This Article is From Jun 25, 2016

PM Narendra Modi Launches Smart City Projects In Pune: Highlights

PM Narendra Modi Launches Smart City Projects In Pune: Highlights

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched 14 projects under Pune's smart city plan at a programme.

Pune:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched 14 projects under Pune's smart city plan at a programme. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is also attending the event.

Here are the highlights:

  • Glad you decided the come to Pune for this programme, a city known for smart people: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to PM Narendra Modi.
  • I do not understand why we considered urbanisation to be a curse. I am glad you see urbanisation as an opportunity: Devendra Fadnavis to PM.
  • This smart cities initiative has taken care of the poor and stands for inclusive governance, that will transform cities: Devendra Fadnavis.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches smart city project in Pune.
  • A new urban renaissance is taking place. Lives of people in cities will be made better: Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu in Pune.
  • The people of India are the smartest. Once their skills are harnessed then see the wonders that will happen: PM Narendra Modi in Pune.
  • Officials who met me wondered how we will select the cities. We didn't select anything, the credit goes to citizens of cities selected.
  • This Smart City project in itself is a mass movement and this experiment has been successful.
  • Gone are the days when there we competitions to be poorer. We are competing to move ahead, on the path of development.
  • There is a positive atmosphere, of competing on development works and that too in the spirit of Jan Bhagidari.
  • People of the cities have to decide about the development of their urban spaces. These decisions can't be taken in Delhi.
  • Spirit of participative governance is vital.
  • Let's consider urbanisation as an opportunity. Gone are the days when it was seen as a challenge or obstacle.
  • Cities are not only growth centres. Our cities have strength and capacity to mitigate poverty. People find work in cities.
  • Size of roads and builds aren't the only way to evaluate a city. Every city has a distinct identity.
  • Our urban spaces have to focus on solid waste management.
  • Smart cities are about modern facilities and becoming centres of development.
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