INDIA’S YOUNGEST STATE’S GREENEST CITY

About 35km from Hyderabad, located between the Srisailam and Nagarjunasagar highways, Future City, a projected net-zero and smart urban hub, has sights set to become the nation’s greenest and most future-ready city.

Scale of the City
To put it into perspective, Chandigarh, a city built from scratch, is spread across 28,170 acres (114sq km), while the area under Future City Development Authority is 765sq km (about 1,85,000 acres), the core 30,000 acres (121.4sq km) will be used for developments like industrial clusters, University, an ‘AI city’ and a sports hub and housing for over 10 lakh residents.

Green Highlights
The master plan aligned with international benchmarks for smart cities will have fifteen thousand acres set aside exclusively for forests lakes, and biodiversity parks, ensuring air quality and reducing heat islands that plague most Indian cities. Water management comprising reservoirs, rainwater harvesting, and advanced treatment facilities will alleviate f looding issues. The mandatory waste segregation and recycling plants will further ensure that the city runs with minimal environmental damage. The city will boast of solar powered and energy-efficient LED street lights and jogging and cycling tracks to promote a healthy lifestyle. The scale demonstrates Telangana’s intent to create not just another satellite township but a full-fledged smart & sustainable global city.

Timelines
The Future City Development Authority (FCDA) building and the Skill University would be completed by end 2025 and the state government would soon start functioning from the Future City at least thrice a month. The Chief Minister aims for all Fortune 500 companies to have a presence there in 10 years.

Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, citing his Future City development had said, “The future city of Hyderabad will compete with New York, London, Tokyo, and Dubai. The objective of the Government in developing the new city is to ensure that the offices of the Fortune 500 companies are located here.