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‘HMR is doing a disservice by not making the MoU public'

The construction of Metro Corridor – I from Miyapur to L.B. Nagar will cause large scale disturbance to the traffic and will prove disastrous to the city, representatives of Citizens for a Better Public Transport in Hyderabad (CBPTH) alleged here on Thursday.

“The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) reached between Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR) and Ministry of Road Transport & Highways on October 18 stipulates that HMR has to build flyovers in 11 busy junctions along with the metro rail viaduct in this corridor. With metro rail already occupying a major portion of the road, where is the place to build new flyovers?” convener of CBPTH, C. Ramachandraiah, said at a press conference.

“Constructing the flyovers will necessitate large scale acquisition of land by HMR and will also cause inconvenience to the road users,” he alleged. About 677 private properties will be acquired in the process and HMR is doing a disservice by not making the MoU public, he charged.

Mr. Ramachandraiah also questioned the rationale of investing Rs. 14,000 crore in metro rail project where as an efficient public transportation could be made available with much less investment. “The MMTS Phase II will cost only a fraction of what metro rail costs, but till now it did not get a green signal and APSRTC is also suffering because of neglect. If both these modes of transport are strengthened the problem of public transport system will not be there,” he said.

When there are other modes of cheaper transport systems available why should government put all its resources in the costliest option, metro rail, he questioned. “The concept of elevated metro rail is not favoured by any other country as it causes a lot inconvenience to the public, but our government is going on full throttle in our city. The reason given by the authorities that building under ground metro rail corridor will cost two to three times more is not correct,” he said.

HMR should come out with the facts and engage in a public debate to allay the fears of the citizens, he demanded.

Keywords: Metro Corridor – I, Public Transport in Hyderabad

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Dy mayor post may go to BC candidate
TNN Dec 30, 2011, 05.13AM IST
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HYDERABAD: With too many aspirants in the race for the deputy mayor post in Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), Pradesh Congress Committee president Botsa Satyanarayana held a meeting with the ministers, MLAs and all the Congress corporators at Gandhi Bhavan on Thursday to finalise one name.

All the participants of the meeting, including home minister P Sabita Indra Reddy, Danam Nagender and other corporators like former mayor Banda Karthika Reddy said they would abide by the party's decision and support the candidate for deputy mayor. But it appears that the party has decided to give the deputy mayor post to a corporator belonging to a backward class as the Congress mayor till recently was an upper caste woman.


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The election of mayor and deputy mayor, which was supposed to be held on December 30, was postponed to January 3 at the request of Members of Parliament, who are ex-officio members of the municipal corporation, as they were preoccupied with the parliamentary proceedings.

The main aspirant is Hafeezpet corporator V Jagadishwar Goud, whose candidature is reportedly being supported by Greater Hyderabad Congress Committee chief and minister Danam Nagender. The other candidates in the fray are Kaleru Venkatesh, who is presently Congress floor leader in the corporation and Sultan Bazaar corporator G Shankar Yadav, who is said to be backed by Secunderabad MP Anjan Kumar Yadav. Interestingly, all the candidates belong to the backward classes.

Some corporators and leaders are demanding that deputy mayor should be given to a scheduled caste candidate. Ziaguda corporator A Krishna is aspiring for the post with the help of Nandi Yellaiah, Rajya Sabha member.

The other candidates in the fray include Gunfoundry corporator and brother of Mukesh Goud, M Madhu Goud, Habsiguda corporator Harivardhan Reddy, Barkatpura corporator (associate member of Congress) and standing committee member Diddi Rambabu and Boundhanagar corporator Adam Uma Devi. But this time, the party may not give chance to a woman candidate for deputy mayor post as former mayor Karthika held the post for two years.

In Thursday's meeting, PCC president and other corporators felicitated former mayor Karthika Reddy who reportedly told the PCC president that she would do any assignment given to her for the interest of the party.

"The deputy mayor candidate will be finalised after consulting chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy, MLAs and ministers and the name would be officially announced only on January 3, a few hours before the election," a source in the party said.

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MORE MEGA STORE opening soon in nizampet cross road bus stop.

cross posting from APSRTC thread by Yogendra s
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The Chief Minister Mr N Kiran Kumar Reddy today wanted all the new projects being taken up by HMDA to be completed right on schedule. The Chief Minister who is also Chairman of HMDA today chaired the 4th meeting of the Authority at Secretariat. Municipal Administration Minister Mr. M Maheedhar Reddy, Mayor, GHMC, Mr. Mohd. Majid Hussain, Principal Secretary, MA&UD, Mr Sam Bob, Commissioner, HMDA, Rajesh Tiwari, MD, APIIC, B R Meena, Principal Secretary, R&B, S P Singh, MD, APSRTC, Prasada Rao, Commissioner, GHMC, M T Krishna Babu, Project Director, Outer Ring Road, Manicka Raj and other officials attended the meeting.

The Chief Minister today approved the Project of new Inter-City Bus Terminal at Miyapur on PPP mode. This is a one lakh sq.ft built up passenger terminal with 200 bus bays and platforms for outstation buses, with bus parking for 1,000 buses, 30 bus bays for city buses including fuel filling stations including CNG, dormitories for drivers, 2,3,4-wheeler parkings, budget hotel, medical and emergency facilities, police outpost facility, restaurants etc.

