Vijayawada, July 15 -- The Government of Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday signed an MoU with United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) to promote inclusive and sustainable urban development across the state.
The strategic agreement was formalized between the Andhra Pradesh Municipal Administration Department and UN-Habitat in the presence of Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and UN-Habitat Executive Director Anaclaudia Rossbach, who participated virtually from Singapore.
The partnership aims to establish a Centre of Excellence for Urban Affairs in Amaravati as part of the state's SURGE AP, RISE AP and UPLIFT AP initiatives. The collaboration will focus on urban poverty alleviation, improving livelihoods for the urban poor and pr...