Udaipur city promotes e-rickshaws on CapaCITIES project anniversary
A two-day e-rickshaw promotional program is organized by ICLEI South Asia, and being implemented jointly by Municipal Corporation of Udaipur (MCU) on the 13th and 14th of April, 2018. The event is organized on the occasion of the anniversary of CapaCITIES e-rickshaw project.
Swiss Ambassador attends 1st City Level Dialogue in Coimbatore
His Excellency Dr. Andreas Baum, Ambassador of Switzerland to India and Bhutan, attended the 1st City Level Dialogue in Coimbatore as part of the CapaCITIES project on the 16th of March, 2018.
Swiss Ambassador inaugurates Air Quality Monitoring System, establishes biomethanation plant in Coimbatore
His Excellency Dr. Andreas Baum, Ambassador of Switzerland to India and Bhutan is visited Coimbatore, as part of the CapaCITIES project, on the 15th of March, 2018. The CapaCITIES project is supporting various quick win projects in Coimbatore such as the establishment of four air quality monitoring stations at 4 places in the city. One of these, located at the Town Hall where a display board is projecting the air quality results from these 4 stations, was inaugurated today by the Ambassador and the Municipal Commissioner Dr. K. Vijayakarthikeyan, IAS.
Swiss experts visit Rajkot for pre-feasibility study
Mr. Martin Buck and Mr. Nicolas Muhlich, Swiss experts, from SNZ Engineer and Planner AG with National team members from SGA Architects Pvt. Ltd visited Rajkot city on the 5th and 6th of February, 2018.
Swiss, National Experts Share Ideas on Best Practices
As part of the CapaCITIES project, a Best Practice Workshop was organised by the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) with support from ICLEI South Asia on the 30th and 31st of January in New Delhi.
Air Quality Management System Inaugurated at Siliguri
The Air Quality Management System (AQMS) was inaugurated by Ms. Marylaure Crettaz, Head, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), India and Mr. Asok Bhattacharya, Mayor of the Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC), on the 29th of January, 2018, in Siliguri.