Will Make Hyd A Global Mfg Hub: CM Revanth
Plans to create mega mfg hub between ORR and RRR; TG will tap opportunities from China+1
Telangana CM A Revanth Reddy flanked by IT secretary Jayesh Ranjan (R), CII’s president Sanjiv Puri and DG Chandrajit Banerjee, speaking at the National Council meeting of CII in Hyderabad on Friday
The mfg base includes manufacturing and pharma, life sciences, aerospace, defence, EVs, solar. We have created a high focus on skills and job creation. My strategy is to make it China plus alternative for the world - A Revanth Reddy, CM, Telangana
Hyderabad: With an objective of creating a manufacturing hub to leverage global opportunities, the Telangana government has decided to create infrastructure in a big way between the Outer Ring Road and the proposed Regional Ring Road in Hyderabad. The Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy aims to transform the city as the ‘China plus alternative’ for the world in manufacturing. Speaking at the National Council meeting of CII here on Friday, the Chief Minister said the State government has decided to build ‘Future City’ here which would compete with top cities in the world like New York, London, Seoul and Dubai.
“We want to build the greatest city in India. It will have only service sector. The ‘Future City’ aims to be a pollution-free net zero city,” he said. The government is now replacing 3,200 state-run buses in Hyderabad with EV vehicles. Registration and road tax on electric vehicles have been removed, he said. The work to rejuvenate the Musi river in Hyderabad has begun and the 55 km-long river flowing in the city would soon become clean, he said. The government is planning a Regional Ring Road (RRR) on a 360 kms stretch and a regional ring rail around the RRR. Radial roads connecting the existing Outer Ring Road (ORR) and RRR are also being developed, he said.
Referring to the ‘China Plus One strategy’ of businesses diversifying manufacturing and supply chains beyond China, he said the government aims to make Hyderabad as the alternative to China.
“Between ORR and RRR there will be a manufacturing base, manufacturing and pharma, life sciences, aerospace, defence, EVs, solar. We have created a high focus on skills and job creation. My strategy is to make it China plus alternative for the world,” he said.
As Telangana is a land-locked State, the government is planning to build a dry port with dedicated highway and rail links to the nearest Machilipatnam port in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh. He added that government is creating an ecosystem with the best ease of doing business (EoDB) not only in India, but also in the world.
