Outlook of Sagar city
Sagar is the city of lake. It is situated in the heart of Madhaya Pradesh. Sagar (Saugor), ( Hindi : सागर) is a city in the state of Madhya Pradesh in central India . Situated on a spur of the Vindhya Range and 1,758 feet (536 m) above sea-level. The city is around 180 kilometres (110 mi) northeast of state capital, Bhopal . Its original name 'Saugor' is an amalgamation of two words: sau meaning 100 and gahr meaning forts; there were countless small-forts in this region. With time the name has changed from Saugor to Sagar . [1] [2] Sagar is a cosmopolitan mix of population from everywhere in India living in harmony and is the sixth largest settlement in Madhya Pradesh. The development index of the city was quite limited before but things are picking up now and the wave of development can be felt lately. Sagar has been selected as one of the hundred Indian cities to be developed as a smart city under PM Narendra Modi's flagship Smart Cities Mission