At the request of the Government of Telangana and the Musi Riverfront Development Corporation and with the support from the French Agency for Developpment (AFD) and the French Embassy in India, Les Ateliers is organizing an international urban planning workshop in Hyderabad, India. Over the course of two weeks, 15 international and local participants will collaborate in a collective and strategic work with the local actors and stakeholders of the metropolis.

Hyderabad, one of India’s fastest-growing megacities is the thriving capital of India’s Telangana state. A racially, ethnically, socially, and linguistically diverse city, Hyderabad is a hub of trade and commerce and an international centre for knowledgebased industries such as Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals, and Information Technology.

Hyderabad was a bioclimatic city at its inception. Its water architecture enabled a green and livable microclimate in an otherwise hot and dry climate. Over the past two decades, these water bodies and their associated ecosystems have shrunk immensely under the tremendous strain of rapid urbanisation, demographic growth, and diverse sources of pollution.

What is the path forward to bring about a true ecological, social and functional renaissance of its water systems? Can the Musi river regeneration project launched by the State serve as a catalyst to holistically restore Hyderabad’s water quality and heritage?

The workshop aims to provide the local authorities with innovative and actionable approaches to sustainably manage Hyderabad’s explosive growth and depleting natural resources through a combination of visionary leadership and community engagement.

Register to the open events of the workshop!

https://www.ateliers.org/l/register-hyderabad

Opening session
Tuesday 26 November 2024 from 4 to 6PM
Presentation of the challenges and expectations by local stakeholders to the participants of the workshop. Questions and short debate with the participants.

Exchange forum
Friday 29 November 2024 afternoon
Mid-term presentations of the diagnosis, first strategies and ideas by the 3 teams of participants to get feedback from local actors and experts and enrich their proposals

Final restitution and closing of the workshop
Friday 6 December 2024 from 9AM to 4:30PM
The three teams of international and local participants present their final proposals, debate with official
representatives and experts of water management and urban development in Hyderabad and Telangana