Smart City Rourkela has been selected among 10 prominent cities in the world to attend the coveted Urban95 Academy Residency Week Programme at the London School of Economics (LSE). A team from Rourkela will attend the leadership programme at the prestigious institute in London from October 10 to 14.
Rourkela has found its place among the top global cities for its proposal on ‘Infant, Toddler & Caregivers’ friendly city for slum and tribal communities. Sometime back, Rourkela had been selected among 10 prominent cities in the country in the Nurturing Neighbourhood Challenge programme under the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs for implementing a host of child-friendly programmes.
In a tweet, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has congratulated officials and employees of Smart City Rourkela and the Rourkela Municipal Corporation (RMC) on being invited to the London programme. Sundargarh district Collector Dr Parag H Gavali has also conveyed his greeting to the entire team.
“This will encourage all of us to take our work further,” said Rourkela ADM and RMC Commissioner & CEO Dr Subhankar Mohapatra.