The meeting approved the logistic park at Batasingaram on Vijayawada highway (NH-9) in 40 acres. This will have the facilities for 500 truck parkings, 2 lakh sq.ft warehousing, 10,000 MTs of cold storage provision, automobile service centres, dormotories, restaurants fuel stations, commercial and office space, electronic weigh bridge and primary health centre etc. The meeting also approved the construction of logistic park at Managalapally on Nagarjunasagar Highway (about just 500 meters from ORR Bonguluru junction) in 22 acres of land. This will also have the facilities like 250 truck parkings, one lakh sq.ft warehousing facilites, cold storage facilities for 5000 MTs, automobile service centres, dormitories, restaurants, fuel stations, commercial and office spaces etc. The Chief Minister directed the officials to further speed the work on the Outer Ring Road and also work at Dindigul-Shamirpet stretch of the project.

The meeting also approved for further extension for suggestions and objections on the Draft Metropolitan Plan-2031 up to 21st February. The Draft Plan would also be translated in Urdu. The Chief Minister also reviewed the progress of works on Residential layout at Uppal Bhagath, Comprehensive transportation study for Hyderabad Metropolitan Area, completion Ramps work at on PVNR elevated Exspressway, innter ring road to Mylardevpally (via Laxmiguda, Jalpally and Mamidipally to Srisailam highway), status on construction of ROB across the Railway on Main Spinal road from KPHB to Hightech City, construction of Bridge across Musi River near Bapu Ghat, Hussainsagar lake and catchment are improvement and cleaning project and radial roads work.
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^^ i think they should setup a bus terminal at alwal for all the north going buses..

Vodafone mini store opening soon in near chanda nagar swagath hotel.

New Mall expected to come near My Home Jewel, construction is 50% complete. size if 3 lakh sq ft. By seeing from a layman's eye.. once can say that it will be the size of Lumbini Mall in Banjara Hills.

Last 6 months have seen 3-4 new supermarkets in Madinaguda.

New mega stores like Lassya, Baybee shop, Apollo Clinic, Gayatri Superspeciality Hosp. Etc have come up in last 3-4 months.

IDBI bank open its seri lingampally branch in chanda nagar near anu furniture.

HDFC property exhibition in sri kalyani garden, miyapur cross roads, on 18-19 Feb, 2012; 10 am- 8 pm.

HDFC property exhibition in sri kalyani garden, miyapur cross roads, on 18-19 Feb, 2012; 10 am- 8 pm.

Those condemned to commute on this corridor invariably curse their fate for such are the conditions of traffic at Kukatpally. Vehicles speed dangerously and screech to halt in jams erratically. Heavy vehicles dangerously mix with two-wheelers and bad road conditions add to the woes coupled with bad parking practises.

Having witnessed unprecedented growth in traffic, the Kukatpally corridor right till Miyapur on the Mumbai Highway is a witness to chaos on the main thoroughfare through out the day. Clearly the development of the area did not actually match planning of any sorts making it highly accident prone for vehicle drivers.

The Comprehensive Transportation Study (CTS) which put Kukatpally under microscope for coming up with an Immediate Action Plan for improvement of traffic conditions here has come up with a series of remedial measures.

FIELD SURVEYS

The field surveys carried out by LEA Associates South Asia for the CTS included a thorough documentation of vehicles and pedestrian count per hour and also road conditions and usage.

Under the immediate action plan, the report has called for redesigning the NH-9 in such a way that it has service roads on either side and bus ways from Nizampet Junction till the BJP office, a bit beyond Kukatpally bus stop. It recommended a design that looks at ensuring smooth entry and exits of the traffic and have minimum interruption for the long distance traffic on the highway.

The plan also calls for all buses originating and terminating at KPHB diverted to the JNTU road and finding the access to the highway through the junction there. Recording the high pedestrian movement across the NH-9, the CTS report has recommended pedestrian subways at JNTU junction, Usha Mullapudi junction and Kukatpally village point.

Keywords: Kukatpally, Comprehensive Transportation Study, traffic management

source: the hindu

Thanks for the updates dinesh. Much appreciated.:cheers:

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HYDERABAD, February 17, 2012 Hitec City RoB works in final phase
The Hindu The hitec city railway station Railway Foot over Bridge (ROB)is still under construction near the Railway tracks, in Hyderabad. Photo: M.Subhash
After considerable escalation of project cost and continuing to provide extremely testing times for the traffic, the work on the Road over Bridge (RoB) near Hitec City MMTS Station on Madhapur spinal road has at last, entered the final phase.

Work on the project, which aims to provide smooth connectivity between Kukatpally side with Madhapur, Kondapur and also towards Jubilee Hills, has been delayed much beyond the schedule while motorists continue to struggle every day.

Small ducts below the railway tracks near MMTS Station have been the only connectivity for road traffic but the same started to choke badly once the spinal road shaped up and traffic volumes grew considerably. As a solution, the RoB was taken up by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) with an initial cost of around Rs.24.38 crore.

Various factors including necessary design approvals from the South Central Railways (SCR) for part of the project that flies over the railway tracks, has delayed the RoB and meanwhile, the total project cost got revised from Rs.24.38 crore to Rs.48 crore. And now, it is expected to go up by another Rs.5-6 crore.

Yet, what should bring some cheers to the harassed motorists who invariably struggle to find a way out here now, is the fact that the work on foundations in the railway portion has started recently. Necessary clearances were obtained for the foundation work in the railways area and by the time these get executed, approval for the superstructure is expected.

Stretching 910 m in length, the RoB has designed as 21.5 m wide and comes equipped with four-lane divided carriageway. Of this, nearly 120 m span goes over the railway tracks. HMDA had already completed its work related to either sides of the track.

courtesy: THE HINDU.

