Updated On: 12 July, 2023 09:01 AM IST | Lucknow | ANI
In the second phase, municipalities of 57 district headquarters, and then in the third phase, 143 municipalities, should be linked to the Safe City project

Yogi Adityanath. File Pic
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said Uttar Pradesh will be the first state in the country to have 18 `safe cities`, providing a conducive environment for the safety and development of every resident of the state, according to a statement. "All the 17 Municipal Corporations and Gautam Budh Nagar should be developed as `Safe Cities` in the first phase in next three months Manage finance for this through inter-departmental coordination," Adityanath said during a review meeting here.
In the second phase, municipalities of 57 district headquarters, and then in the third phase, 143 municipalities, should be linked to the Safe City project, he added. Special branding should also be done by putting a signboard of `Safe City` at the entrance of all such cities. In this way, Uttar Pradesh will be the first state in the country to have the highest number of safe cities, the Chief Minister said.