Modi-Obama meet: US to help India develop three smart cities

The successful and satisfactory visit to US by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has come up with a great deal to help India to develop three smart cities - Allahabad, Ajmer and Visakhapatnam. Apart from this, provide clean water and sewage facilities in 500 cities in the country. This deal will surely help the Indian government’s plan of developing 100 smart cities and in this regards a large amount of Rs. 7,060 crore was proposed in the Union Budget.

Read more here – TOI - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Modi-Obama-meet-US-to-help-India-develop-three-smart-cities/articleshow/43981483.cms

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