Development schemes to be implemented on PPP mode

Kochi
Quoting media reports,the city will soon have a host of urban development projects to be implemented on Private-Public-Partnership (PPP) mode. The recently concluded national workshop at Hyderabad on capacity building for promoting PPP in urban infrastructure has set the stage for such ventures in Kochi.

Kochi Mayor Mercy Williams and the Corporation secretary Mini Antony represented the city at the workshop which was jointly organised by the Union Ministry for Urban Development and Administrative Staff College of India.

According to information shared at the conference, 14 States have formed PPP cells for providing framework and direction for the projects, said Ms. Antony. Several civic bodies have embarked on this route and ensured the role of private sector in mobilising resources and smooth implementation of projects, she said.

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