Urban Update February 2022

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One on One | Gaurang Rathi, Commissioner, Aligarh Municipal Corporation

Illustrated by Arjun Singh, Digital Marketing Associate

Cities must tap local wisdom to solve complex issues: Rathi India is more than its large metropolitan cities. Developing urban India would mean tapping into the potential of over 8000 cities and towns. Aligarh, a city close to the capital of India, is known for its Aligarh Muslim University and centuries-old locks manufacturing industry. To learn about the development paradigm of Aligarh, Abhishek Pandey, Editor, Urban Update, spoke to Gaurang Rathi, Commissioner of Aligarh Municipal Corporation, as part of the magazine’s One-on-One Series. Rathiis alsothe Vice Chairman of Aligarh Development Authority and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Aligarh Smart City. Excerpts from the interview...

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