Firms showcased their work and presented projects which are currently underway in Europe, West Asia, and major global cities.
Published Jan 22, 2024 | 11:03 AM ⚊ Updated Jan 22, 2024 | 11:03 AM
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on tthe Dubai waterfront. (X)
The development of the Musi riverfront in Hyderabad has emerged as a special focus area for Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy.
After holding discussions with officials of the Port of London Authority in the British capital on how the Thames riverfront in the city was developed into a vibrant hub of cultural and economic activity, Revanth Reddy and a team of government officials on Sunday, 21 January, tapped into the expertise of those in Dubai.
The delegation held detailed discussions with top global city planners, designers, and master plan developers in the Gulf city on developing the Musi riverfront in Hyderabad and related issues.
The marathon back-to-back meetings were focused on developing the 56-km-long Musi riverfront, creating green urban spaces, and exploring commercial linkages and investment models, an official release from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said.
The meetings in Dubai are an extension and continuation of different meetings with over 70 different major global design, planning and architecture firms, consultancies and experts, the release said.
During the discussions, the global firms showcased their work in aligned areas and presented projects which are currently underway in Europe, West Asia, and major global cities.
Along with officials we undertook a study trip of the Dubai Waterfront, and visited atop a skyscraper for an aerial perspective of entire project.
Have seen the linkage between water, land, building, and its socio-economic impact on hyper-local communities.
We discussed… pic.twitter.com/K2JmZY8k2y
— Revanth Reddy (@revanth_anumula) January 22, 2024
Almost all the firms have expressed interest in partnering with Hyderabad and Telangana and they would be visiting Telangana in the near future for further consultations, the CMO release said.
Revanth Reddy welcomed the best-in-class firms to Hyderabad and said, “Historically, cities have evolved near water. Rivers and lakes define cities naturally. Once the Musi is rejuvenated, Hyderabad will be a rare city in the world to be defined by a river and several major lakes.”
Asking the firms to evolve ambitious early plan prototypes, Revanth Reddy said, “I am not competing with other Indian cities and states. I am trying to benchmark against the best globally, and will try to better it.”
The consultations continued till Sunday night (a working day in Dubai) after which the chief minister-led delegation left for Hyderabad.
Revanth Reddy attended the World Economic Forum eeting at Davos from 15 January and later visited London where he held a meeting with MPs of Indian origin and organisations from the Telangana diaspora, before travelling to Dubai.
During his London visit, Chief Minister Reddy had extended an invitation to AIMIM MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi during his discussions with officials from the Port of London Authority regarding the development of the Musi river that flows through Hyderabad.
The officials of the Port of London Authority presented a comprehensive history of the developmental activities along the Thames river, natural challenges and engineering response and solutions, stakeholder management, investments and revenue management, and best practices evolved over decades.
Reddy and Owaisi also visited the iconic Shard building for an aerial study of London’s urban layout and development, an official release said.
(With PTI Inputs)
