UDAIPUR: Despite lockdown and the second Covid wave, Udaipur has managed to improve its ranking under the smart city mission.
Among the 100 nominated smart cities, Udaipur has bagged the fifth position with a score of 68.54 points. Approximately a fortnight ago, Udaipur was ranked sixth.
Udaipur is now the only city from Rajasthan to rank among the first 10 cities of the country. Surat tops the list followed by Bhopal, Indore and Agra. The other cities among the top ten are Ahmedabad, Kakinada, Varanasi, Salem and Tumkur.
Smart City CEO Pradeep Sanagawat said infrastructure works in the city were in full swing. “The primary ones being laying down of sewer lines, construction of a water treatment plant, laying ducts and pipelines. Once these are complete, the ranking will improve further,” he said.
