Thiruvananthapuram tops new list of 30 for Smart City Mission
(WorldNews India)

Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, Naya Raipur in Chhattisgarh and Rajkot in Gujarat figured in the new list of 30 cities announced on Friday for development under the Centre’s Smart City Mission. The latest announcement takes to 90 the number of cities selected for part financing of projects by the Centre under the scheme. Thiruvananthapuram took the first slot, followed Naya Raipur, Rajkot, Andhra Pradesh capital Amaravati, and Bihar capital Patna. Announcing the new list at an event here, Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said that 45 cities contested for the 40 available...