Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha today informed that almost 95 percent of the work under Agartala Smart City Limited has already been completed and remaining works are expected to be completed by May 2025.
Dr. Saha shared this while replying to a calling attention notice brought by MLA Gopal Chandra Roy on the last day of the Tripura Legislative Assembly on Tuesday.
Dr. Saha said that as per the approval of the Union Cabinet, the Smart Cities Mission scheme will end on June 30, 2025, and no further extension of this project has been announced by the Union Government yet.
He stated that the total project cost of the Smart City Mission for Agartala city is Rs. 541.04 crore. So far, a total of Rs. 490 crore has been received as the Central share under the Smart City Mission, while a total of Rs. 51.04 crore has been received as the State share. This is divided between the Central and State Governments in the ratio of 90:10.
“A total of 65 projects have been taken up under the Smart City Mission, out of which 62 projects worth Rs 375.97 crore have been completed in the Agartala city area so far, while 3 projects are under implementation,” he said.
Dr. Saha mentioned that the three ongoing projects are Four-laning of Airport Road from Lichu Bagan to the New Airport Terminal – Rs. 96.17 crore, Revitalization of MBB College Lake – Rs. 32.31 crore and Development of Children's Park – Rs. 7.64 crore
He added that these three projects are expected to be completed by May 2025.
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