Summary:
The efforts of Amritsar in its Smart City initiative were simultaneously reviewed by Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh in Chandigarh and Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri at New Delhi through videoconferencing with senior officials in attendance in the holy city. Attending the meeting, Rajeev Sekhri, Nodal Officer of the project, also stressed upon the residents to step-up and associate themselves with the Amritsar Smart City Ltd in making the projects a resounding success. Komal Mittal, Chief Executive Officer, Amritsar Smart City Limited, said five projects, including LED street lighting, solar rooftop solution, development of parks and open spaces, free Wi-Fi facility at the Heritage Street and smart classrooms, are at the implementation stage in Amritsar. Officials said the projects had been conceived in accordance with needs and wish-list of the residents of Amritsar. “It is going to be a landmark achievement in retrofitting of Amritsar,” officials added..