Invited to Participate in The Webinar on “India @ 2047 and New Urban India” on 15th March 2023

Sub: AMDA – Webinar on “India@2047 and New Urban India””-Invitation sent – Reg.

Association of Municipalities and Development Authorities (AMDA) is an apex association of Municipal Authorities and Development Authorities presently headed by Smt. Archana Agrawal, IAS (Member Secretary, NCR Planning Board, New Delhi) as Chairperson.

AMDA acts as a focal point for exchange of ideas on Urban Planning and Development and has been a platform for knowledge integration and experience exchange for Municipal Authorities and Development Authorities through capacity building programmes.

AMDA proposed to organize a webinar on “India@2047 and New Urban India” on 15^th   March, 2023 @ 03:00 PM via VC mode for the benefit of all Municipal Authorities and Development Authorities in India.

The webinar will focus on:

• Mobility as a service by developing public transport system
• Urban Air Mobility
• Ahmedabad- Mumbai Bullet train project with emphasis on World’s First Green Rating System formulated for the Project
• Climate Resilient Habitable Cities
• Housing and Slum Free Cities

You are kindly invited to participate in the webinar and also requested to nominate the officials to utilize the opportunity of learning from the best practices & interaction with the speakers on this subject.

Webinar link –https://meet.google.com/ehi-empd-soz (Google Meet)

Detailed program schedule is provided below for your kind information:

Timings	Program
3.00 pm-3.10 pm	Welcome Address/Opening Remarks Smt. Archana Agrawal, IAS Chairperson Association of Municipalities and Development Authorities (AMDA) Member Secretary, NCR Planning Board, New Delhi
3.10 pm-3.30 pm	Presentation on ‘Mobility as a service by developing public transport system’ Shri. M L Chotani Senior Research Officer Institute of Urban Transport (IUT) New Delhi, India
3.30 pm – 3.50 pm	Presentation on ‘Urban Air Mobility’ Shri. Tulsi Raman* Director (Drones Operation) Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Ministry of Civil Aviation New Delhi Shri. Amit Dutta* Co-Founder & Managing Director Blade India Services (Operating commercial helicopter services in Maharashtra and Karnataka)
3.50 pm – 4.10 pm	Presentation on ‘Climate Resilient Habitable Cities’ Prof. Dr. Ramesh Srikonda Director School of Planning and Architecture Vijayawada
4.10 pm- 4.30 pm	Presentation on ‘Housing and Slum Free Cities’ Shri. Pankaj Kapoor Managing Director & Founder LiasesForas Real Estate Rating & Research Pvt Ltd. (Slum rehabilitation projects – Mumbai)
4.30 pm – 4.50 pm	Presentation on ‘Ahmedabad- Mumbai Bullet train project with emphasis on World’s First Green Rating System formulated for the Project’ Shri. Saurav Choudhury Counsellor Architect and Infrastructure Planner Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) Hyderabad
4.50 pm – 5.00 pm	Question and Answer
5.00 pm	Vote of Thanks Shri. P Selvadurai Director cum Secretary AMDA, India

*Confirmation to be received

For any information or clarification, feel free to contact Smt. Gurpreet Kaur, Assistant Director (CB&T), AMDA at +91 9870260113 and Shri. Vaibhav Badola, Technical Assistant, AMDA at +91 9827517770.