BDA signs MoU with WRI for urban mobility planning in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar Development Authority on Tuesday signed an MoU with World Resources Institute for sustainable urban mobility planning for the Smart City.

The MoU was signed in the presence of housing and urban development minister Pushpendra Singh Deo.

The pact enables the two organisations to jointly address transport and development challenges in the city for a year and the term is extendable.

WRI India will support Bhubaneswar in its effort to develop transport and urban planrung projects under the Government of India’s Smart City Mission. WRI will provide technical support in the areas of project development, policy and capacity building.

The scope of the MoU will be on public bicycle sharing system, building a better and robust public transport network and knowledge sharing as the WRI is one of the leading consultant in the field.