Not just cities, villages are being developed. New ways in Real Estate are emerging. Customers are more inclined towards investing in eco-friendly projects.
We have seen real estate firms build colonies. We have seen townships named after the developers being constructed. Skyscrapers are being constructed and we are living in them. However, now new towns are being constructed. People living in the cities are craving for rural experiences. Mud roads, narrow lanes, riding on bicycles, homes with gardens surrounded by farms and forests, birds chirping, friendly neighbours, people gathered around the `rachabanda’ chit-chatting… This was a typical village atmosphere. People are looking for communities where they can indulge in such rural experiences.
Real estate companies which developed urban townships are now looking at building such rural communities. They are not only introducing this way of living to the new generation but also building communities where they can settle down and enjoy it.
Rapid migration of people from rural areas to cities has increased pressure on infrastructure, living spaces and employment. Cities are expanding in all directions to accommodate the population. According to the authorities, Hyderabad is much ahead of Bengaluru and Chennai in terms of infrastructure. The government is doing its best. The density of population is resulting in several issues including negative health impacts.
In these circumstances, those who want to live in a peaceful environment free from pollution and stress are looking at villages. They have had the experience of spending some time in villages and farmhouses during COVID. Shatamanam bhavati means one should be healthy for 100 years. These villages in the city suburbs are taking shape.
Not only townships and colonies, but also villages outside the regional ring road are being developed. It is 60 kilometres from the city. Clusters homes are being developed inspired by villages. The clusters are named after the trees grown there, such as Raavi Palle and Modugu Palle. Even in villages there is a cement Road in every lane. But here, in this community, only mud roads are visible. Earlier children used to play freely in front of the house as there were no vehicles. This is not the case now. 10s of 1000s of vehicles are plying in the place every minute. In the village projects there are roads like gully so the vehicles do not have to come home. Parking facility is being provided to park all the vehicles at the entrance of the community. People have to walk from here to their homes. Those living in the villages have some agricultural land. Even those who live here have a farm. Leafy vegetables and vegetables are grown with joint farming.
One town has hundreds of houses with two or three residents. They need 10s of 1000s of people to do the chores. In these rural projects, the locals are hired to do the jobs and the migration for employment purposes will reduce and so will the pressure on the city’s infrastructure.
Once Upon a Time villages were mostly self-sufficient. Leafy vegetables, vegetables, milk, fruits and rice were all cultivated in the farms. This is what is being replicated in the rural communities being developed by real estate firms. Solar power is being generated, cows are being reared in goshala, natural manure is being generated for cultivating crops, rainwater is being harvested through storage in ponds and water bodies to be used year long.
“On our part we are developing eco habitats away from the city to counter urbanization. We are encouraging people to move away from the main city of Hyderabad by building gated communities, that are inspired by village living. As a result, migration will stop. The new generation doesn’t know or understand village living. Here’s the new India for the new-gen.It would be nice to have a platform to promote such eco-habitat projects. It would be nice to set up an eco-hub on the lines of T-hub. The government is taking up many environmental initiatives, the eco-hub should be able to support those who undertake eco-friendly projects in the real estate sector.”
Rurban Nest, an eco-habitat promoted by 22 doctors in Nizamabad, mentored by Organo Eco-Habitats, has been featured by Saakshi, a leading Telugu newspaper. An eco-habitat of 22 villas has all the salient features of Organo eco-habitats like the biopool, club house, guest suites amongst others with organic farming at the core. We’re happy to present the English translation here
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