the projects. The government had given 990 crores to this city, out of which 987.61 crores have been spent. Indore has spent Rs 885.45 crore by completing 90 percent of the project. According to the latest situation, the projects in Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur will be completed within two to four months.

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At the same time, hundred percent tenders have been issued for the development and construction work of Gwalior, Ujjain, Sagar and Satna smart cities. Their work is also expected to be completed within the time limit.

Apart from Madhya Pradesh, the smart city that has completed more than 90 percent of the project, the amount of…

City : Amount Received (Rs. in Crores) : Amount Spent : Completed Project
Ahmedabad : 392 : 392 : 95 percent
Faridabad : 295 : 294 : 95 percent
Dharamshala : 245 : 245 : 95 percent
Namchi : 294 : 294 : 95 percent
Gangtok : 243 : 242 : 95 percent
Pune : 392 : 392 : 95 percent
Bhubaneswar : 399.93 : 392 : 92%
Surat : 498 : 490 : 93%
Agra : 392 : 392 : 95 percent
Kanpur : 294 : 290 : 94%

Location, center and state of 7 cities of Madhya Pradesh

City : Issued Amount : Spent Amount
Bhopal : 990 : 987.61
Indore : 935 : 885.45
Jabalpur : 742 : 591.20
Gwalior : 322 : 251.01
Ujjain : 631.50 : 559.12
Sea : 336.50 : 327
Satna : 246 : 193
Total : 4,203 : 3,795.32

Andhra Pradesh ahead in making cities smart fast

Andhra Pradesh is at the forefront of transforming cities into smart cities. Four cities here were selected for smart city, including Visakhapatnam, Tirupati, Kakinada, Amaravati cities, in all these cities 87 percent of the projects have been completed.

85 percent use of funds

The government had selected 100 smart cities in four phases from 2015 to 2018. In this, about 22 cities withdrew the proposal or they were not ready for it. Out of this, more than Rs 28413 crore was released by the central government to 78 smart cities and 10 other cities under the Smart City Mission, out of which till March 23,668 crores were spent in providing state-of-the-art services and making smart cities. Huh. To make all these cities smart, 6,721 projects are to be prepared.

Tender issued for all projects

The working agencies have been given a target to complete it within a year. The work of Satna Smart City is behind. Actually, the location was changed twice in relation to building a smart city there. So far only 40 percent of the work has been done here.

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Bhopal, Indore and Jabalpur are in the race to become a smart city, 95% of the projects completed

Story first published: Friday, May 6, 2022, 18:44 [IST]

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