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100 smart cities: Cabinet clears Smart Cities Mission with outlay of Rs 48,000 cr

Under the Smart Cities Mission, each selected city would get central assistance of Rs 100 crore per year for five years, the government said.

12 smart cities to come up at ports with Rs50,000 crore investment

“Each port will construct one smart city. We are trying to do this. Each city will be built with an expenditure of about Rs.3,000-4,000 crore,” said the minister for road transport, highways and shipping.

“These will be green smart cities. We are starting work on these in four to six months. You will see all these complete in five years,” Gadkari told PTI in an interview.

“Port water will be recycled. Port wastes will be turned into bio gas. Vehicles will run on bio fuel. Solar energy and wind power will be generated at ports. These cities will be pollution-free and very green smart cities. We are starting these,” Gadkari said.