Any idea when the Chandanagar-Sridevi Theater-Ameenpur-Bolarum bypass road would be planned and ready for commute...there was a lot of buzz abt this road earlier...but for past many years there is no progress at all....this road would surely divert some trafffic off the NH9, and decrease the traffic and pollution levels...

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HYDERABAD: If one thinks that Nizampet residents are at the mercy of an organized water mafia, then they are mistaken. For, there is an equally flourishing land mafia calling the shots, thanks to the patronage it enjoys from political leaders in the area. Thanks to rampant building violations, Nizampet has been turned into a 'large village' dotted with thousands of cluttered flats and apartment blocks.

Nizampet, hardly 25 km from the state assembly, is the epitome of a concrete jungle with haphazard growth. Ninety per cent of the apartments do not have the minimum setback and are dangerously perched against one another. The building irregularities began when the former panchayat, the term of which ended in August last, was operational with Kolanu Sweta Reddy as sarpanch.

"Sarpanch's husband Srinivas Reddy was running the affairs of the panchayat. He ganged up with a minister and allowed all the building irregularities," alleged Ranga Reddy district Congress committee president Kuna Prasad Goud.

Time was when Nizampet was touted to be one of the fastest growing suburbs, close to the IT corridor of Hyderabad because of affordability of land, pollution-free environment and metro rail project.

But that was five years ago. Thanks to shoddy planning, lack of civic amenities (drinking water is a major crisis here) and poor infrastructure, Nizampet is rotting. The undue delay in the metro rail project has thrown Nizampet off the rails from its euphoric days a couple of years back.

Market analysts say that uncertainty in the much-talked about Maytas Hills project is one of the main reasons for the slow pace of growth. This project was to push Nizampet ahead as a major real estate hub in the city but it didn't fructify. Fifty families reside in the project area. "I wish this project gets completed and Nizampet races ahead again," one of the residents said.

Nizampet, which was a village in Ranga Reddy district, is home to over 70,000 people now with around thousand apartments dotting its landscape. And there are at least a hundred unfinished construction ventures though work on them had begun three years ago. "Many buyers are going back once they are briefed about the building violations," builder Garikapati Ramakrishna told TOI. The building regularization scheme was implemented for 90 per cent of the structures which indicates the massive irregularities, R Krishna Kumar of Srinivas flat owners association said.

Presently, one square ft is quoted between Rs 1,800 and Rs 2,150. "Price of a single flat in a gated community ranges between Rs 60 lakh and Rs 1 crore, while ordinary flats cost between Rs 30-45 lakh," a builder said. With land prices in the neighbouring areas like Hi-Tec City, Madhapur and Kukatpally (1 sft costs Rs 4,000 in Hi-Tec City and Madhapur and Rs 3,000 in Kukatpally) going up all the time, Nizampet is fast losing out the race, analysts say.

Traffic is a major problem in the area. "It takes nearly 20 minutes to reach our home in the colony from the Nizampet main road during rush hour. The roads badly need to be repaired," Chaganti Pavan Kumar rued. The situation in neighbouring Pragati Nagar, Bachupalli, Bollaram and Adityanagar areas is far better, residents claim.

Ajay K Singh, marketing head of a real estate giant, says despite the hype and realty boom, Nizampet would not be able to hit the high road to growth if civic amenities and infrastructure facilities are not improved.

Courtesy: The Times of India.

Hi Dinesh,

Thanks for the updates on the expanding and developing areas of north-western Hyderabad but I really dont know if a separate thread is required because everyone will want create a thread for the area they live in. Like Secunderabad or Jubilee Hills or Shamshabad etc.. These updates can as well be posted in the regular projects/discussions thread.. :)

Hi Dinesh,

Thanks for the updates on the expanding and developing areas of north-western Hyderabad but I really dont know if a separate thread is required because everyone will want create a thread for the area they live in. Like Secunderabad or Jubilee Hills or Shamshabad etc.. These updates can as well be posted in the regular projects/discussions thread.. :)

Hi Friend,
These areas grow at a rapid speed, so they need a thread to include their developments. I had waited for two years to create this thread. this also includes some parts of Medak districts which do not get the attention of the forum members:)
eg. Metro train work and integrated bus stand at Miyapur

Any idea when the Chandanagar-Sridevi Theater-Ameenpur-Bolarum bypass road would be planned and ready for commute...there was a lot of buzz abt this road earlier...but for past many years there is no progress at all....this road would surely divert some trafffic off the NH9, and decrease the traffic and pollution levels...

No sign of that project. Ameenpur-Bollarum road is in tatters, only lorries could go in the road.:bash:

Roads are widening between kukatpally to miyapur now, due to the metro rail construction.

Chandana brothers now open a big showroom at chanda nagar above vijetha super market.

Lingamplli-Mallapur:banana:

Excellent.. this will be good for people going to Nacharam and Mallapur area. Its good to connect these 2 specialized industrial areas of Hydearabad
Lingamplli-Mallapur:banana:

WEST SIDE now open in kukatpally, Opposite to JNTU entrance.

No sign of that project. Ameenpur-Bollarum road is in tatters, only lorries could go in the road.:bash:

A New bridge is built near Sridevi theatre. Now the stretch from Lingampally to Aminpur is good, but the last 6km is not good upto bollarum estate.

Also we have muddy roads connecting Beeramguda with Bollarum Via Nareegudam and Ailapur. if a new road can be laid, it will bye pass all the traffic to the Ind estate.

