At public bike station in Panchkula. (Express photo by Jaipal Singh) Panchkula on Wednesday became one of the six cities to be listed as model cities under the Smart Cities Challenge programme. While congratulating the officers and employees of the Panchkula Municipal Corporation, MC Commissioner RK Singh said that in view of the employees’ better and hard work, the government of India has included Panchkula as a model city among six other cities named under the Smart Cities Challenge Programme, on Wednesday. In a meeting held by the Commissioner, Executive Officer of the Corporation- Jarnail Singh and his team were specially congratulated.