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CAPACITY BUILDING FOR

SUSTAINABLE CITIESONE YEAR OF THE AMRUT CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM

India’s cities and towns face exponential growth

Huge urban investments are underway

Urban leaders face multiple challenges…

best practices?

Capacity Building is the need of the hour!

WRI India’s Capacity Building program addresses this need

rapid

urbanisation

massive

investments

knowledge &

skills gaps

capacity

building

urban

champions

better

implementation

sustainable

cities

Impact till date…

150+ cities influenced

10,000+ individuals trained or

sensitized through

classrooms

300+ policymakers informed

through study tours

10,000+ unique users of

www.wricitieshub.org

700+ learners reached

through webinars

CSE

IIPA

NPC

TERI

RCUES

ISPER

Centre for Good Governance

MCR HRD Institute

ASCI

RCUES

ESCI

AIILSG

IIHS

CED

IMG

ATI

IIEST

NEERI

IIT Roorkee

IIT Kharagpur

YASHADA

KILA

SIPA

SIUD

APHRDI

TNIUS

WRI India recognised as a National Training Entity by MoUD under AMRUT & Smart Cities Missions

Completing a year of capacity building for AMRUT cities

mayors

councillors

municipal committees

municipal corporations

engineering departments

public works departments

traffic and transport authorities

town & country planning departments

urban planning and mobility

Helping strengthen urban leadership through…

…expert-led sensitization on new ideas and practices

Discussing provisions under AMRUT for urban public transportBhopal, June 2016

Understanding the role of non-motorized transport in Indian citiesGandhinagar, September 2016

Discussing safety and inclusivity in urban road designGandhinagar, February 2017

…hands-on exercises that contextualise solutions

Calculating fleet requirements for city bus servicesIndore, September 2016

Role-playing game to understand safe access to public transportIndore, September 2017

Designing for safe accessibility to public transport systemsIndore, September 2016

Understanding land acquisition and integrated planning through a group activityJabalpur, January 2017

Comparing approaches to town planning and urban developmentJabalpur, January 2017

Introduction to urban mapping and GIS systemsGandhinagar, February 2017

Learning how to carry out a road safety inspectionAhmedabad, February 2017

Designing safer urban roadsJabalpur, January 2017

…and study tours that evidence impact.

Experiencing a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systemAhmedabad, January 2017

Taking a heritage walk run by the city municipal corporationAhmedabad, January 2017

Visiting riverfront redevelopment schemesAhmedabad, January 2017

Inspecting Non-Motorized Transport (NMT) corridorsGandhinagar, January 2017

Experiencing urban recreational spacesGandhinagar, January 2017

Riding a public-share bicycleMysuru, March 2017

Visiting and Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) centreBengaluru, January 2017

Inspecting improved pedestrian infrastructureBengaluru, January 2017

Inspiring innovative ideas

Shri Arvindbhai PanjariCouncillor, Porbander Municipal CorporationAttended a study tour to Bengaluru and Mysuru, March 2017

Of the many innovations we saw during

our study tour to Karnataka, I was most

impressed with the Public Bicycle

Sharing system in Mysuru, and the

Tender Sure roads of Bengaluru. I will

take these ideas back to my peers in

Porbander, and hope to implement them

soon! They will definitely help my city

become more sustainable and

equitable.

Changing attitudes

Smt. Meena M GajjarDeputy Town PlannerSurat Municipal CorporationAttended multiple trainings in Gandhinagar, 2016-17

The trainings - especially the hands-

on exercises - helped me realise that

as a town planner, I need to work

across disciplines and sectors – such

as public transport - to ensure that

urban development is integrated,

holistic, and effective. This

understanding will help enrich my

work!

200+ Participants

GujaratDwarka Porbander Veraval

Junagadh Amreli Bhavnagar

Deesa Jetpur Rajkot Jamnagar

Morbi Surendranagar

Mehsana Patan Palanpur

Ahmedabad

Gandhinagar Vadodara

Godhra Surat Bharuch Vapi

Bhuj Kandla Gandhidham

Valsad Nadiad Anand

Ankleshwar Himmatnagar

Wankaner Una Dahod…

Madhya PradeshOmkareshwar Indore Pithampur

Mhow Ujjain Ratlam Neemuch

Mandsaur Gwalior Shivpuri Datia Orchha

Lalitpur Ashoknagar

Guna Bina Itarsi Sehore

Shahdol Jabalpur

Bhopal Chhindwara Khargone

Sendhwa Burhanpur Betul Mandla

Katni Rewa Satna Sagar Damoh

Vidisha Khandwa Singrauli…

Reached out to 70+ cities in 2 states.

Trainees have already begun sharing their experiences and intentions with the media

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A beginning…

CAPACITY BUILDING FOR

SUSTAINABLE CITIESONE YEAR OF THE AMRUT CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM