Rajasthan State PCS

• 20 Apr 2022

Udaipur Ranks Second in Smart City Ranking

Why in News?

Recently, Udaipur has been ranked second in the Smart City Rankings released by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.

Key Points

• In this ranking of 100 smart cities of the country, Udaipur has secured the second position for the first time with 122.8 points, while Surat city is at first position with 128.80 points and Agra is at third place with 120.39 points.
• Apart from Udaipur, Jaipur is ranked 7^th, Kota 16th and Ajmer 18^th among other cities of Rajasthan.
• It is worth mentioning that so far 77 projects like sewage network, water line laying, roadside ducting, underground wiring, sewage treatment plant, solid waste plant and bio-mining and waste plant have been completed in Smart City Udaipur at a cost of Rs.233.77 crore, while 21 projects worth Rs 653.12 crore are in operation.