Hyderabad wins World Green City Award, beats Paris, Montreal

Green City: Hyderabad, the state capital of Telangana in South India, has won the prestigious 'World Green City Award 2022' beating Paris, Bogota, Mexico City, Montreal, and Fortaleza in Brazil.

Hyderabad also won 'Living Green for Economic Recovery and Inclusive Growth' at the International Association of Horticulture Producers (AIPH) 2022 held in Jeju, South Korea. Hyderabad is the only Indian city that was selected for the 'World Green City 2022,' award, the best across all six categories.

Award ceremony

The announcement was made at a dedicated Awards ceremony which took place at a special gala dinner at the IUCN Leaders Forum in Jeju.

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"AIPH celebrates this fantastic achievement for the City of Hyderabad. We are proud to showcase their inspiring urban greening work. With this global recognition, we can confidently say that Hyderabad is a world leader in nature-oriented approaches to city design, form, and function," Tim Briercliffe,  Secretary General, AIPH said.

"The innovation, ambition, and inspiring action demonstrated in the City’s entry leaves a powerful legacy for other cities from around the world to aspire to," he added.

Tough competition

The Grand Winner was selected from the list of six Category Winners, who each took home trophies in recognition of their achievement.

Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development KT Rama Rao congratulated the entire Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority team and Special Chief Secretary, MA&UD Arvind Kumar for the achievement.

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Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao expressed happiness over the city receiving the prestigious "International Association of Horticulture Producers" (AIPH) awards.

The CM said these international awards strengthened the reputation of Telangana and the country. “These international awards are proof that the state government is strongly implementing the Haritaharam and urban development programmes... giving green fruits to the country," he said in a statement.

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