Lingamplli-Mallapur:banana:

APSRTC is introducing six new routes connecting Hitec city, Madhapur from different areas in twin cities, for the convenience of IT employees.

The new routes are as follows: route No. 222 V (Lingampally – VBIT) and buses would be operated from Lingampally to VBIT Park via Allwyn crossroads, Cyber Towers, Raheja circle and ESCI.

Route No. 127 VB (Koti – VBIT), route No. 113 VB (Uppal – VBIT) buses would start from Uppal and reach VBIT via Vidya Nagar, VST, Baghlingampally, Narayanguda, Ladkikapul, Panjagutta, Nagarjuna circle, Jubilee Hills check post, Madhapur, Cyber Towers and TCS.

Route No. 195 (Bachupally-TCS) buses would start from Bachupally and reach TCS via Nizampet crossroads, Allwyn crossroads, Raheja Circle, IIIT and Wipro. Route No. 216 L/W (Lingampally – TCS) buses would be operated from Lingampally to TCS via HCU Depot, IIIT and Wipro and route No. 147 (ECIL crossroads- VBIT) buses would reach VBIT from ECIL via ECIL, Sainikpuri, Trimulghery, JBS, Panjagutta, Madhapur and Cyber Towers, said a press release.

Keywords: APSRTC, APSRTC new routes

source:The Hindu

Good public transport system must: JP

A good public transportation system was a must if cities have to survive and it was essential that citizens support the elevated metro rail project instead of causing hurdles, said Lok Satta founder-president and Kukatpally MLA Jayaprakash Narayan.

Addressing a gathering at the Miyapur metro rail depot on Friday, he pointed out that top cities in the developed world had an efficient public transport system.

“It is very difficult to live in cities without it,” he said. Initially, he did root for the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) but realised that too much of road widening was not possible.

“We need to inculcate the culture of utilising public transport,” he said.

Mr. Narayan said the Hyderabad Metro Rail project was being taken up under the public, private partnership mode with less of a government burden. But he wanted it to be integrated with MMTS and RTC with a single transport authority for seamless travel through a single ticket.

Admitting that there were quite a few private properties being acquired for the project, he called for adequate compensation for those losing properties and livelihoods.

Mr. Bikshapathi Yadav said it was a matter of pride for people of his constituency as the depot was being built at Miyapur.

Source: THE HINDU.

225L route now get trailer services between Koti-Lingampalli.:banana:

APSRTC to run AC buses to Rajiv Gandhi International Airport to KPHB, VIA Malaysian Township, will operate at a frequency of thirty minutes.

open today at BHEL X Roads, near Lingampally bus stand.

4 story Furniture megashowroom all set to open near RS brothers.

Three months after receiving the approval of Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, the much awaited projects of Inter City Bus Terminus (ICBT) at Miyapur and Logistic Park at Batasingaram and Mangalapally, continue to wait further for a final nod from the government.

The projects to be taken up by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) were approved at the 4 meeting of the HMDA chaired by Mr. Reddy on January 16. These proposals were meant to provide a way out to the traffic woes piling up in the city.

Under public-private partnership mode, the ICBT is to come up as a one lakh sft massive facility and capable of providing parking space for 1,000 buses along with 20 bus bays for city buses, fuel stations, dormitories for drivers, budget hotels, police outpost, medical and emergency facilities.

One Logistic Park has been proposed at Batasingaram on Vijayawada highway in an area of 40 acres with several features that include parking space for 500 trucks along with 2 lakh sft of warehouse facility, 10,000 metric tonnes of cold storage provision, restaurants, fuel stations and health centre.

The Logistic Park was planned at Mangalapally on Nagarjunasagar Highway near ORR Bangalore junction on 22 acre site with parking provision for 250 trucks and 1 lakh sft warehouse space among others. “Once the projects are whetted by the relevant wings and clearance given, the work can start in June,” an official said.

Courtesy: The Hindu.

HYDERABAD: In a novel way of creating one’s own recreational space, residents of Engineer’s Enclave, a colony surrounding the Bachukunta Lake in Chandanagar have teamed up with city-based people’s forum Save Our Urban Lakes (SOUL) and GHMC to clean the lake, landscape its banks and protect it from further encroachment.
“Earlier, the lake was a haven for encroachment and we were legally and technically inept at handling the lake conservation issue. But two months ago, we aligned with SOUL and the corporation. Since then, all colony residents have taken an active interest in the development of the lake,” said Phani, a resident of the colony. One of the main supporters of the initiative, Phani has been actively encouraging residents to involve themselves in the initiative. He said that a lack of emotional bond with the lake had led them to remain mute spectators all along, until now that is. “We were sceptical at first about the initiative. But now looking at the progress being made, we want our lake to be developed fully. We are confident we can do it and are continuing to raise awareness on the same.”
The cleaning process
Interestingly, volunteers of SOUL had started work on the lake early last year on a pilot basis, but due to little residential support were unable to plough forward successfully. “We decided to adopt the four-acre lake and help develop and restore it last year. But it was only in February this year that residents finally approached us with similar interest,” said YPR Krishna, convenor of SOUL.
The project in its first stage sought to manually clear the lake off its large water hyacinth presence. For this, the GHMC’s entomology team was roped in. “The corporation provided the manual labour and expertise on how to manage the hyacinth growth”, explained Krishna.
In the second stage which just got completed a couple of days ago, the GHMC provided mechanised� tools and machines to further eat into the hyacinth growth. The depth of the lake was also increased by means of simple dredging and the debris lying at the bottom was cleared off. “Before the monsoons start, we want to finish the third stage which will involve clearing the bund. From June on, we are going to start the landscaping works and set up a park/garden etc around the lake for recreation of the residents”, added Krishna.
Incidentally, a couple of IT companies in the city have come forward to finance the entire landscaping and development project on a 50:50 ratio. Subba Rao, a senior member of SOUL said that if this project turned out to be a success, the group would seek to develop similar models elsewhere too. “We are only spending our time and energy for this lake. It is the technical help being provided by the corporation and the enthusiasm being shared by the residents that will ultimately make this project a success.

