Mayor of Aarhus meets Venkaiah

New Delhi: Mayor of Denmark’s second largest city Aarhus, Jacob Bundsgaard met Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu here today and discussed mutual cooperation in the development of Udaipur city and the Danish town.

Naidu said that Udaipur, a famous and beautiful city, has lots of opportunities for cooperation, an official release said.

The minister commended Aarhus for its expertise in water harvesting technology and said a draft MoU on ‘Cooperation on Urban Water Management’, to be signed by ‘Aarhus Water’ and ‘Udaipur Smart City Ltd’, has been forwarded to the Ministry of External Affairs for approval.

Prior to meeting, Bundsgaard had visited Udaipur city and said he was impressed with the old heritage of the city and hopes for a successful cooperation between Udaipur and Aarhus.

He said that the exchange of knowledge and technology between the two cities can be extended to other cities too, the release said.