Andhra Pradesh walked away with two 'Smart City' projects and this is part of a 8$ billion makeover. And guess what this has created some controversy in Telangana and the Government is showing more rage. Kakinada secured a surprise as it got Ranked in 14th position in the first 20 List of smart cities.


Porty City of Vishakapatnam ranked 8th in the total list. Both Warangal and Karimnagar's proposals from Telangana were studied but dumped for poor presentation. Andhra Pradesh Officials rejoiced as Kakinada was mentioned.


They felt it is just a result of hard work on a 'Good' presentation of the proposal. Kakinada scored 58% with DPR earmarked Rs 1990 crore over the next few years to make the city smart. Rs.1860 Crores is marked for area base development.


The DPR prepared by IIDC limited has proposed nearly Rs.200 crore for tourism related projects. Focus will also be on Power as Rs.489 Crores was allocated for Power management. The Detailed Project Report (DPR) is submitted to Union Government and the centre has promised to start the work soon.



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