Courtesy: Indian Express.

The AP State Cooperative Bank (APCOB) has opened three new branches in and around Hyderabad. The branches inaugurated by the bank president, Mr Yadavalli Vijayender Reddy, are at Serilingampally, Gachibowli and Kukatpally.

The cooperative bank earned a net profit of Rs 116 crore for the last fiscal (2011-12). Its business crossed Rs 10,000 crore and deposits touched Rs 3,500 crore.

The crop loan disbursement stood at Rs 7,000 crore. The investment credit reached Rs 500 crore, according to a press release.

The bank is also focussing on gold loan business.

The bank open its branch in gopanapalli road near lingampalli market.

HYDERABAD: India's largest engineering and construction company by revenues Larsen & Toubro, which is implementing the country's largest elevated metro rail project in Hyderabad, said on Tuesday the first phase of the metro rail project will be commissioned by 2014.




The project consists of three corridors covering a total distance of 71.16 kilometres to be implemented in four phases. Corridor-I will extend from Nagole to Shilparamam (27.51 km - 23 stations), corridor-II from Miyapur to L.B. Nagar spread over 28.87 km with 27 stations, while corridor-II will be from JBS to Falaknuma stretch over 14.78 km with 23 stations.

V. B. Gadgil, CE & MD, L&T Metro Rail, said the first phase includes the stretch from Nagole to Mettuguda and from Miyapur to Ameerpet. "Work will simultaneously go on in the other phases as well. We will finalise vendors for rolling stock, telecom, signalling systems by June," he said.

Four firms have bid for supplying the rolling stock including the Canadian aircraft and railway coach maker Bombardier, a consortium led by Hyundai and BEML and a Chinese and Spanish company, the executive said.

For the Rs 16,336 crore of project, the company has so far invested Rs 3,400 crore as equity. The viability gap funding for the project provided by the government is Rs 1,458 crore and the banks have lent the company Rs 11, 478 crore as term loans for the project.

Hyderabad Metro Rail project is being implemented with the Andhra Pradesh government on public private partnership mode under the design, build, finance, operate and transfer (DBFOT) format. The concession agreement was signed by with the AP government in September 2010.

"The company will execute transit oriented development along the corridors and depot of around 18.5 million square feet, apart from connecting the multiple modes of transport. Once implemented, Hyderabad will be among the first cities in India with integrated urban planning with inter-modal connectivity and convenient sky-walks making seamless commuting a reality," Gadgil said.

courtesy: The Economic Times

Arvind brand store and Vasan Eye care will open shortly at gangaram near Chanda nagar R.S.Brothers.

Buyers flock to gated communities as tranquillity becomes new mantra


Residents are increasingly looking at quiet, open and pollution-free areas in which to buy property. As people’s desire to be part of a community grows, gated communities are becoming popular with buyers

The residential properties evolve and grow along with the employment generated in the proximity of an area. The growth of IT sector has pushed the growth of residential areas especially in areas like Madhapur, Gachibowli, Hitec City, Kondapur, Kukatpally and Tolichowki. There is a growth and demand along the corridor of Hitec City towards airport with flats ranging above `35 lakh, said PV Ravindra Kumar, CEO, Vasathi Housing.

Residents are increasingly looking at peaceful, open and pollution-free areas for buying property. Especially, the gated communities brought value addition to the buyers in these areas.

People are increasingly looking to be part of the society of the community. Play area for children, club facilities and gym have become an added attraction.As there was ample land available, the builders developed huge gated communities in and around areas of Hitec City. In certain gated communities, only 25 per cent of the land has been used for construction and the rest has been left out for greenery.

Customers prefer these locations as they are pollution-free, spacious and near to the IT hub. The fact that most occupants are on the same social strata adds to the comfort levels of the residents.Not only the IT crowd, but the NRIs too prefer such gated communities as they have similar facilities to their residences abroad, said N Jaiveer Reddy, president, CREDAI.

The first deciding factor for a buyer is the distance from his residence to office and then comes proximity to social infrastructure like schools, hospitals, transportation hubs and malls. The price and amenities offered by the developer are also important factors choosing one over another, said V Tirupathi Reddy, senior manager (sales), Ramkay Estates and Farms.

Infrastructure also plays a major role in choosing a property. Inorbit mall, the largest mall in South India, has become a recreational, shopping and entertainment hub for the people in and around the area of Hitec City. After a busy day or especially during weekends, people go there to unwind. Even in places like Kukatpally, which is around 6 km from Hitec City, hypermarkets such as Metro and More have come up and there is also development of new malls, said Jaiveer Reddy.

Even though, there is demand in Jubilee Hills, Banjara Hills, Madhura Nagar, Srinagar Colony, Himayath Nagar, there is hardly space left to develop a gated community. These markets have become matured and no new major development taking place. However, buyers are little cynical about places like Himayath Nagar due to traffic and congestion, even though located in the centre of the city, he said.

