Japanese Delegation Marks 20 Years of Sister-City Ties
A Japanese delegation associated with the Hyderabad–Miyoshi Sister City Partnership visited the GHMC head office on Monday, coinciding with the 20th anniversary of the partnership established in 2006 between Hyderabad and Miyoshi City in Hiroshima Prefecture.
Hyderabad: A Japanese delegation associated with the Hyderabad–Miyoshi Sister City Partnership visited the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) head office on Monday, coinciding with the 20th anniversary of the partnership established in 2006 between Hyderabad and Miyoshi City in Hiroshima Prefecture.
The delegation included Hiroshima Vice‑Governor Toru Yoshimatsu, Kazuo Ichikawa, Hiroyoshi Funaishi and Yoshihiro Harazono. They were received by GHMC Commissioner R.V. Karnan and his team.
GHMC officials briefed the visitors on the Core Urban Region (CURE), Vision 2047 and the CURE Act, outlining the city’s development vision and key initiatives.
Both sides exchanged ideas on urban challenges, governance and municipal services, reaffirming the importance of strengthening institutional ties and continuing cooperation.
The state government had earlier proposed an Eco Town at Siddapur village in Kothur mandal, modelled on Japan’s Kitakyushu Eco Town.
The project site, measuring 150 acres, was allotted to the Telangana Industrial Infrastructure Corporation for an industrial park and Eco Town model.
However, 86 acres were later allotted to GHMC for a waste‑to‑energy unit similar to the Jawahar Nagar dumpyard facility.
The proposal faced local resistance, and presently neither the industrial park nor the waste‑to‑energy project has progressed.
