Hyderabad: A ‘Future’ City’ for the betterment of the people of Hyderabad has been envisioned by the Telangana government on the outskirts along the Musi river. This includes the redevelopment of the Musi river and the construction of a Regional Ring Road to transform the city, a senior official said on Friday.
Speaking at the launch of the book ‘Beyond Biryani – The Making of a Globalised Hyderabad’ by columnist Dinesh C Sharma, Special Chief Secretary (IT) Jayesh Ranjan said the 'future city' will have hubs for education, sports, and medical tourism, reported PTI.
He noted that Hyderabad was founded by the Qutb Shahi rulers and Secunderabad was developed by the British and Cyberabad (the IT hub) came up when N Chandrababu Naidu was the Chief Minister of undivided Andhra Pradesh. Now, CM A Revanth Reddy feels that there is a need to move to the next level (with the development of the future city), Ranjan added.
Praising the book, he said it captures the transformation of Hyderabad: "It’s the work of a genius. It’s the work of an artist."
Meanwhile, as per PTI, the author said that while researching for the book, he found that there were two dominant narratives popular in the city. One, people either lament the decay of the city, or, on the other hand, paint its past as the most glorious era.
He said that many people he met had little to say about the modern times or felt that it was a mere real estate boom.
(With PTI Inputs)