Miyapur, Nanakramguda and Narisngi are emerging markets. Miyapur is sought after by buyers because of the new bus depot and metro plans by the government, which will change the real-estate scenario in the neighbourhood and its connectivity.Nanakramguda and Narsingi are also emerging because of the proximity to IT hub and the airport, added Ravindra Kumar.

Courtesy: Postnoon.

HYDERABAD: With the onset of the South-West monsoon just a week or two away, the Hyderabad Metro Rail officials have chalked out plans to ensure that rains wouldn’t impact the ongoing works. The 71.16-km elevated metro rail along three corridors is planned to be carried out in six stages. Currently, works are underway on the Nagole-Mettuguda (8km) stretch or stage-1 in corridor-3 and the Miyapur-SR Nagar stretch (11km) or stage 2 in corridor-1.
Speaking to City express, HMR managing director NVS Reddy said, “the internal target set ahead of monsoon is the completion of 60 pier foundations in stage 1 in corridor-3. All efforts are being made to avoid inconvenience to the public at places where we are working during the rains.”
According to officials, HMR has identified valley points in the different corridors. Valley points mean low lying areas which could result in water stagnation. “We have identified 49 valley points in the Miyapur-SR Nagar stretch and 149 valley points in the entire corridor-1 (Miyapur-LB Nagar). No activity would be carried out in valley points in both the stages during the monsoon. Instead, works will proceed as usual at the ‘Ridges’ (high lying areas where free flow of water is possible),” said a senior official with HMR. Further, he said, the HMR had ensured that all the storm water drains at the places of work are functional besides replacing open drains with equivalent RCC pipe drains.
The Hyderabad Metro Rail, through its recent traffic management program, has identified bottlenecks and junctions on its routes. “All the junctions have been identified and for avoiding inconvenience to the public, Lee Associates, a consultancy group, has been hired for improving traffic amenities and measures. In case of bottlenecks, already alternative roads and detouring has been arranged at various places besides creating separate free-lefts,” said the official adding that “all these aspects would be ensured before any barricading starts in the middle of the road”. The elevated rail network will have 30 piers per every km with 66 stations and the authorities plan to lay 15-20 pier foundations every month.

Courtesy:IBN LIVE.

Arvind opens store in Hyderabad
(http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/marketing/article3490509.ece?ref=wl_industry-and-economy)
Arvind Ltd, the integrated textiles and branded apparel player, has announced the opening of its sixth ‘Exclusive Brand Outlets (EBO)' in Hyderabad.

This exclusive ‘‘The Arvind store' has a built up area of 1,286 sq ft at Chanda Nagar. It will offer premium shirting and suiting fabrics, display brands such as US Polo Association, Flying Machine and Arrow along with custom tailoring and readymade apparels.

In addition, the store will have Arvind Denim Lab, a concept exclusive to The Arvind Store which offers customised washed jeans, which is made to order.

Mr. P.S. Rajiv, Head-Retail (EBOs), Arvind Ltd said the company has been able to open the sixth store in the city in just 20 months, showing the keen liking of customers and the growing retail sector.

‘The Arvind Store' brings both the fabric and ready-mades to its customers. It aims to revolutionise the whole shopping experience of customers, he added in a press release.

Axis bank open its miyapur branch near allwyn x road.
sri kuber jewellers open now their textile division in their complex near lingampally bus stand.

Dialysis centre inaugurated
(http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/article3592158.ece)

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A dialysis centre offering services to kidney patients at affordable rates was inaugurated at Ramdev Rao General Hospital, Kukatpally, on Sunday.

The Bhagwan Mahavir Jain Relief Trust has procured 12 dialysis machines and has spent close to Rs. 1 crore to set up the dialysis centre at Ramdev Rao General Hospital, which is managed by Sivananda Rehabilitation Centre.

While the existing rates for each dialysis session at private hospitals in Hyderabad are between Rs. 1, 200 and Rs. 2,000, the new facility will offer each dialysis session for Rs. 400.

The Bhagwan Mahavir Jain Relief Foundation Trust and Sivananda Rehabilitation Centre are collaborating for this project.

“We should laud the efforts of such organisations for their charity work. A major chunk of wealth in India is with a chosen few. So, it is up to the rich to give it back to the needy. On behalf of GHMC, I would like to assure co-operation to both organisations,” GHMC Commissioner M.T. Krishna Babu said during the inaugural function.

Bhagwan Mahavir Jain Relief Foundation is already operating 24 dialysis machines at Koti Vaidya Vidhan Parishad Hospital. Very soon, the foundation is also going to add 15 more dialysis machines at Koti Government Hospital. So far, since 2009, the foundation has managed to provide 60, 295 dialysis sessions to over 950 kidney patients from various parts of the State.

The 12 new dialysis machines have been installed in the newly constructed Kumudinidevi out patient block at Ramdev Rao Hospital, Kukatpally. Both, the new out-patient block and the dialysis centre were inaugurated on Sunday. Members from the Mahavir Foundation, Sivananda Rehabilitation Centre, doctors from the Ramdev Rao hospitals were present.

HYDERABAD, JULY 5:
Hyderabad Metro Rail project has declared July 5, 2012 as the ‘appointed date’ and the construction will have to be completed within five years from today. The lenders’ consortium headed by SBI will also start disbursing loans.

The Andhra Pradesh Government and the Concessionaire L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad Ltd (L&TMRHL) have agreed on the date which is crucial in the construction of the project.

