TUDA shows Tirupati’s water bodies to German delegation
The Tirupati Urban Development Authority (TUDA) hosted a German delegation to discuss the 'City of Lakes' project aimed at improving water resilience and flood management. The initiative seeks to strengthen local water bodies through international collaboration and infrastructure upgrades.
Why it matters
This project highlights efforts to address urban climate challenges and water scarcity in rapidly growing Indian cities.
A team from Tirupati Urban Development Authority (TUDA) took a German delegation to various water bodies, as part of implementing the much-touted ‘City of Lakes’ project.
TUDA chairman C. Divakar Reddy and vice-chairman R. Govinda Rao led the team comprising International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) officials, senior engineer Norbert Geyer, and principal portfolio manager Rainer Suennen, both representing Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) Frankfurt.
Mr. Divakar Reddy called it a great opportunity to collaborate towards transforming Tirupati into a ‘City of Lakes’, in tune with the vision of Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu.
The idea is to reduce the impact of floods and improve water resilience by strengthening the chain tanks, in anticipation of significant urbanisation in the days to come, he added
“TUDA has already shown the way by initiating work on the Avilala tank and establishing interconnectivity with Peruru tank”, Mr. Divakar said.
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