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Tomorrow

The projects that will reshape Hyderabad, followed through our reporting — what has been announced, approved and built, and when. No forecasts: just the record so far.

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Metro Phase II

The second phase of Hyderabad Metro — Phase-IIA planned at 76.4 km over five corridors and Phase-IIB at 86.1 km over three — to be built as a Centre–state joint venture.

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01Hyderabad Metro takeover misses its September deadline as funding stallsINFRASTRUCTURE · 11 OCT 202602Telangana Cabinet approves taking over Hyderabad Metro's first phase from L&TINFRASTRUCTURE · 11 OCT 202603The Next Big Thing: Decoding Hyderabad’s Mega Infrastructure Projects That Will Reshape the CityINFRASTRUCTURE · 29 OCT 202504Charlapalli Railway Station set to open its doors today.INFRASTRUCTURE · 6 JAN 2025

The Metro takeover

The state's purchase of the 69-km first phase from L&T: approved in February 2026, signed in April, and awaiting its financing in September.

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01Hyderabad Metro takeover misses its September deadline as funding stallsINFRASTRUCTURE · 11 OCT 202602State signs agreement to take over Hyderabad Metro from L&TINFRASTRUCTURE · 11 OCT 202603L&T Hyderabad Metro Rail receives the Special Recognition Award.INFRASTRUCTURE · 1 JUL 2025

Bharat Future City

The new city planned on Hyderabad's southern edge — proposed home of film studios, a deep-tech hub and TCS's planned 1 GW data centre.

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01108 investment MoUs in two years — and a Rs 70,000 crore TCS data centre in Future CityBUSINESS · 11 OCT 202602Hyderabad 2025: World-First Wonders & Celebrity StormINFRASTRUCTURE · 29 DEC 202503The talk of the town: The massive events that defined Hyderabad in 2025INFRASTRUCTURE · 22 DEC 202504Telangana pledges full support for establishing film studios in Bharat Future City.BUSINESS · 11 DEC 2025

The Core Urban Region

The February 2026 split of the GHMC into three corporations, and the CURE Act of September 2026 that governs them together.

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01The CURE Act replaces the GHMC Act of 1955: what changes for HyderabadGOVERNMENT · 11 OCT 2026021.27 lakh Hyderabad households counted themselves; now 21,773 enumerators take overGOVERNMENT · 11 OCT 202603Hyderabad's civic body is split into three: GHMC, Cyberabad and MalkajgiriGOVERNMENT · 11 OCT 202604Telangana Cool Roof Policy 2023-2028: The Ultimate GuideENVIRONMENT · 6 APR 2023

Musi riverfront

The plan to rebuild the Musi river's banks through the city — and the civil-society objections to it.

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01Musi Jan Andolan publishes a point-by-point rebuttal of the riverfront project reportENVIRONMENT · 11 OCT 202602Telangana Unveils Rs 319.24 Crore Iconic Mir Alam Tank Bridge: A New Era in Hyderabad ConnectivityHISTORY · 11 NOV 202503The Next Big Thing: Decoding Hyderabad’s Mega Infrastructure Projects That Will Reshape the CityINFRASTRUCTURE · 29 OCT 202504Telangana Govt Allocates Massive 734-Acre Land for Grand Musi Riverfront Transformation ProjectINFRASTRUCTURE · 28 OCT 2025

KBR Park corridor

A 4.3-km, six-lane steel elevated corridor from Jubilee Hills Check Post to NFCL Junction, replacing the earlier junction plan.

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01KBR Park: underpasses dropped, one-way stays, and a 4.3-km steel flyover insteadINFRASTRUCTURE · 11 OCT 202602Hyderabad Police Implement One-Way Traffic Around KBR ParkENVIRONMENT · 19 AUG 202603Navigating the Shift: Hyderabad’s KBR Park Belt Goes One-Way From August 18INFRASTRUCTURE · 13 AUG 202604GHMC inaugurates a fountain and decorative lighting in Narayanguda.GOVERNMENT · 23 JAN 2025

Regional Ring Road

The planned ring road around the Hyderabad region, and the land acquisition for it that our reporting followed.

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01The Next Big Thing: Decoding Hyderabad’s Mega Infrastructure Projects That Will Reshape the CityINFRASTRUCTURE · 29 OCT 202502Charlapalli Railway Station set to open its doors today.INFRASTRUCTURE · 6 JAN 202503Land acquisition for the Hyderabad Regional Ring Road (RRR) is set to be completed next month.INFRASTRUCTURE · 14 AUG 2024

Private spaceflight

Skyroot Aerospace — India's first space-technology unicorn — and its Vikram-1 orbital launch in July 2026.

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01Vikram-1 reaches orbit: Hyderabad's Skyroot makes India's first private orbital launchAEROSPACE · 11 OCT 202602Skyroot Aerospace becomes India's first space-tech unicornAEROSPACE · 11 OCT 202603Hyderabad's deep-tech corridor keeps compoundingTECHNOLOGY · 18 AUG 202604PM Modi Inaugurates Skyroot’s Infinity Campus in Hyderabad, Unveils Orbital Rocket Vikram-IBUSINESS · 28 NOV 2025

Data centres

The data-centre investments the state has signed, and the questions about the water and power they need.

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01108 investment MoUs in two years — and a Rs 70,000 crore TCS data centre in Future CityBUSINESS · 11 OCT 202602Musi Jan Andolan publishes a point-by-point rebuttal of the riverfront project reportENVIRONMENT · 11 OCT 202603Beyond the IITs: How a Hyderabad Graduate Became OpenAI’s New CTO of ComputeAI · 23 JUL 202604How a landmark partnership with Blaize is transforming Hyderabad into the world’s next AI powerhouse.AI · 21 JAN 2026

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