Cities need ‘design thinking’, not just funds, says MCC Commissioner

MCC Commissioner Shaik Tanveer Asif (second from right), GRAAM executive director Basavaraju R. Shreshta (second from Left) and Judith Weinberger-Singh (centre), resident representative of Hanns Seidel Foundation India, inaugurating the 5th cohort of the Youth Governance Fellowship in Mysuru recently. | Speaking at the inauguration of the 5th cohort of the Youth Governance Fellowship (Y4G), organised by the Grassroots Research and Advocacy Movement (GRAAM) in partnership with the Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF) in the city recently, the Commissioner emphasised that ‘affordability’ and ‘sustainability’ must be the dual pillars of modern urban development. Published - May 03, 2026 06:56 pm IST