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National Urban Conclave 2025

December 4 , 2025 16 hrs 0 min 6 0

The National Urban Conclave 2025 was held in New Delhi to promote sustainable urban development under the Viksit Bharat 2047 vision.
The Dumpsite Remediation Accelerator Programme (DRAP) started to clean city dumps.
It aims to remove 8.8 crore metric tonnes of old waste by September 2026.
Swachh Bharat Mission – Knowledge Management Unit (KMU) set up at the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) for capacity building and knowledge sharing.
Centre for Public Policy on Habitat and Housing to be established at National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) to support affordable urban housing through policy and data initiatives.
IIRS Sankalan App, a GIS-based mobile application, was launched by the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) for faster urban surveys.
The Urban Invest Window (UiWIN) will be led by Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO) to attract private and multilateral financing for sustainable urban projects.
Hill & Himalayan Cities Fund, Rs 1,000 crore under Swachh Bharat Mission–Urban 2.0, aims to improve the waste management in fragile hill and Himalayan cities.