Visiting French Minister Jean-Baptiste Djebbari met with Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and discussed the challenges India faces due to rapid urbanization and the building of smart cities.
French Minister Jean-Baptiste Djebbari met Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Minister for Housing & Urban Affairs to discuss how France can help India meet the challenges of rapid urbanization and build Smart Cities. In particular, France will increase its support for smart & clean urban mobility solutions," tweeted Emmanuel Lenain, Ambassador of France to India.
The French Minister is scheduled to highlight his country's support to clean mobility in India. He will hold discussions with Puri on new mobility solutions, including urban cable cars. He will visit also the New Delhi Railway Station, where French group Alstom will display one of the 800 electric locomotives that are being entirely built in India.
Throughout his visit, Minister Djebbari will interact with French companies active in India in the fields of energy, land transport, and aeronautics. He will encourage them to continue investing in India's amazing potential and help meet India's strategic goals.
