People in Mysuru were wondering whether the city would get another chance of making it to the Smart Cities’ Mission after failing to make it to the list of cities in the State that were being developed into ‘smart cities’.
However, Mysuru City Corporation has no information on Mysuru’s chances even as a conclave was held in Gujarat recently where the representatives of 100 smart cities, including from the State, met and discussed the progress done as part of the smart projects.
When contacted, Mayor (acting) Sunanda Palanetra said, “I have no information on the city’s chance of making it to the mission. Mysuru city missed on two occasions for some technical reasons and on other parameters though it was most eligible for being included under the smart city development.” She added, “The MCC can make another attempt, writing to the Centre, on its inclusion. But the project has moved much ahead now. We need to look beyond.”
