Smart Cities: PM Modi Inaugurates India’s First Greenfield Industrial Smart City In Aurangabad

In a big boost for Government of India's Smart Cities programme, Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi on Saturday (7 September) inaugurated India's first industrial smart city in Aurangabad in Maharashtra, reports The Economic Times.

The Aurangabad Industrial City (AURIC) is also India's first greenfield smart city. AURIC is part of the under-construction Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC), and is situated in the underdeveloped Marathwada region. The city is being promoted as a major industrial hub on the DMIC.

While inaugurating the 10,000-acre big AURIC, PM Modi also inaugurated the Auric hall which is a six-storey building which will act as the nerve centre for the smart city and monitor the developments across the region.

Furthermore, PM Modi on Saturday also launched the Auric chatbot which will help individuals get their problems addressed by the city administration, all online.