BENGALURU: Karnataka has implemented more than 66% of its 828 Smart City projects spread across seven places, including Bengaluru, while another 262 are a work in progress, as per a mid-March review by the Union ministry of housing and urban affairs.
As per the ministry data, of the 828 projects worth Rs 17,533.5 crore, work has been completed in 550 worth Rs 5,263.6 crore. The 262 ongoing projects are worth Rs 10,799.8 crore; another 15 worth Rs 1,273.9 crore are at the tendering stage. Only one project in Mangaluru, worth Rs 196.3 crore, is stuck at the detailed project report (DPR) stage.
