Hyderabad : Telangana has told the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that allegations of the proposed Future City project being taken up without mandatory environmental clearances are unfounded, asserting that no such development activity has been approved or commenced in the notified area .
69 issued in March 2025, with jurisdiction over 56 revenue villages spread across 765.28 sq km. The affidavit further stated that the FCDA office building at Meerkhanpet, sanctioned at an estimated cost of ₹19 crore, is only an administrative facility and unrelated to any township project. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Hyderabad | Silver Rate in Hyderabad | Bank Holidays in Hyderabad | Public Holidays in Hyderabad | Hyderabad AQI | Weather in Hyderabad | Petrol Price in Hyderabad | Diesel Price in Hyderabad | CNG Price in Hyderabad | LPG Price in Hyderabad Stay updated with the latest Hyderabad news.
In a counter-affidavit filed before the Chennai bench of the NGT, the Future City Development Authority (FCDA) sought dismissal of a petition filed by environmentalist Donthi Narasimha Reddy, contending that the claims were “baseless, misconceived, unsupported by facts and wholly untrue”. He said FCDA was established as a special area development authority under the Telangana Urban Areas (Development) Act through GO No. FCDA functions as a planning and development authority and not as a real estate project proponent, according to the affidavit. “The website cited by the applicant is neither owned nor maintained by the authority, and FCDA has initiated action to file a criminal complaint against those responsible for creating or operating the unauthorised website,” the affidavit said. It said the tender had no connection with the execution of infrastructure works or the commencement of construction activity.
FCDA commissioner K Shashanka stated that the authority had neither approved nor undertaken any township, infrastructure or development project of the nature alleged in the petition. It has not granted any layout, township, building or development approvals within the notified area, nor has it received or considered any proposal requiring prior environmental clearance, it claimed. The authority also disputed information cited by the petitioner from a website purportedly linked to FCDA. Addressing concerns over a tender cited in the petition, FCDA clarified that it was issued solely for appointing a consultant to prepare a vision and comprehensive master plan for the Future City Area through the govt’s e-procurement platform. References to Hyderabad Pharma City, land conversion, village resettlement, industrial activity and environmental clearances pertain to other agencies and projects, it added. Download the TOI App.