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Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2007 15:08:07 +0530
Strategies to propel growth
M L Kapur
[ 23 Feb, 2007 2332hrs ISTTIMES NEWS NETWORK ]
HUBLI: The City Development Strategy draft report, commissioned by HDMC,
has recommended setting up of a Greater Hubli Dharwad Development
Authority to draw up an integrated plan for the twin cities and
surrounding towns as one urban metropolitan sprawl in the coming decades.
A consortium of Administrative Staff College of India and Ernst & Young
has prepared the report to address the longterm infrastructure and
service delivery gaps in Hubli-Dharwad to make the second largest city
in the state well-governed, livable, competitive and urban poorfriendly.
Washington-based Cities Alliance, a World Bank affiliate, has funded the
preparation of the report. The exercise has also the support of City
Managers Association of Karnataka. It will form the basis for the City
Development Plan required to get central assistance under Jawaharlal
Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Bangalore/Strategies_to_propel_growth/articleshow/1670078.cms