A little after the Y2K scare, on the safer side of the predicted computer-driven apocalypse, one man in Hyderabad set about building a new world: the HiTec City. Chandrababu Naidu, then chief minister of united Andhra Pradesh, leapfrogged into the future when he turned Hyderabad outskirts such as Madhapur and Kondapur into a cyber hemisphere.
Fifteen years have gone by since, and he is at it again. Raring at the bit to build a smart city from scratch, the blessing he plans to make of the bifurcation of the state. The separation, like any other parting, was painful for Naidu but, having come to pass, he is not looking back.
He is not listening to voices of protesteit her, especially those supporting farmers. Amaravati, the new capital of Andhra Pradesh, is being built out of lush green farming villages between Vijayawada and Guntur. Opposition politicians, environmentalists and farmers alike are raising an uproar. But never a man to be deterred by critics, Naidu went on to lay the foundation of the ‘people’s capital’ with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 22, Dussehra day.
Sustainable development firm Surbuna Jurong has been entrusted with the task of building the city, as per an MoU inked with the Singapore government. Speaking to Outlook from Singapore, Raghunath Babu Guduru, vice-president, strategic busi nesses, Surbana Jurong, said, “The idea is to build a functional city rather than just one of beauty. While most Singaporeans own a home by 30, in India it is around the age of 40. We hope to change that.”
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