Hyderabad yet to join Global cities list

Hyderabad: Another setback for attracting industrial investments. Hyderabad is not there in list of top 50 global cities. Due to its slow phase of transition, Hyderabad does not feature in the list to attract business investments.

Comparing Parameters like poor house numbering, allocation of land and resource, traffic management, parking slots, sanitation and waste management brought the city down.

“However its future seems bright, it needs to be more organized,” said Tim Campbell, urban expert from the University of Cambridge, who is on his fifth visit to the city.

The expert said, “As many as 1,000 cities with half-a-million population have been globally recognized for its transformation. It’s not just technology, it’s the people and leadership (government) that build smart cities. In Hyderabad, having vast available area and infrastructure, the phase of transition needs to speed up; right from security concerns to energy management, every sector must be upgraded in Hyderabad.

“The government is known for its problems and its solutions. However, the implementation needs to be worked on. If the phase of transition speeds up, Hyderabad will surely hit the list for huge investments.”