Naidu announces 20 smart cities; Bhubaneswar bags No. 1 spot
New Delhi, Jan 28: Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu here on Thursday announced a list of 20 cities to be developed as smart cities. Bhubaneswar bags No. 1 spot in Smart Cities race in India. It wins the Smart City Challenge.
20 Cities across India chosen for the Smart City project in the first phase.
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. Davanagere (Karnataka)
11. Indore (Madhya Pradesh)
12. New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC)
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).