The smart city initiative first carbon-neutral township with the features of a sustainable project, will make Pune the next Switzerland. The 71st year of India-Switzerland friendship treaty, Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) under the government of Maharashtra has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with 2000 Watt Smart City Association (2000WSCA) for development of carbon-neutral, smart townships on Thursday.

The MOU was signed in presence of Vikram Kumar, Metropolitan Commissioner and CEO, PMRDA and Othmar Hardegger, Consul General of Switzerland, Mumbai. Dignitaries including, Kavita Dwivedi, Additional Commissioner and Additional CEO (Admin), PMRDA, Vivek Kharwadkar, Metropolitan Planner, Chief Engineer, PMRDA, Madhav Bhagwat, Founding Partner, 2000Watt Smart City Association and Nikhil Dixit, Local Partner, 200Watt Smart City Association were present at the occasion.