Hans Raj, Minister of State, Home affairs rulued out the possibility of making Hyderabad as second capital for the country. “We don’t have such plans,” said Hans Raj  answering a question in Parliament.  He made it clear to Bura Narasaiah Goud, MP  in Lok sabha.

 The MP raised the question as it was much discussed topic among the public. The question, or need, to have a second capital has not cropped up now. The architect of the Indian constitution, Babasaheb Ambedkar, had raised the issue in his book titled 'Thoughts of Linguistic States' published in the 50s. Such thoughts had surfaced even before the linguistic states were formed thereafter. The citizens of Delhi are striving to overcome basic climatic problems, unfulfilled for years. The climate of Delhi is an overlap between summer and winter temperatures and precipitation. Delhi's proximity to the Himalayas results in cold waves leading to lower temperature due to wind chill.

 Delhi is notorious for its heavy fogs during the winter season. The temperature varies from as low as −2.2 °C to 48.4 °C during different seasons.  Traffic and smog makes  the city horrible to bear with. There are many advantages for Hyderabad to stand up to the discussion. The legacy of Indo Islamic culture is predominantly visible in Hyderbad next to Delhi.  Amicable and pleasant climate being the top reason for Hyderabad making it an accessible location. Since Kolkatta and Mumbai are strategically on the weaker side of consideration, the proposal of making Hyderabad as second capital of India is still open for debate. The recent discussion in Rajya Sabha about Delhi climate brought the attention on second capital of India. Though the response from Government is not optimistic, we can expect the live debate to continue on the topic as  Delhi’s climatic conditions won’t have any solution right now.