Hyderabad, Aug. 8 -- The Union government's Department of Economic Affairs on Friday, August 7, approved Telangana's urban transformation programme worth Rs 4,000 crore. The Telangana government will seek Rs 2,800 crore from the World Bank.

Telangana's Municipal Administration Department has selected a few urban areas in tier-2 and tier-3 cities to be modernised as part of the initiative. Under the programme, water supply, sewerage, stormwater drainage, urban mobility and blue-green projects will be improved, along with climate resilience measures and public spaces. The programme will also focus on revamping municipal administration and finances in these cities.

The estimated cost of the initiative is USD 430 million, or about Rs 4,000 ...