Karnal fails to make it to list of smart cities

Parveen Arora

Tribune News Service

Karnal, January 28

CM’s city Karnal, known as the land of great warrior Raja Karan of the Mahabharta, was not selected among the top-20 smart cities of the country announced by the Union government today.

It will now have to wait for the next year to get a place in the next top-20 cities. City residents had hoped of making it to the list after Karnal was included in the 98 smart cities last year.

Gian Parkash Bhargava, a resident of Sector 7, said it was unfortunate that Karnal was not among the top-20 cities. “But we are hopeful that it we will be included in the next slot,” he said.

Navin Kharbanda, another resident, said it was a competition and they tried their best.

Commissioner Municipal Corporation Sumedha Kataria is a little disappointed, but not hopeless. She said they would try next time with a new vision and get success.