The Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a slew of Smart City projects undertaken by the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) at the Charkha Park in Connaught Place. He pointed out that the rollout of the Smart City projects will help New Delhi emerge as a world class city.
Rajnath Singh said that NDMC has set an example before other aspiring Smart Cities in the country to follow. He recalls that New Delhi was among the 20 cities included in January, 2016 in the First Phase of the Smart City Mission announced by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.
Other various projects inaugurated by Shri Rajnath Singh include Smart Poles, Solar Tree, Ideation Centre, 50 LED interactive screens, Ambedkar Vatika and two hi-tech nurseries, four mechanical road sweepers, two litter picking machines and ten auto tippers. He has also launched MTNL’s hi-speed Broadband on Optical Fiber & Hi-Speed Wi-Fi.
Union Minister of State for Communications (I/C) and Railways, Manoj Sinha, Union MoS (I/C) Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri, Lt. Governor of Delhi, Anil Baijal and Lok Sabha MP, Meenakshi Lekhi were also present on the occasion.
Rajnath Singh also released a coffee table book on the green initiatives of the NDMC titled "Green and Colourful NDMC -- A Transformational Journey" during the event.
Minister of State for Communications and Railways Manoj Sinha said that it is indeed a proud moment that Digital India and Smart City Mission integrated into the initiatives launched by NDMC and MTNL in a joint venture.
Sanghvi Infotech from Ahmedabad is the vendor for the project.
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