Bharat Future City envisioned as sustainable urban centre: Telangana IT and Industries Minister Sridhar Babu

Telangana IT and Industries Minister Duddilla Sridhar Babu speaking  at a panel discussion on ‘Future City and Urbanisation’ at the Cat HITEX in Hyderabad on Friday (Noovember 13, 2026) | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT

Bharat Future City is being developed as a planned, sustainable urban centre that would meet the needs of future generations while addressing the challenges of rapid urbanisation, Telangana IT and Industries Minister Duddilla Sridhar Babu said.

Inviting investors and industrialists to explore business opportunities in the proposed city, he assured them that the State government would extend all necessary support, from land allotment and infrastructure development to obtaining approvals for setting up industries.

Speaking at a panel discussion on ‘Future City and Urbanisation’ at the Bharat Summit 2026 at HITEX in Hyderabad on Friday (Noovember 13, 2026), Mr. Sridhar Babu said Hyderabad, Secunderabad and Cyberabad have emerged as important drivers of the State’s economic growth at different stages. Taking into account changing global economic conditions and evolving industrial requirements, the government is now developing Bharat Future City as Telangana’s fourth city.

The project would play an important role in achieving the State’s ambition of becoming a $3 trillion economy by 2047, he said.

Emphasising that Bharat Future City would be more than an industrial hub, the Minister said it was being planned as an integrated urban centre where people could live, work, study, pursue research and promote innovation. Sustainable development, environmental protection and achieving net-zero targets would be central to its design.

The government was according priority to rainwater harvesting, water recycling, solar energy, green spaces and efficient waste management to ensure that the city followed sustainable urban development practices, he said.

The city would focus on emerging and high-growth sectors, including artificial intelligence, life sciences, healthcare, electronics, electric vehicles, data centres, space technology and advanced manufacturing.

Several leading national and international companies, including Amazon, HyperVault, CtrlS, Marubeni, Sembcorp and NTT, had expressed interest in investing in Bharat Future City, Mr. Sridhar Babu said.

Rajiv Gandhi Foundation CEO Vijay Mahajan, former Deputy Mayor of Shimla and urban expert Tikender Singh Panwar, Indian Federation of App-Based Transport Workers representative Shaik Salauddin, historian Sajjad Shahid and former MP Divya Spandana were among those who participated in the discussion.

Published - November 13, 2026 03:11 pm IST