Date:21/07/2004 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2004/07/21/stories/2004072113880300.htm

Karnataka - Bangalore

German team visits BDA

By Our Staff Reporter

BANGALORE, JULY 20. A team of six German experts from various fields visited the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) and held discussions with its officers here on Monday.

The team members were professors in the areas of energy, water, sociology, and urban development and from voluntary organisations led by Jean Claude Van Duysen of the European Institute for Energy Research.

The team has undertaken research on sustainability of mega cities.