Rs 1 crore shot in the arm for Mo Cycle
Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Smart City, which was adjudged the second best city in the country for promotion of cycling-friendly initiative by the Centre Wednesday, will receive `1crore central assistance.
Inaugurated by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), the first season of India Cycles4Change Challenge saw 107 smart cities from across the country. Out of the top 25 cities that were shortlisted earlier this year, the jury selected top 11 cities for creative ideas to boost cycling.
While Bengaluru was rated the best city, Bhubaneswar was positioned second. This was followed by Chandigarh (Punjab and Haryana), Kohima (Nagaland), Nagpur (Maharashtra), New Town Kolkata (West Bengal), Pimpri Chinchwad (Maharashtra), Rajkot, Surat, Vadodra (Gujarat) and Warangal (Telangana). All these cities will receive an award of `1 crore each to scale up their cycling initiatives in their respective cities.
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A day after Andhra Pradesh held an election in a disputed region in Odisha’s Koraput district, Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday said it was a matter of concern that a State had conducted panchayat elections inside another State’s geographical boundary.
“It may be Andhra Pradesh or any other States, the interstate-State boundary dispute is creating bad blood. If the Odisha government does not take step in time to resolve the issue, we may have to face problem,” Mr. Pradhan said on Twitter.
“The government has taken legal steps. I hope the government takes it to logical end. The administrations need to strengthen development projects and government services,” he said.