<p>The Singapore Cooperation Council will be implementing the programme with USD 633,802 funding from the foundation and USD 90,656 from the Kerala government.<br /><br />The programme would help 120 Kerala officials to draw up development and infrastructure plans to improve urban and waterfront planning, facilities, water management and deal with solid waste, according to a report in The Straits Times here on Tuesday.<br /><br />Yesterday, a collaboration deal was signed here by Kerala government Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and the Singapore state-owned council's chief executive Alphonsus Chia.<br /><br />At present, a 15-official Kerala delegation is in the city state to kick-start the programme with a five-day policy roundtable on the strategy and implementation for urban governance and management.<br /><br />"The sharing of ideas and experiences in the programme's workshops would enable the urban managers and administrators to formulate action plans to meet the strategic goals," said Singh.<br /><br />While Chia has expressed the hope that the programme would be a "long and fruitful exchange", not just between the two governments but between the private sectors.</p>
<p>The Singapore Cooperation Council will be implementing the programme with USD 633,802 funding from the foundation and USD 90,656 from the Kerala government.<br /><br />The programme would help 120 Kerala officials to draw up development and infrastructure plans to improve urban and waterfront planning, facilities, water management and deal with solid waste, according to a report in The Straits Times here on Tuesday.<br /><br />Yesterday, a collaboration deal was signed here by Kerala government Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and the Singapore state-owned council's chief executive Alphonsus Chia.<br /><br />At present, a 15-official Kerala delegation is in the city state to kick-start the programme with a five-day policy roundtable on the strategy and implementation for urban governance and management.<br /><br />"The sharing of ideas and experiences in the programme's workshops would enable the urban managers and administrators to formulate action plans to meet the strategic goals," said Singh.<br /><br />While Chia has expressed the hope that the programme would be a "long and fruitful exchange", not just between the two governments but between the private sectors.</p>