J-K: Srinagar gets renovations in preparation for G20 meetings

The city of Srinagar has undergone renovations in preparation for the G20 meetings there.
The leaders of the world’s leading economies participate in the G20 summit, a significant international gathering that is hosted by one of the member nations.

The G20 summit will be hosted in India this time, and Srinagar will play host to a few meetings and events. Before the G20 meetings, the Indian government chose Srinagar as one of the places it wanted to develop as part of its Smart places initiative, which aims to employ technology and data to improve city services, infrastructure, and citizen quality of life.

A budget of crores has been set aside for various development initiatives in Srinagar. These include the development of smart roads, smart public transport, smart waste management, and the installation of a city-wide surveillance system.

Athar Amin Khan, Commissioner of Srinagar Municipal Corporation said the city is all geared up for the upcoming G20 meetings.

“The city is geared up. All the important monuments, and structures, have been illuminated, blacktopping of the roads done. Repair works are also underway. We hope this will be a nice and wonderful event,” said Khan.

Recently, the first wire-free market Polo View was completed under this project which is based on a pedestrian-based market. These projects under Srinagar smart city will give a boost to the economy and tourism industry in the Kashmir Valley and the people have appreciated the steps taken by the government in this direction.