Smart cities: MP govt giving final touches to proposals of Sagar, Satna

MP urban development and environment department officials are a busy lot. After successfully putting Bhopal, Indore and Jabalpur on the list of first 20 cities to be developed as a smart city, the department officials are now concentrating on bettering the proposal of Sagar and Satna for the second round of the project.

Updated on: Feb 14, 2016, 21:21:34 IST

Hindustan Times | By Shruti Tomar, Bhopal

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MP urban development and environment department officials are a busy lot. After successfully putting Bhopal, Indore and Jabalpur on the list of first 20 cities to be developed as a smart city, the department officials are now concentrating on bettering the proposal of Sagar and Satna for the second round of the project.

Three cities from Madhya Pradesh had made on the first list of 20 cities to be developed as smart cities. (Photo for representation)

Sagar and Satna ranked 51 and 55 respectively on the list declared by urban development minister M Venkaiah Naidu on January 28. Three cities from Madhya Pradesh had made on the first list of 20 cities to be developed as smart cities.

The smart city project in-charge CU Roy said, “We are concentrating on the proposal of Sagar and Satna. We have three months to make necessary changes and make the proposal more attractive so that these cities find place in the second list surely.”

The urban development and environment department will also send the proposal of Ujjain and Gwalior without any change to the ministry of urban development as Ujjain and Gwalior stood at 21 and 22 notches, respectively.

“We are not much bothered about Ujjain and Gwalior’s proposal as these cities scored well with 55.03 and 54.82 % in the first round,” Roy said.

The second round of the challenge will be open on April 1 and states have to submit the proposal by June 30. The results for the second round will be announced in August.

Ministry of urban development has also released a list of 23 cities under special fast-track proposal to cover all the states and union territories. The remaining four cities of MP, however, will not get a place on the list as in the first round of the challenge, three cities — Jabalpur, Indore and Bhopal — got selected for the smart city project from Madhya Pradesh.

The urban development department has also initiated the process of registration of all three companies of Jabalpur, Indore and Bhopal for special purposed vehicles (SPVs). “With registration process, the file containing proposal has been sent for cabinet approval. We are trying to complete both the process together so that we will not find any problem in getting funds,” said Roy.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More

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