Though financial closure for the project was achieved in March 2011, L&T could not start the project works due to delay in handing over 104 acres of depot land at Miyapur and certain other land parcels.

On the assurance given by the Government, L&T started construction activity from May this year but the appointed date could not be declared as Government had to fulfil certain conditions. Now with the handing over of 244 acres, which is 91 per cent of the required 269 acres, both Government and L&T have declared the appointed date.

The Managing Director of Hyderabad Metro, Mr N.V.S. Reddy, and L&T Metro Managing director, Mr V.B. Gadgil, exchanged letters of declaration in the presence of the State Chief Secretary and Chairperson, Ms Minnie Mathew, and the Urban Development Principal Secretary, Mr B. Sam Bob.

The project concession period is 35 years including construction period of five years which will be counted from this day. The Government assured that the balance 25 acres will be handed over soon.

The bankers’ consortium headed by State Bank of India, which agreed to lend Rs.11,478 crore, will start disbursing the loan amounts as per the financial closure.

The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Mr N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, wanted the project to be completed within four years by 2016.

COURTESY: the hindu

An oversupply of retail spaces in the established high streets has ended up forcing the rentals to drop across the micro-markets of the city.

The decrease in the rental has been to the tune of around 4 per cent to 7 per cent, compared to previous quarter, in locations such as Banjara Hills, Jubilee Hills, Ameerpet and A.S.Rao Nagar.

According to the latest report of Cushman & Wakefield, the retail real estate market in major cities recorded a deferment of more than 30 per cent of retail mall space against the projected supply for the first half of the year.

Here in the city, the report pointed out that the retailers of domestic brands were showing interest to spread their operations in new and emerging residential micro markets such as Chandanagar and Madinaguda.

This was due to the availability of adequate supply and that too at reasonable rentals.

In most of the prominent high streets such as Banjara Hills, Jubilee Hills, Ameerpet and A.S.Rao Nagar, the fall in rental has been attributed to what the report suggested as significant amount of new construction becoming available.

And with fresh mall space supply expected only early next year and existing malls having a vacancy of less than 2 per cent, mall rentals were expected to see a spike as leases in some of these malls come up for renewal in the next few months.

Jaideep Wahi, Director, Retail Services, Cushman & Wakefield say that given the current uncertain economic conditions, the retail markets were showing a largely stable scenario.

“Whilst high streets still remain in favour with retailers, depending on local market dynamics, demand for malls spaces is stable with retailers emphasizing on the ‘quality’ of the spaces being offered,” he says.

The overall report of major cities document Bangalore as witnessing the highest mall supply of 1.50 million sft in H2 2012 with NCR recording highest mall supply deferment of over 80 per cent.

According to Cushman & Wakefield, the fresh mall supply for H1 2012 stood at 2.27 million sft and approximately 1 million sft of expected mall supply was deferred to second half of the year or next year.

The overall vacancy rate for major cities as of H1 2012 stood at 19.6n per cent marginally higher than the previous quarter.

The rental values across most mall destinations within these cities remained largely stable, except for certain micro markets in Bangalore, NCR, Kolkata and Mumbai where mall rentals have seen a growth over the previous quarter in the range of 2 per cent to 13 per cent.

During the same period, some prominent high streets across major cities recorded higher increase in rental values as against malls, reflecting the bent of interest amongst retailers for high street properties, the report says

COURTESY: THE HINDU.

A 4.695-acre plot at Nandagiri Hills received a bid of Rs. 84.74 crore after the upset price was reduced to Rs.18 crore per acre when bids were opened for the 42 plots auctioned by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) on Wednesday.

The upset price for the plot in the earlier auction was Rs. 23 crore per acre, but it had no takers. Thirty-six of the plots spread out in different locations such as Asifnagar, Miyapur, Nallagandla, Gopanpally, Ramachandrapuram and Miyapur were successfully sold reflecting a positive trend in the real estate scenario.

The other high total bid amount for the lone plot at Asifnagar was Rs. 5.88 crore, while one of the nine plots that went for auction at Miyapur was sold for Rs. 6.89 crore. One plot at Nallangandla went for Rs. 2.31 crore and another fetched a price of Rs. 1.92 crore. The unsold plots in this round of auction included three at Nallagandla and one each at Miyapur, Ramachandrapuram and Tellapur. The latest auction could get the cash strapped HMDA around Rs. 125 crore.

With the successful bidders announced, the process of making payments would soon start with the HMDA announcing that the sale proceeds would be exclusively spent on various projects taken up by it. If all the successful bidders make payments, the organisation would be realising more money than it had originally anticipated (Rs.120 crore) even while six plots remained unsold.

SBI opens new branch in Hyderabad
(http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/states/article3785639.ece)
HYDERABAD, AUG 17:
State Bank of India opened a new branch at Chandanagar near B.H.E.L. It was inaugurated by its Chief General Manager, Rakesh Sharma. The branch would focus on housing loans, car loans and financing small businesses. Sharma said the interest rates offered by SBI on these products were the best compared to other banks.

^^ where is this branch?SBI opens new branch in Hyderabad
(http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/states/article3785639.ece)

Kalyan Jewellers opens their second outlet in Kukatpally.
:banana:

The Chief Executive and Managing Director, L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Ltd V.B. Gadgil on Monday inaugurated the project office, quality control lab and labour colony at the Miyapur depot.

Senior officials from the developer L&T metro project and other group companies also participated in the event.

The fully functional quality control lab will facilitate in conducting soil and concrete testing and the six blocks of Workmen Colony would have capacity to accommodate 500 people working on Corridor–I between Miyapur and L B Nagar.

