By Tricitynews
Chandigarh Feb. 25,
2021:- Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Chandigarh Smart
City Ltd (CSCL) signed a cooperation MoU, here today. K K Yadav, Commissioner, Chandigarh
Municipal Corporation & CEO of CSCL signed the MoU with CII.
Commenting on the MoU, K K Yadav said
that CII has pan India presence and is working with various stakeholders,
including industry across various verticals, which will be beneficial for
Chandigarh Smart City in the long run. We hope to work closely with CII’s CoEs
in the area of energy, green building, water, sustainability etc.
Dr S
P S Grewal, Chairman, CII Chandigarh UT said
that CII would extend support of its Centres of Excellence (CoEs) for Smart
City Projects in Chandigarh. CII in partnership with CSCL would create industry
engagement platform for diverse areas under Smart cities – like IT,
Transportation & Mobility, Waste Management, Water Management, Urban
Planning etc. In addition, CII would work towards leveraging External Expertise
of its partners towards this project - including international industry bodies,
institutions and subject experts.
Also, present during signing of the
MoU were Manish Gupta,
Vice Chairman, CII Chandigarh UT;
Dev Jyoti, Director & Head, CII Chandigarh and N P Sharma, Chief General Manager,
Chandigarh Smart City Ltd.
