Puducherry, Dec. 28 -- Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai visited Puducherry on Saturday to inaugurate several civic infrastructure and urban development projects under the Smart City Mission.

As part of Puducherry's development, the Union Minister participated in the inauguration of the Mini Stadium in Anna Thidal, a project under the Smart City Mission.

He arrived at the event with several leaders, including the Puducherry CM, and cut the ribbon at the inauguration. They held a Pooja inside to start the ceremony.

The Mini Stadium at Anna Thidal has been completed, and the union minister even participated in kicking a football with school students.

The ambitious Smart City Mission was launched on June 25, 2015, to...