Smart City proposals submitted for 15 cities

Bengal has submitted plans for New Town Kolkata, Bidhannagar and Durgapur. Karnataka submitted Smart City proposals for Davanagere, Tumakuru, Hubli-Dharwad and Shimoga. Puducherry, meanwhile, submitted its proposal for Oulgaret. Tomorrow is the last date for submission of Smart City proposals to the Urban Development Ministry. A total of 98 cities have been included in the Smart City Mission which have a cumulative population of about 13 crore and together account for 35 per cent of the urban population in the country.