PM Narendra Modi launches Smart City Projects in Pune

Prime Minsiter Narendra Modi on Saturday evening inaugurated various 'Smart City Projects' under the Smart Cities Mission at a function in Pune.

Modi launched 84 such projects including 14 for Pune, for various other cities across the country, at an investment of around Rs 2,000 crore.

The 20 selected Smart Cities were linked to the Pune venue through videoconferencing wherein their states' Chief Ministers and other leaders gave details of their plans for the Smart Cities in their states and interacted with the PM.

Modi visited an expo on Smart Cities, inaugurated a contest on 'Make Your City Smart' and a Smart Net Portal on the occasion at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Balewadi, on the outskirts of Pune.

Maharashtra Governor C V Rao, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu and other dignitaries were present on the occasion.

Meanwhile, the Office of Prime Minister of India has tweeted the live speech of PM Modi:

Watch: PM @narendramodi has begun his speech in Pune. https://t.co/Iy8hu3Nre5

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 25, 2016

The PMO has also tweeted PM Modi as saying:

Cities are not only growth centres. Our cities have strength & capacity to mitigate poverty. People find work in cities: PM @narendramodi

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 25, 2016