Ms.Michelle Preen, ICLIE, Senior Manager said low emission, nature-based, equitable development are interconnected pathways towards sustainability and announced that 8 cities in India including Vijayawada are on their path of sustainability with ICLIE #HCS2019 #HCSPanelDiscussion

Mr. M. Anand, Principal Counsellor, IGBC stated that India is one of world leaders in green building concept with 25 ratings to review building environment and Amaravati is one step ahead by adopting this in all aspects of city planning #HCS2019 #APCRDA #Paneldiscussion

Mr. Charles Montgomery, Author-Happy City identifies "People who are socially connected are likely to be more productive and live 15 years longer than those who are disconnected" #HCS2019 #HCSKeynoteSpeaker #APCRDA Charles Montgomery's old account

Mr. Charles Montgomery, Author-Happy City states "The city can build or break our happiness." #HCS2019 #HCSKeynoteSpeaker #APCRDA Charles Montgomery's old account

Mr. Charles Montgomery, Author-Happy City points out that Vision Zero movement prioritises pedestrians over automobiles contributing to better lifestyle choices and less carbon footprint #HCS2019 #HCSKeynoteSpeaker #APCRDA Charles Montgomery's old account

Mr. Charles Montgomery, Author-Happy City mentioned Gender mainstreaming urban design for cities will contribute towards more convenient public spaces for women and make them feel safer, driving more participation in civic activities #HCS2019 #HCSKeynoteSpeaker Charles Montgomery's old account

Mr. Sreeram Ananthasayanam, Partner-Govt & Public Services, PwC speaking@Valedictory function said "It is once in a lifetime opportunity to participate in making of Greenfield City that not just focuses on physical & digital but human infrastructure #HCS2019 #Valedictory PwC India

Mr. Graham ColClough, Partner-Urban DNA geeta function said that Amaravati land pooling scheme is a unique example and the same has be disseminated to the whole world #HCS2019 #APCRDA #Valedictory UK in India🇬🇧🇮🇳

Dr. Jagan Shah, Director, National Institute of Urban Affairs @ Valedictory function was positive that Amaravati will lead the way by converting all the positive outcome of Happy Cities Summit into reality #HCS2019 #Valedictory #APCRDA Jagan

Ms. Cathy Hilman, Board Member-Women in Cities International @ Valedictory appreciated the Happy Cities Summit for taking up a sensitive & progressive topic like gender inclusiveness & was hopeful of Amaravati imbibing these outcomes #HCS2019 #Valedictory #APCRDA

Mr. Emani Kumar, Deputy Secretary General, ICLEI @ Valedictory function said that he was happy to be part of Happy Cities Summit and also revealed that ICLEI has signed a MOU with Amaravati for Eco-mobility festival, 4th city in the world to do this #HCS2019 #Valedictory #APCRDA

The 2nd edition of the Happy Cities Summit drew to a conclusion with the best of minds coming together with pathbreaking ideas which go a long way in shaping Amaravati to a happy city of the future #HCS2019 #Amaravati #Prajarajadhani #APCRDA

The Happy Cities Summit 2019 Culminated with deliberation of awards to students for the Amaravati Design Challenge with the Top 3 honours bestowed upon projects titled Nee Naa Illu, Aananthamaya, and The Breathing Paradise respectively #HCS2019 #APCRDA #Amaravati #Prajarajadhani

Dr. Shreedhar Cherukuri, Commissioner-APCRDA in the closing address of Happy Cities Summit expressed his gratitude & thanked participants - over 700 delegates from 30 different countries who made this brain storming sessions valuable #HCS2019 #APCRDA #Valedictory

Dr. Shreedhar Cherukuri, Commissioner-APCRDA handed over the MOUs to organisations working together with APCRDA to make Amaravati a model city - Charles Montgomery(Author, Happy Cities), NIUA, ICLEI, Asia LEDS, New Cities Foundation, Civic Lab #HCS2019 #Valedictory Charles Montgomery's old account

Ms. Stefania Costanza, Chief Resilience Officer, Milan@ Valedictory function expressed her happiness to represent Italy in Happy Cities Summit and also made a plea to create more Squares in India which a form street mural art that promotes community engagement #hcs2019

Siddharth Ganesh, from the Office of the Commissioner, APCRDA announced the launch of Status Report - Amaravati 4.0, Happy City Knowledge portal, Happy Cities Forum - a platform of the cities for the cities and by the cities lead by Amaravati #HCS2019 #Valedictory #APCRDA

The 2nd round of the site visit saw eminent speakers Mr.Charles Montgomery, Author-Happy Cities and Liz Zeidler, Founder-Happy City, UK take a tour to see the progress at Amaravati #HCS2019 #AmaravatiSiteVisit #APCRDA #Prajarajadhani Charles Montgomery's old account

Mr. Rahul Chauhan, Zonal Assistant Director-APCRDA gave an over view of the Experience Centre, briefed about the township plan and identified plots designated for Secretariat and the High Court due for completion 2021 #HCS2019 #APCRDA #AmaravatiSiteVisit

Presentation on Real Time Governance @ site visit highlighted that grievance redressal will be swift on services like municipal, tax returns, water and disaster management making Amaravati a true Prajarajadhani #HCS2019 #APCRDA #AmaravatiSiteVisit