PUNE: Maharashtra has dominated the ‘Streets4People Challenge’, a competition organised under the Smart City mission which aims at recognising innovative efforts for creating “walking-friendly streets”.
Four of the 11 frontrunner cities in the challenge are from Maharashtra with Pune, Pimpri Chinchwad, Aurangabad and Nagpur featuring on the list of the competition’s stage one results. The competition requires each of the 113 registered cities to test at least one flagship walking project and enhance liveability in one neighbourhood.