In a major update, the smart city project work in Coimbatore is near its completion, informed Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation Commissioner M Prathap. The smart city project funded under the Central Government’s scheme Smart Cities Mission program will be completed by September 2023. Out of 54 projects under the Smart City, 43 have been already completed and the rest are near completion. In order to ease the lives of city dwellers and provide ‘quality’ living, the Coimbatore Smart City mission took three major developmental projects. Among the three important projects, one is the development of the cascading system of lakes in the city, the second project is pedestrian-friendly model roads, and the third important project is transitioning towards green energy. Coimbatore Corporation ranks first among the 11 urban local bodies in the State in implementing projects taken up under the Central Government-funded Smart Cities Mission programme. The Smart Cities Mission launched on June 25, 2015, is aimed at providing core infrastructure, a clean and sustainable environment, and a decent quality of life to their citizens through the application of ‘smart solutions’.