Vijayawada, Aug. 7 -- The Andhra Pradesh government today unveiled the next phase of its green urban-development agenda, combining financial incentives for sustainable buildings, Artificial Intelligence-enabled planning approvals, regulatory simplification and performance-based green certification, as the State seeks to build environmentally responsible and globally competitive cities under the Swarna Andhra 2047 vision.
Addressing the 2nd IGBC Green Andhra Summit 2026 held here today, Principal Secretary of Municipal Administration S Suresh Kumar said the government was moving beyond isolated sustainability initiatives towards a comprehensive urban-development model in which technology, planning, resource efficiency and ease of doing busi...