The Saga of Belagavi (Belgaum)
Category
World & Indian Cities
Era / Tenure
Historic Legacy
Leaderboard Rank
#74 in World & Indian Cities
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ORIGINS & BACKGROUND
Profile & Early Foundations
Belgaum (Kannada ISO: Beḷagāvi, IPA: [beɭɐɡaːʋi]; Marathi ISO: Bēḻagāṃva, IPA: [beɭɡaːũ]), officially known as Belagavi (also Belgaon), is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka located near its northern western border in the Western Ghats. It is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous Belagavi division and Belagavi district.
THE JOURNEY & BREAKTHROUGHS
Major Works & Significant Milestones
The Government of Karnataka has proposed making Belgaum the second capital of Karnataka alongside Bangalore, hence a second state administrative building Suvarna Vidhana Soudha was inaugurated on 11 October 2012.
Key Milestone & Career Defining Moment
Belgaum has been selected in first phase out of 20 cities, as one of the hundred Indian cities to be developed as a smart city under India's flagship Smart Cities Mission.
