Meghalaya: Shillong finally selected as 100th Smart City

TNT News | Shillong, June 20, 2018: 

After several attempts, Shillong, the capital city of Meghalaya, has finally find its place in the Smart City List.

The city has been selected as 100th Smart City after evaluating the proposal submitted by it.

Till now, 99 smart cities were selected in four rounds of competition and with today's announcement, selection of 100 cities has been completed under the Smart Cities Mission, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs said in a statement on Wednesday.

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.

With inputs from Agencies

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