A three-member team of officials led by Krishna District Collector Babu A. on Monday held discussions on urban planning, administration and beautification of cities with officials of the Urban Planning Bureau of Suzhou, a city in Western Shanghai in China.
The officials including Director -General of Police J.V. Ramudu, Vijayawada Municipal Corporation Commissioner G. Veerapandian would study urban planning and administrative methods adopted in various cities during their two-week visit to China. The State team would complete their study tour on November 7.
The officials would also interact with their counterparts in the cities of Wuxi, an old city in Southern Jiangsu and Hangzhou, the capital of China’s Zhejiang province, known as the Southern terminus of the ancient Grand Canal water.
During the visit, the officials would focus on the methods being adopted by the Chinese authorities with regard to solid waste management , according to an official release.
