Three cities in Karnataka have won Smart City awards in various categories. Belagavi, Shivamogga, and Hubballi-Dharwad are the winners as per the India Smart Cities Award announced by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs recently.
Belagavi has won the Zonal Smart City Award for the Southern Zone, Shivamogga for the development of conservancies in package two, and Hubbali-Dharwad has won the Innovative Idea Award for its initiative of Open Space Upgradation 2 by Nalla Renovation and setting up the green corridor in the twin cities.