Hyderabad: IT and industries minister D Sridhar Babu assured investors and industrialists of the state govt’s full support in exploring investment opportunities in Bharat Future City. He said the govt would extend assistance at every stage, from land allotment and infrastructure development to securing necessary approvals for setting up industries.Speaking at a panel discussion on ‘Future City and Urbanisation’ at Bharat Summit 2026, held at HITEX on Friday, the minister said Bharat Future City was being developed in a planned manner, keeping in view the needs of future generations and the challenges arising from rapid urbanisation. The city was being designed with a focus on sustainable development, environmental protection and achieving net-zero targets.Referring to the state’s urban and economic growth, Sridhar Babu said Hyderabad, Secunderabad and Cyberabad had served as important drivers of economic progress at different stages. In response to changing global economic conditions and evolving industrial requirements, the govt was now developing Bharat Future City as the state’s fourth city.‘$3 trillion economy’He said Bharat Future City would play a significant role in achieving the state’s ambition of becoming a $3 trillion economy by 2047. The project was not merely an industrial area but an integrated city where people could live, work, study, undertake research and drive innovation, he said.The govt was according priority to rainwater harvesting, water recycling, solar energy, green spaces and efficient waste management as part of its sustainable urban development strategy, he said. “The city would give special importance to emerging and high-growth sectors such as AI, life sciences, healthcare, electronics, electric vehicles, data centres, space technology and advanced manufacturing,” the minister said.Several leading national and international companies, including Amazon, HyperVault, CtrlS, Marubeni, Sembcorp and NTT, had expressed interest in investing in Bharat Future City, the minister said. He called upon investors and industrialists to come forward and set up businesses in the city, which was poised to emerge as a new model for industrial and urban development in the country.The state govt would extend all necessary assistance, from land allotment and infrastructure development to obtaining approvals required for setting up industries, he assured. Rajiv Gandhi Foundation CEO Vijay Mahajan, former Shimla deputy mayor and urban expert Tikender Singh Panwar, noted historian Sajjad Shahid and former MP Divya Spandana were among those who participated in the panel discussion.
