8 parks to be maintained by private organisation
A specially constituted committee of Kanpur Municipal Corporation (KMC) on Wednesday recommended to give eight out of twelve proposed parks to private organisations for their maintenance.
A specially constituted committee of Kanpur Municipal Corporation (KMC) on Wednesday recommended to give eight out of twelve proposed parks to private organisations for their maintenance.
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