Hyderabad, March 2026 – As of March 2026, the Bharat Future City project has moved from vision to execution, with 12 consultancy firms entering the race to design Telangana’s 30,000-acre core development zone. The government has set a strict 9-month deadline, with the final master plan required by December 2026. Planned over 765 sq km covering 56 revenue villages across three Assembly constituencies and seven mandals in Ranga Reddy district, Bharat Future City is envisioned as India’s first net-zero smart city with integrated residential, industrial, and knowledge clusters.
The project covers approximately 30,000 acres, including 15,000 acres of reserve forest acting as green lungs for the development. Spread across nearly 30,000 acres, the proposed city is envisioned as a sustainable urban-industrial hub with dedicated zones for artificial intelligence, education, healthcare, manufacturing, residential development, and entertainment and is designed to follow net-zero principles, integrating clean energy, green mobility, and climate-resilient infrastructure from inception. The UAE has agreed to collaborate on the project following discussions at the World Economic Forum in Davos, with Japan’s Marubeni and Singapore-based Sembcorp also expressing interest.
What the City Will Contain
The core 30,000 acres will be divided into specific hubs: an AI City designed as a high-rise tech twin of Cyberabad; a Health & Wellness City for medical tourism near Kandukur; an Education Hub home to the already-functional Young India Skills University; a Sports City spanning 3,000 acres capable of hosting Olympic-level events; a 15,000-acre Eco-Tourism Zone featuring a Night Safari and trekking trails; and Green Pharma clusters for non-polluting research and biotech.
The project is being developed on the Live-Learn-Work-Play concept, with connectivity prioritised through 100-metre wide radial roads linking the Outer and Regional Ring Roads, and a new East–West Trunk Road connecting Srisailam Highway and Nagarjunasagar Road. A greenfield national highway linking the city to Machilipatnam Port will enable direct trade and logistics access.
