Nagaland’s state capital Kohima along with Sikkim’s Namchi have bagged the Zonal Smart City Award  for Northeast Zone under India Smart Cities Awards Contest (ISAC) for the year 2022. Kohima and Namchi cities were among the winning list of 66 smart cities of India.

The India Smart Cities Award Contest is organized under the Smart Cities Mission, Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.

This is one of the important activities initiated under the Mission, where pioneering city strategies, projects and ideas are recognized to award the exemplary performance, enable peer-peer learning and disseminate best practices.

The ISAC recognizes and reward the cities, projects and innovative ideas that are promoting sustainable development across the 100 smart cities, as well as stimulating inclusive, equitable, safe, healthy and collaborative cities, thus enhancing quality of life for all.

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of  Kohima Smart City Development Limited, Kezhazelhou Theunuo told a press conference at Kohima today that  the award marks an important milestone for the citizens of Kohima city. He said the honour is also a testimony to its impressive advancement in urban development.

President of India Droupadi Murmu will felicitate the winners of ISAC 2022 on the 27th of September at Indore in Madhya Pradesh.