Smart City project in advanced stage: Venkaiah Naidu

vbk-03-Venkaiah_jp_1875203fUrban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu said  that Smart City project, which is currently in advanced stage, will be implemented on Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode after cabinet approval.

During discussions with a Swedish delegation led by Anna Johansson, Sweden’s Minister for Infrastructure, he said the Urban development Ministry is undertaking three important projects at the moment.

“One is Smart City Project, second is rejuvenation of 500 cities with more than 1 lakh population and the third is developing heritage cities,” Naidu said.

Johansson said that Government of Sweden is willing to cooperate in the Smart City Project and India’s urban development initiatives.