A delegation of KFW, a German government-owned development bank, visited Shanti Nagar Slum in Kharvel Nagar to know about various…
A delegation of KFW, a German government-owned development bank, visited Shanti Nagar Slum in Kharvel Nagar to know about various projects undertaken by the Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL).
Presently, KFW is working with the Odisha government, Bhubaneswar Smart City and other state agencies. The KFW team, which included directors (South Asia) Carolin Gassner and Claudia Arce, among others, visited several projects within the Bhubaneswar Town Centre District (BTCD) area and met the peer leader (Pragati Sathi) girls at Shanti Nagar and interacted with them.
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They were briefed about the Socially Smart Bhubaneswar project, which is meant to make the slum residents, especially adolescent girls, women and youth “smart’’ and employable and also ensuring security among the girls.
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The team also included Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited officials as they visited Smart Parks, which are already ready for the citizens in Saheed Nagar area within BTCD. The KFW team is in city to discuss about the mass transport related issues.
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