05,203E9 !"#"$ 525(E / <71#(# '7(5 (756( #/5$ 1'2 (+ 3( 53 521'<? !"# $"% =$ ( #(!6 3<( =4< (''=< $=< $=<53 <5' =$$<' 7/=<( =$ .=6' $$%!#%& &%!&%& %!'%&&%! # .'?F 00# -GC * C ! !((>F H( ' ( !" #$%!"&" ' (" "%" )*( ( () %" $1'5= =$ tion for all, but making Ranchi 1397.18 crores of which will be city. Smarter Ranchi will offer el time and increasing average / a Smart City is a great chal- used for developing 341 acres smarter versions of basic ameni- travel speed, stated Municipal 3<$572 lenge. Government has accept- in HEC as an educational hub ties –rainwater harvesting, sew- Commissioner Prashant Kumar. / * 2>7= (2 ed this challenge and will make whereas 92.09 crores is to be erage treatment plants, solid In their Smart City proposal 5 @ the most of this opportunity. As invested in Pan-city Solution. waste management, use of solar to Union Urban Development ! ' <<=$553 =2 a State capital, Ranchi should These expenses are to be equal- energy, Intelligent Transport Department, RMC had pro- 7( <=>' have all the amenities: Urban ly borne by the Union System, Wi-Fi hotspots, carbon posed to develop the city as a ' ) Development Department and Government, State emission reduction to name a knowledge hub for Eastern 72 NA 2 O ' '#=2 5 71#+? Ranchi Municipal Corporation Government and third parties few. Internet of Things (IoT) India that will also address the B ! @ $=< <(#/5 will ensure that,” stated Urban like World Bank. will be used prominently to effi- socio-economic needs of its 5 Development Minister CP “The Area Based ciently manage them. denizens. 150 acres of the avail- 4 ' Singh during a press conference Development in HEC is meant Sluggish transport system of able land will be converted into . .) <(#/5 on Tuesday. to be a lighthouse project. The Ranchi will definitely get a an educational hub; master plan 3' The proposal from the ! &'& ( ! rest of the city will be developed boost from the urban renewal for the same will be drafted tate capital Ranchi, the only State Government opting for a # ) ! " * ( " + based on the achievements and initiative. “Five upgraded streets soon, Singh added. @ Scity to submit a proposal combination of Greenfield # )! ) lessons we experience there,” and two flyovers have been “Ranchi Smart City 5 from Jharkhand for the urban Development (development on ' !# stated Rajesh Kumar Sharma, approved by me and will soon Corporation will be established renewal initiative, has been vacant space of 341 acres in State Urban Development be taken up by the Department. within 15 days, which will 1 CD selected for Phase-II of Smart HEC area) and Retrofitting Development. We have sent a ducted in two parts – Area Agency. For the first time, RMC is going receive Rs 300 crores from the City Mission on special fast- Mode (developing an already proposal for additional 34 acres Based Development “Smart features will be to adopt hot mix plants for con- Union Government simulta- track. It will receive projects developed area in the city) of land which has received the (Greenfield Development) and incorporated in transportation, structing roads,” stated the neously with its formation. ' ! worth 1500 crores for smarter won Ranchi the Smart City tag. Government’s approval,” stated Pan-city Solutions (Retrofitting security, water and electric sup- Minister. Identical corpus of funds will be ( @ urban amenities and better “The 341 acres in HEC has Urban Development Secretary Mode). The total cost of mak- ply,” added Singh, while enu- Transportation, a part of the concurrently handed to the 5 standard of living. already been approved by the Arun Kumar Singh. ing Ranchi smarter has been merating the changes that the Pan-city Solution, will be cru- Corporation by Jharkhand “This is a matter of jubila- Cabinet for Greenfield The project will be con- pegged at 1489.27 crores. Mission will bring about in the cial in decreasing average trav- Government,” said Singh. = $ 4!$ (/'& DD ""% 5 &' ( ' ' N6 O : ; # ' higher rankings from as many could qualify for the Smart States and Union Territories, City projects through the fresh &0/ which failed to get represen- competition, said Naidu 4 tation in the first round of the adding that with the selection 2 competition held in January, of these 13 cities, 25 States/UTs !"