Hyderabad Or Bengaluru? Online Debate Amid Water Crisis In India's Silicon Valley

Karnataka's capital Bengaluru continues to be in the grip of a severe water crisis that is now posing an existential crisis to India's IT hub.?

Water troubles of Bengaluru

With the water shortage showing no signs of easing and the crisis predicted to worsen in the future, the Silicon Valley of India is fast losing its sheen.

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Many including tech companies and techies who came to the city for jobs are now seriously contemplating leaving Bengaluru.

Why Hyderabad?

This has raised a new question - Where if not Bengaluru? And for many the first answer that comes to their mind is Hyderabad, the capital of neighbouring Telangana.

What makes Hyderabad an attractive choice for both techies and companies is the existing tech ecosystem in the city, which is similar to Bengaluru.

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Shweta Kukreja, the founder of The Marketing Anatomy even ranked Hyderabad as better than Bengaluru and Mumbai.

According to her Hyderabad is so underrated, in terms of everything.?

"Less traffic (comparatively), ORR Road for the airport (bestest), Greenery (literally everywhere), Aesthetics (unreal), Food. Need to hype this city up,” she said on X.

Kukreja's post has gone viral on social media and many seem to agree with her.

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But some others pointed out that the weather in Hyderabad is hotter than in Bengaluru while others claimed that there was a shortage of vegetarian food options in the city.

Hyderabad is not immune to water crisis

While Bengaluru is getting all the attention, when it comes to the water crisis, it should be noted that Hyderabad is also not immune to it. In fact, Hyderabad is predicted to face a similar water crisis as the summer set in.

It is not just Hyderabad that is eyeing to benefit from the current crisis in Bengaluru.

Kerala joins the race

Recently Kerala Industries minister P Rajeeve said the state was inviting IT companies in Bengaluru.

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“After we read reports of the water crisis in Bengaluru, we wrote to the IT companies offering them all facilities as well as plenty of water,” Rajeev said.

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