Pune infra watch: PMC joins hands with Dutch foundation to make city child-friendly

After the successful completion of the first phase of the Urban95 programme in Pune, India, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and the Netherlands-based Bernard van Leer Foundation (BvLF) have launched the second phase of the programme. This phase is focused on scaling the initiative and learnings across the city to make urban neighbourhoods accessible for infants, toddlers, young children, and their caregivers helping the city cater to the needs of this demographic and provide infrastructure and services to support them better. The BvLF will support PMC through technical assistance via teams of urban planning and design experts and early childhood development. Egis India Consulting Engineers, Egis International SA, and the Aga Khan Foundation have come on board as the technical partners during the second phase.