Summary:
Having improved its ranking of ‘five’ to ‘three’ in 2017, the city, having been declared ODF, was working towards becoming the cleanest city in the country. Smart City projects will be implemented over a period of five years with an outlay of ?1602 crore and the government has so far released ? 394 crore, Municipal Commissioner M Hari Narayanan has said. With the installation of 1.07 lakh LED street lights, Visakhapatnam got recognition as the ‘City of Lights’ at national level, Mr Hari Narayanan said. Recognition of street vendors and self-employment through skill development were among the other measures being implemented. The implementation of the project began with formal launching by the Chief Minister on June 25, 2016..