Aiming
to reduce emissions and promote sustainability to help India’s smart
city programme, France and the European Union has extended a grant of
3.5 million Euros under the ‘Moblise Your City’ (MYC) initiative.
Three
Indian cities, Nagpur, Kochi and Ahmedabad will get the grant as part
of the EU’s commitment under the Paris Climate agreement, French
Development Agency (AFD).
The MYC, supported by the French and German government, also has financial support from the European Union (EU).
MYC
aims to extend help to 100 cities globally to reduce Green House Gas
(GHG) emissions by promoting sustainable urban transport and to promote
sustainability in urban spaces.