Japan to Help in Developing Chennai, Ahmedabad and Varanasi Smart Cities

Japan to Help in Developing Chennai, Ahmedabad and Varanasi Smart Cities

Japan’s   Ambassador to India Mr.Kenji Hiramatsu, informed about Japan’s intention to help India with the development of Chennai, Ahmedabad and Varanasi as smart cities. The decision was announced by the Mr.Kenji during a meeting with Minister of Urban Development Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu on January

5, 2017. Till date many countries have come forward to aid with development of 15 smart cities in India. These include:

1.United States Trade Development Agency (USTDA) for Visakhapatnam, Ajmer and Allahabad

2.United Kingdom for Pune, Amaravati and Indore,

3.France for Chandigarh, Puducherry and Nagpur

4.Germany for Bhubaneswar, Coimbattore and Kochi

Japan

♦ Capital: Tokyo

♦ Currency: Japanese yen

♦ Prime minister: Shinzō Abe