Tamil Nadu submits 12 Smart City proposals

New Delhi, Dec 29: The Tamil Nadu government, which could not submit Smart City proposals by the stipulated deadline due to management of floods in Chennai and other parts of the state, on Tuesday submitted 12 proposals.

"The state government had sought time and has submitted Smart City Plans for all 12 cities and towns in the state included in the Smart City Mission," said an official release from the urban development ministry.

The 12 cities and towns included in the Smart City Mission are : Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Dindigul, Thanjavur, Tiruppur, Salem, Vellore, Coimbattore, Madurai, Erode, Thoothukudi and Chennai.

With this, 97 cities out of the 98 included in the Smart City Mission have submitted Smart City Plans to the urban development ministry.

IANS