New Town is a posh planned smart city located in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal state in India. Being one of the satellite cities of state capital Kolkata to the east. It is administered by NKDA. New Town is declared as a "Solar City" and "Smart Green City" by Government of India.
Image: New Town Skyline captured from Bengal Intelligent Park, Saltlake, Kolkata (1 of 2 photos)
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Image: DLF IT Park Rajarhat 2012 04 11 9380
National Smart Cities Mission is an urban renewal and retrofitting program by the Government of India with the mission to develop smart cities across the country, making them citizen friendly and sustainable. The Union Ministry of Urban Development is responsible for implementing the mission in collaboration with the state governments of the respective cities. The mission was planned to include 100 cities, with the deadline for completion of the projects set between 2019 and 2023. As of September 2023, 6188 out of total 7960 tendered projects have been completed, utilizing ₹113,721 crores out of total tendered amount of ₹171,432 crore.
Smart Cities Mission
Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the launch of Smart Cities Mission in 2015
