New Delhi: Dehradun and Shimla made to the third and final list of the Smart City Mission announced at the National Workshop on Urban Transformation in New Delhi.
According to the Union Urban Development Ministry, Shimla and Dehradun along with 27 other cities has been brought under the project, an official spokesman said.
State capital Shimla has been selected as the second Smart City of Himachal Pradesh after Dharamshala that was brought under the Centre's urban development project last year. The Smart City status was one of the main issues in the recently held Shimla Municipal Corporation (SMC) poll in which the BJP emerged as the largest party.
Dehradun's inclusion in the list is being seen as a gift from the Centre to the state where the BJP recorded a landslide victory in the assembly polls earlier this year. This also comes at a time when the Trivendra Singh Rawat government is set to complete 100 days in office. The Mussoorie-Dehradun Development Authority (MDDA) had prepared the plan for the project.
According to the Union Urban Development Ministry, Shimla and Dehradun along with 27 other cities has been brought under the project, an official spokesman said.
State capital Shimla has been selected as the second Smart City of Himachal Pradesh after Dharamshala that was brought under the Centre's urban development project last year. The Smart City status was one of the main issues in the recently held Shimla Municipal Corporation (SMC) poll in which the BJP emerged as the largest party.
Dehradun's inclusion in the list is being seen as a gift from the Centre to the state where the BJP recorded a landslide victory in the assembly polls earlier this year. This also comes at a time when the Trivendra Singh Rawat government is set to complete 100 days in office. The Mussoorie-Dehradun Development Authority (MDDA) had prepared the plan for the project.
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