Mangaluru: The Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) and the Mangaluru Smart City Limited (MSCL) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to give a boost to the Green Building Movement and Sustainable Development in the city.

In a simple programme organised at the Patrika Bhavan on Tuesday, January 28, MSCL Managing Director Mohammed Nazeer said, “This marks a major milestone in our effort to make the city smart, green and clean.”

IGBC Chairman, Mangaluru Chapter, D B Mehta observed that this marks a new journey for the collaboration between the MSCL and IGBC. “This vision that the Managing Director has laid out for the Mangaluru Smart City is powerful and can make a significant impact on the environmental issues, as well as for the sustainable built environment in the city,” he said.

The MoU signed between MSCL and IGBC envisages the joint assessment study to evaluate the green criteria of Mangaluru as per the IGBC Green Cities (existing) Rating System, to carry out the capacity building of the professionals involved in the development of Mangaluru as a smart and green city and to jointly participate on various platforms to spread awareness about the concept of sustainable built-environment in Mangaluru. The MSCL and IGBC will also jointly work towards the development of green building in Mangaluru.