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
• 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.