5 buildings and structures from Telangana selected for International Green Apple Awards for Beautiful Buildings

Five buildings and structures from Telangana have been selected for the ‘International Green Apple Awards for Beautiful Buildings’ under the Urban and Real Estate Sector category, from a London-based independent non-profit organisation - ‘The Green Organisation’. These buildings and constructions include Mozzam-Jahi Market in the Heritage category, for its excellent restoration and re-use, Durgam Cheruvu Cable Bridge in the bridge category for its unique design, B R Ambedkar Telangana State Secretariat Building, in the aesthetically designed office and workspace building category, Integrated Command Control Centre of Telangana Police in the unique office category and Yadadri Temple, abode of Lord Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy - in the



excellent religious structures category. 

An official release stated that it is for the first time that any building and structure from the country is being awarded the prestigious Green Apple awards, and Telangana gets the honour of receiving all five awards.

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao expressed happiness on the five structures built and renovated by the state government receiving international awards. The awards will be presented in London on the 16th of this month and the state government has deputed Special Chief Secretary in Municipal Administration and Urban Development Arvind Kumar to receive these awards.