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Smart city project to show results soon, UP lagging: Venkaiah Naidu

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New Delhi: Implementation of the Smart City project in 60 towns will entail an investment of Rs 1.35 lakh crore and 20 cities have started rolling out their schemes, says Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu.

While there is a stiff competition among states to get smart city projects in their cities, Uttar Pradesh has so far not shown any interest in the mega scheme, a brainchild of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, says the Minister.

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The results on the ground of the game changer scheme will be visible soon as the first batch of 20 cities are starting to roll out a range of projects to ensure a better living, Naidu said.

He said smart city mission is a huge landmark and a distinct departure from the past as far as the country’s approach to urban development is concerned. “Cities are now imbibed with a new consciousness to do things differently and with a spirit of competition.

Accordingly, this mission is the corner stone of urban renaissance set in motion by this government. “Under Smart City Mission, a total investment of about Rs 1,35,000 crore has been proposed by the 60 cities that have so far been identified for financing smart city plans. This is a huge leap forward as against the meager investments for urban development in the past,” he said.

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Identifying waste management as a challenge, Naidu said cities across India generate around 65 million tones of solid waste every year and the government has drawn up a plan to convert the refuse into 50 lakh tones of compost and generate over 400 MW of power from it.

Naidu was critical of Samajwadi Party government in Uttar Pradesh for not being forthcoming in taking advantage of Centre’s various urban development schemes including the smart cities project

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