UP govt fast tracks Rs 10,000-cr urban infra projects

According to the recent review, Agra and Varanasi have completed the most significant number of projects and are the cleanest cities, adhering to smart city standards, with improved water supply, power, strengthened sewerage systems, solid waste management, public transportation, parking facilities, streetlights, digitization, and security measures, among others. The state government has also launched a cloud-based smart city digital monitoring system with a budget of Rs 28 crore to monitor the progress made by these ten cities.
In addition to the ten cities covered under the smart city mission, the state government has decided to install ITMS in seven more cities, including Ayodhya, Firozabad, Gorakhpur, Ghaziabad, Mathura-Vrindavan, Meerut, and Shahjahanpur.