O disha Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) Department held an in-depth discussion today to explore opportunities for a deeper and more strategic collaboration with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in the areas of urban development and mobility.

The meeting, chaired by Usha Padhee, Principal Secretary of the H&UD Department, focused on accelerating Odisha’s urban transformation through enhanced cooperation in infrastructure development, sustainable mobility, and resilient urban planning. Both parties discussed the creation of joint committees to ensure effective monitoring, data-driven decision-making, and integrated project management, aimed at facilitating faster, smarter, and more transparent implementation of urban initiatives.

A delegation from the ADB, including Sougat Dasgupta a

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