Nitin Gadkari emphasizes PPPs for developing smart cities & villages to achieve India's $5 trillion economy vision

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has highlighted the importance of public-private partnerships (PPP) in developing smart cities and villages as crucial to achieving India's vision of becoming a USD 5 trillion economy. Gadkari emphasized the need to adopt the PPP model to develop smart cities and villages during his speech at the '8th Smart Cities India Expo'. He also praised the success story of India's smart cities and the country's huge potential in this area.

Minister of Economy of the Slovak Republic, Karel Hirman, also spoke at the event, emphasizing the importance of integrating technology and data analytics into city planning and management as the future of urban development. Hirman highlighted Slovakia's implementation of smart solutions in public transport, energy, wastewater management, and public safety in their cities.

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