Sourav Majumder

Senior Project Officer (Urban), India Resident Mission, South Asia Department, ADB

Sourav believes that the solution to smart cities lies in good governance, adoption of new technologies, and greater public participation. He has an academic background in civil engineering and urban planning. Before joining ADB in 2006, Sourav worked in complex urban infrastructure projects in India, mainly handling their planning, and engineering design and implementation.

The centralized wastewater management system can treat over 113 million liters per day.

Mangalore Shows the Way on Wastewater Management in India

A model public-private partnership enabled the port city to turn wastewater into a valuable asset.

Sourav Majumder, Saugata Dasgupta

Kolkata has made significant headway on improved and smart urban services.

India: Smart Partnerships Making Kolkata a Smart City

Thanks to innovative taxation and urban services reforms, the city is on its way to becoming smart.

Neeta Pokhrel, Sourav Majumder