Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said rapid modernisation and urbanisation would pose new challenges in the future, and the State Government was working with a long-term vision to transform Hyderabad into a traffic-free and signal-free city.
Addressing a Parliamentary Standing Committee meeting, the Chief Minister said the government is planning a three-level transport model comprising underpasses, surface corridors and elevated structures to streamline traffic movement across the city.
Mr. Reddy observed that road expansion alone would not solve traffic congestion and emphasised the need to develop a comprehensive multi-transport system. He said that the government is also establishing multi-level parking facilities in different parts of Hyderabad to overcome parking-related issues.
The Chief Minister explained that the State Government has prepared plans to develop Telangana in three distinct zones under the “CURE, PURE and RARE” model. He said the area within the Outer Ring Road (ORR), termed as the CURE zone, has been identified as a service sector hub. The PURE zone, located between the ORR and the proposed Regional Ring Road (RRR), has been earmarked for manufacturing and industrial development. The RARE zone beyond the RRR has been designated as an agriculture-focused sector.
