The Telangana government is pushing ahead with its ambitious plan to develop Bharat Future City, a 765 sq. km urban-industrial hub in south Hyderabad, envisioned as India’s first net-zero smart industrial city.

Spearheaded by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and overseen by the newly-constituted Future City Development Authority (FCDA), the project aims to set a benchmark for sustainable and inclusive urbanisation, blending industrial growth with livability, connectivity, and green infrastructure.

The project, being implemented by the Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (TGIIC) with master planning support from an international consultancy, is aimed at creating a model for sustainable and inclusive urbanisation.

According to officials, the zones are designed to include artificial intelligence, life sciences, electronics manufacturing, electric vehicles, energy storage, tourism, entertainment, film production, health, and knowledge infrastructure

The state government has described Future City as India’s first net-zero smart industrial city, designed to accommodate a population of over a million with integrated industrial clusters, housing, and civic infrastructure.

The city will feature a “Live, Learn, Work, Play” framework, with walk-to-work residential clusters near reserve forests, as well as hotels and resorts to support tourism. Connectivity will be provided through an internal metro line and Bus Rapid Transit Systems.

The government said the project is structured to attract international funding from agencies such as JICA, the World Bank and the AIIB. The FCDA’s jurisdiction covers land parcels around the Outer Ring Road, Srisailam Highway, and Nagarjunasagar Highway, with a direct route to the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport.