City not smart in rankings, placed 67th

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, February 8

The city falls way behind at the 67th slot in the Smart City rankings, released by the Union Ministry for Housing and Urban Affairs.

Nagpur has bagged the first rank among 100 cities across India for the execution of Smart City projects under various categories.

Nagpur, which got a score of 360.21, is followed by Bhopal, which scored 329.32. Last year, Surat had emerged as India’s highest ranked smart city with the largest number of projects implemented and completed under the Smart City Mission.

In the list of rankings, which was updated on February 6, Ranchi stands at the third position. Vinod Vashisht, president of the Government Houses Residents Welfare Society, Sector 22, and convener of the City Forum of Residents Welfare Organisations, said the rankings were based on the proportion of the total Smart City projects under progress and those completed in the cities. According to a senior officer, the report is just a part of the management information system of the ministry, which keeps monitoring projects on a routine basis.