Belgaum has selected in first phase out of 20 cities as a smart city under PM Narendra Modi’s flagship Smart Cities MissionSmart Belagavi

Belagavi, also known as “Venugrama” or the “Bamboo Village” is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous Belgaum division and Belgaum district

It is also called as the second capital for the state of Karnataka .The most ancient place in the district is Halsi; and this, according to inscriptions on copper plates discovered in its neighborhood, was once the capital of a dynasty of nine Kadamba kings.