Coimbatore has been ranked 8th among the first batch of 20 smart
cities in implementing and completing projects under the Smart City
Mission in the last three years.
This ranking was based on expenditure, project implementation and performance.
It is the only city from Tamil Nadu in the top 10 while Chennai has been ranked 17 as per the ministry of housing and urban affairs.
Coimbatore City corporation commissioner K Vijayakarthikeyan said, "When we were selected based on our proposal, we were ranked 12 in 2015. But now, we have moved up the ranking. If we get sanctions from the state government faster, we can be number one in no time," he said
Coimbatore has successfully implemented three projects in the last three years and is in the process of implementing five more this year
While Surat tops the list, Pune, Vishakhapatnam, Udaipur, Bhuvaneshwar, Ahmedabad and Bhopal rank ahead of Coimbatore.
This ranking was based on expenditure, project implementation and performance.
It is the only city from Tamil Nadu in the top 10 while Chennai has been ranked 17 as per the ministry of housing and urban affairs.
Coimbatore City corporation commissioner K Vijayakarthikeyan said, "When we were selected based on our proposal, we were ranked 12 in 2015. But now, we have moved up the ranking. If we get sanctions from the state government faster, we can be number one in no time," he said
Coimbatore has successfully implemented three projects in the last three years and is in the process of implementing five more this year
While Surat tops the list, Pune, Vishakhapatnam, Udaipur, Bhuvaneshwar, Ahmedabad and Bhopal rank ahead of Coimbatore.
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