Public hearing on Rs 5,157-cr Hyderabad Pharma City project next month

This massive industrial park is expected to create jobs for 1.5 million people once fully developed

The Telangana State Pollution Control Board (TSPCB) is holding a public hearing next month on the environmental impact of the Hyderabad Pharma City project, which is proposed to be established on 20,000 acres of land, across a 70 square-km area, in stages.

The move comes as the latest indication of the state government's intent to go ahead with the project after the proposal faced initial hiccups on the land acquisition front.

Once touted as the bulk drug capital of India, Hyderabad is expected to attract massive investments from Indian and foreign pharma companies facing capacity constraints if the state government successfully delivers