Include Pune in smart city plan: Mayor to Modi.

Mayor Dattatraya Dhankawade has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to include Pune among the 100 cities the union government is planning to convert into smart cities, so that its development into a well-planned metropolis of the future is accelerated.

The mayor said residents were happy to get Modi as PM.

'The city has multiple traits making it probably the most unique city in the country with engines of growth like core industry, defence, education, IT and ITES in addition to being the culture capital of the state. As mayor, it is my request to include Pune in the 100 smart cities the union government would be building,' said the mayor.

Pune was among the 63 cities selected to implement the national urban renewal mission, Dhankawade reminded, adding that many projects in water supply, transportation, basic services for urban poor, river development have been successfully implemented.


THE INDIAN EXPRESS