The Latest Breaking News from Smart City

The municipal workers have alleged that the Central and State governments through their flagship schemes such as Swachh Bharat Mission, Smart City Mission and others are “extracting work” without fulfilling promises made to them.

Home Minister G. Parameshwara visited Belagavi to review preparations for winter session and take stock of Police Dept. He asked officers to take action against fake news, interact with social network monitoring unit, collect data via CCTV cameras, visit Hindalga Central Prison, and handle traffic offences strictly.

About seven years after Telangana’s Warangal was chosen to be developed as a Smart City by the Union government’s Smart Cities Mission, parts of the city still record flooding during heavy rains because of its inefficient drainage system.   

India and Bhutan agreed to discuss new routes of regional connectivity, and upgrade border and immigration posts to support Bhutan’s 5th King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck’s plans for a smart city at Gelephu on the border between Bhutan and Assam, after his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi…

38 city roads under Smart City project to be renovated

Minister Madhu Bangarappa assured industrialists in Shivamogga of creating a conducive environment for investors. He promised to work towards providing basic infrastructure and bringing investments to the district. Industrialists discussed legal hurdles, truck terminal, and energy requirements with the Minister. Deputy Commissioner and Smart City MD were present.

Tata Motors supplies 200 electric buses to Srinagar & Jammu for 12-yrs, 1st batch delivered to Srinagar Smart City Ltd. TML Smart City Mobility Solutions (J&K) Pvt Ltd Chairman Asim Kumar Mukhopadhyay looks forward to shaping future of public transport in J&K. Tata Motors has supplied over 1,000 electric buses…

The issue of crediting wages of pourakarmikas directly to their bank accounts, handing over smart city works with questionable quality and related issues led to chaos and consumed most of the time during the monthly council meeting of the municipal corporation in Hubballi on Monday.

Action plan to prevent flooding in Thiruvananthapuram finalised: Ministers V. Sivankutty and Antony Raju chaired meeting to devise 100-day plan; desilting of Amayizhanjan, Pattom and Ulloor canals, cleaning of drains, widening of canals, discharge regulator at Veli Lake, GIS-based master plan, rainwater harvesting to be implemented.

New Zealand players met school students at Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium under the UNICEF initiative. Around 58 students interacted with the Kiwi players who are getting sports training from Greater Chennai Corporation and Smart City Project Limited.

Smart City roads, meant to be game-changers in sustainable mobility and marked by pedestrian-first approach, are now seriously compromised with private property and parking encroachments, besides a severe dilution of design standards.