Sagar selected in Smart City Project

Bhopal: Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Gopal Bhargav has expressed gratitude to Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu for inclusion of Sagar city in the Smart City Project of Government of India. Expressing joy over the achievement of the city, Bhargav congratulated the people of Sagar.

Bhargav said that the inclusion of Sagar city in the Smart City Project will help in its all round development. Basic facilities like electricity, water, cleanliness, e-governance, I.T. connectivity, easy transport and solid waste management will be available to the citizens.

It may be noted that the Union Ministry for Urban Development today released the third list of cities selected in Smart City Project at New Delhi. The list includes Satna and Sagar city of Madhya Pradesh. Out of 100 cities to be made Smart Cities in the GOI Project, 90 cities have been selected so far. These include seven cities of Madhya Pradesh including Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur, Gwalior, Ujjain, Satna and Sagar.-WTN