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Shillong selected as 100th Smart City of India

Shillong selected as 100th Smart City of India

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | 20 Jun 2018, 12:05 pm

Shillong, June 20 (IBNS):  Shillong, the capital city of Meghalaya has been selected as 100th Smart City after evaluating the proposal submitted by it.

Till now, 99 smart cities had been selected in four rounds of competition and with today’s announcement, selection of 100 cities has been completed under the Smart Cities Mission, read a government statement.

Previously, 20 cities were selected in January 2016, 13 cities in May 2016, 27 cities in September 2016, 30 cities in June 2017 and 9 cities in January 2018. 

With the selection of Shillong, the total proposed investment in the finally selected 100 cities under the Smart Cities Mission would be Rs.2,05,018 crores.

 

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