Mayors, other senior officials and experts from more than 50 countries from all over the world will attend the 11th Metropolis World Conference-2014 from Monday.
The five-day conference organised by the Metropolis, the world association of major cities with a population of more than a million will deliberations on urban issues and sharing of experiences by the participants.
Rajiv Sharma, Chief Secretary of Telangana briefing the media about the preparations of the event said that 2,000 delegates from about 100 global cities including Sydney, Tehran, Berlin, Barcelona and Geneva would attend the conference.
President Pranab Mukherjee will address the valedictory session of the conference on October 9 and former President APJ Abdul Kalam will deliver the keynote address on 'Of the people, by the people, for the people' at the plenary session which will be moderated by Dr VK Saraswath, former Chief of Defence Research and Development Organization.
“This edition of the Metropolis World Congress is a prestigious opportunity for Hyderabad and we will not spare any effort to make it a grand success. Hyderabad city will also benefit from the deliberations in terms of development”, Rajiv Sharma said.
Official machinery was working round the clock to deck up the city to welcome the delegates from all over the world. Telangana Government was also using the modern communication technology and for the first time 4G services has been launched at the Hyderabad International Convention Center for the delegates.
Ahmad Babu, special Commissioner GHMC said that a conference mobile app was also launched to ensure easy information access and enhanced interaction among the participants of the conference.
The conference with the theme of “Cities for All” will discuss various issues and subjects pertaining to the global cities and also the plans of developing 100 smart cities in India, cooperation for Indian smart cities, green technologies to make cities sustainable, housing for all, city management services including waste, water, roads and sanitation.