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Source: The post is based on the article “Hyderabad wins the prestigious World Green Cities Award 2022” published in TOI on 19th October 2022.
What is the News?
Hyderabad city won the overall ‘World Green City Award 2022’ and ‘Living Green for Economic Recovery and Inclusive Growth’ award at the International Association of Horticulture Producers(AIPH) World Green City Awards 2022 held in Jeju,South Korea.
What is the World Green City Award?
The Green City Award was instituted by the International Association of Horticulture Producers(AIPH).
Purpose: The award recognises the role of city authorities in promoting and supporting greater inclusion of nature and plants in urban environments.
– The awards bring global recognition to the value of plants in providing solutions for common city problems and create an enabling environment to shape and nurture a strategic shift in city governance/planning.
Why was Hyderabad given this World Green City Award?
The award was given to Hyderabad for its large-scale tree-planting program known as “Telangana Ku Haritha Haram” which was carried out from 2015 to 2016. The program aims to increase the tree cover of the state by about 33%.
The city was also recognized for its efforts in implementing various initiatives that rely on the use of nature and plants to create better urban environments.
These programs help fulfil the local aspirations of the people for improved environmental, social and economic resilience.
