The Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal on Thursday said that two smart cities would be developed in the State and parameters had been fixed for the same.
A survey of those towns fulfilling the prescribed norms would be conducted. The towns which would match the criteria and get maximum points would be developed as smart cities, said he while addressing a gathering in a function at Karnal.
He said that as per the policy of Union Government, two smart cities would be developed in Haryana. The Central Government would give `100 crore for each to carry out developmental works. In case, two towns selected for transforming into smart cities are other than Karnal, even then we will ensure to make Karnal a smart city. Karnal Development Corpus Fund had been created for this purpose and general public were donating generously in the corpus, he added.
The amount deposited in Karnal Development Corpus would boost the upcoming development process of the town. Karnal Development Corpus has been set up to ensure people participation in the development of town as well as to accelerate the pace of development by generating maximum funds through donation, said he.