VSCL signs pact with IIT-BHU to expedite Smart City progress

In a bid to expedite the Smart city works under the Smart City Mission in Varanasi, the Varanasi Smart City Limited(VSCL) together with IIT-BHU inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) besides launching a virtual center Smart City Cell at the Institute.

Signing the MoU, Director IIT-BHU Prof Pramod Kumar Jain and Chief Executive Officer, VSCL and Municipal Commissioner, Gaurang Rathi, agreed to move

Jain said that the objective of this agreement is to further leverage involvement of faculties and students of the institute in the overall development of the city. The scope of collaboration includes verification and evaluation of VSCL designs by experts from the institute.

(Source: Times of India)