Our Bureau India on Friday signed a MoU with Germany to develop modules for providing urban basic services and housing for smart cities.
Sustainable solutions
The MoU signed between Union Ministry for Housing and Urban Affairs and the German development agency GIZ here would develop and apply concepts for sustainable urban development providing urban basic services and housing in select cities as well as smart cities in India.
GIZ would contribute up to €8 million for the project which would run for a period of three years.
“Technical cooperation measure will support approaches for sustainable urban development in the area of integrated planning, provision of affordable housing and basic services with particular focus on water, waste water and solid waste management and mobility,” said Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Housing and Urban Affairs.