-./01 3456 * 4 5 6. !7$8.09234.6 ment would be given more of veteran BJP leader LK 6 O $ participated in the ‘’Fast Track were now covered under 314(/(5 than what is required. Advani and Home Minister 4 27/5 Competition’, the result of Smart City Mission. ( 3 # 0 Modi stressed on partici- Rajnath Singh. which was announced by “The 13 cities selected in s the BJP celebrated the pation of the people for the The glittering swearing-in he ‘City of nawabs’, Urban Development Minister the Fast Track Competition Aswearing-in of the party’s sake of good governance. ceremony came as a reminder TLucknow has topped the Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday. have proposed a total invest- first Chief Minister in Assam on “I believe that the Assam of the first Asom Gana ( list of winners of the Fast Of these 23 cities, only 13 ment of Rs 30,229 crore. Tuesday, Prime Minister Government, under the lead- Parishad (AGP)-led 6 < Track Competition conducted Narendra Modi emphasised that ership of Chief Minister Government that came to for 23 cities from as many P progress of North-East India was Sonowal will work shoulder-to- power in 1985 while riding on States and Union Territories " /C imperative for the overall devel- shoulder with the people of a six-year-long anti-illegal for- C " under the Modi Government’s opment of the country. The Assam and the Central eigners movement in Assam. ambitious ‘Smart Cities 7 6 Prime Minister said he hoped Government at Delhi will give While the AGP Mission.’ 4 5 that the BJP-led new all the support to achieve an Government under the lead- Lucknow is followed by 2 < Government in Assam would fulfil the expectations of the ership of then Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Warangal in Telangana and ! take the State to great heights. people,” said Modi. Prafulla Kumar Mahanta took Parimal Suklabaidya, Chandra Dharamshala in Himachal # ( ! Speaking at the swearing- The PM also thanked the oath at the Nehru Stadium in Mohan Patowary, Ranjit Pradesh. < $ # $ in ceremony of Chief Minister people of Assam for a historic the city, Sonowal and his col- Dutta, Pallab Lochan Das and Other winners announced + L M Sarbananda Sonowal, Modi and decisive mandate for the leagues took oath at Naba Doley also took oath as on Tuesday were Chandigarh, ' # said Sarbananda will not leave BJP. On his part, Sonowal Veterinary College ground at Ministers. Four of the alliance Raipur (Chhattisgarh), New 6 any stone unturned to bring promised a “corruption-free” Khanapara area that was partners including Atul Bora Town (Kolkata) Bhagalpur, ‘sarva anand’ (overall happi- and “illegal foreigner-free” attended by thousands of peo- and Keshab Mahanta of the Panaji, Port Blair, Imphal, ! " ness) to Assam. Assam as he took oath of office ple. AGP and Pramila Rani Ranchi, Agartala and "#$%&'( )*! ! “The North-East has and secrecy along with ten Along with Sonowal, Brahma and Rihan Daimary Faridabad. + always remained a priority for other colleagues in the presence other BJP leaders, including also took oath as Ministers. Twenty three cities, with us. I have always believed that ,- the North-East is one of the most important parts of India’s overall development. This is the reason we have announced the Act East policy, which will encourage India to engage with () * its eastern neighbours through "" India’s North-East,” Modi said. +&,-,+ . ! Modi heaped praise on the 4 27/5 ! new Chief Minister and said that Sonowal and his team ith the ban on diesel would do everything possible Wvehicles with engines ' to develop the State. above 2,000 cc extended to / “I have always believed the Kerala, Japanese auto major India has to develop in its Toyota is “re-looking” at its entirety and if the country has Indian operations saying to develop, we cannot leave orders are passed “against "#$$$ behind the North-East,” Modi principle of natural justice”. % said adding that the Central Although the company, which & ' ( .! Government would give all operates in India as a joint ven- ) * . " * / * support to the new Assam ture — Toyota Kirloskar Motor 0,1,2,3 Government under the lead- — with the Kirloskar group, is Orders are passed without 1' ership of Sonowal. not considering shutting shop hearing us. It is going against 2 / Modi said the Central here, but at the same time it is the principles of natural jus- Government believes in com- also not looking at launching tice. We feel our vehicles are ( petitive cooperative federal- new models in India. being targetted,” Toyota ( ism and said development is a “We have already started Kirloskar Motor Vice- ( continuous