Inaugurating the facilities, Gadgil said, “These facilities would give great impetus to the construction activity on Corridor I and very soon Miyapur depot will catch up with the Uppal depot in terms of the construction facilities and establishments.”

“Safety, security and well-being of our workmen are of primary importance to us,” he said.

In a statement, he said L&T Metro is committed in completing the Hyderabad Metro Rail Project in time and create a world-class landmark in the city of Hyderabad.”

Traffic jams at Hitec city as the work on construction of the much-awaited Road Over Bridge across the railway line between Kukatpally and Hitec city is in full swing.

The bridge may not be ready for vehicular traffic before the global biodiversity conference commences in October, but officials are confident of completing it on or before AP Formation Day (November 1).

The project was hanging fire after a series of delays, but the Hyderabad Metropo-litan Development Auth-ority and the South Central Railway authorities are working in “full coordination and cooperation” now.

Even the GHMC has acquired the all-important green signal from its standing committee to go ahead with the development, widening and construction of service roads and junction improvements near the Road Over Bridge, at an estimated cost of Rs 3.20 crore.

After considerable delays that tested the patience of commuters, the works on the RoB has at last entered the final phase. The bridge will be ready for vehicular traffic in another 60 to 70 days and easing the congestion on Hitec city roads, said a senior official.

The bridge is being constructed to provide smooth connectivity between Kukatpally, Madhapur, Kondapur, Jubilee Hills and ease traffic congestion in on main roads of Hitec city.

Due to delays, the total cost of the project has been escalating, and now the RoB will cost nearly Rs 50 crore:banana:

Chennai sshopping mall comes near RS brothers at Gangaram:)

Big Bazaar opening shortly in Chanda Nagar.
Telkars opening shortly near RS brothers.

SBI Bank now in Chanda Nagar , near Bus stop.

Chennai Shopping Mall-Grand Opening on October 13 in kothapet and Chandanagar.
Shopping 6 Mall in Kukatpally and Kothapet.

RV Nirmaan brings new residential project in Hyderabad

By B Krishna Mohan Oct 03 2012
Tags: Real Estate
RV Nirmaan has anno*unced its new residential project RV Bhaijikunj at Kondapur in Hyderabad. The project is coming up in 3.6 acre and would have about 4.8 lakh sq ft construction with 300 residential units, in a combination of two and three BHK units, ranging from 1,000 sq ft to 2,300 sq ft.

According to its managing director Ramachandra Reddy, the project will be completed in two years. It is in proximity to the financial district of Gachibowli and Hitec City and, therefore, would look to cater to the software industry and service professionals.

The company is quoting the price of Rs 3,200 per sq ft excluding amenities and has announced an early bird discount of 15 per cent. It is promoting the project to its existing clientele first. The firm has, in over two decades, constructed 25 lakh sq ft of residential and commercial spaces.

“The market conditions are improving. The investor community, which has stayed away from investing here for some time, is coming back now to invest in the residential segment,” he said.

The company has seen initial bookings, mainly from the previous clients. The project is estimated to cost Rs 120 crore and depending on the need, it would look for some funding from financial institutions.

The project, which would have a piped gas and power back-up, would offer amenities like gymnasium, club house, jogging track and play parks. The company plans to transfer all these to the residential society for maintenance later.

Also, the commercial space, comprising the shopping arena, ATMs and other utitlities within the project, will be given to the society. The rentals from these will be used by the society for the maintenance of the facilities.

It had transferred the clubhouse and others to the society at its earlier projects – RV Avan*eendra with 465 flats at Miyapur and RV Manyatha with 180 flats at Chandanagar, also in the same corridor, Reddy pointed out.

“The company would also provide guestrooms and banquet halls in its new project. These too would be revenue earners for the society. The G+seven project would have two-level parking facility. Depending on the need, customers can seek for parking space for more than one car. There would be a provision inside the premises for parking of visitor vehicles,” said Reddy. zz


courtesy: mydigitalfc.com

Divyasree builds apartment in Miyapur:)

It will come up on Miyapur-Kompally Intermediate Ring Road
The work on setting up an Inter City Bus Terminal (ICBT) and two Logistic Parks to provide some reprieve on Hyderabad roads that are choked with vehicles, is all set to commence soon.

According to the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA), which proposed these projects, final rounds of meeting are being held with the successful bidders and legal scrutinises carried out. “The concluding agreements are to be signed and rest of the ground is prepared for the work to start on the projects,” an official said.

The ICBT is to come up on a 55 acre site located on Miyapur-Kompally Intermediate Ring Road and developed over one lakh square feet. When ready, it will act as one-stop integrated facility for passengers heading for different destinations and bus operators.

200 bus bays

The terminal envisaged on international standards would be equipped with 200 bus bays and platforms for outstation buses apart from earmarking parking space for 1,000 buses.

For the city services, it will have 20 bus bays.

Extensive paraphernalia required for such terminals including fuel stations, dormitories for drivers, security presence in the form of police outposts, medical and emergency facilities along with budget hotels are to be incorporated.

Similarly, to address the increasing freight requirements of the city, the HMDA had decided to come up with two logistic parks, one at Batasingaram on Vijayawada Highway and another at Mangalapally near ORR junction on Nagarjunasagar Highway.

The Batasingaram logistic park has been envisaged on 40 acres with space for parking 500 trucks and facilities such as two lakh sft for warehouse and also provision for 10,000 metric tonnes of cold storage apart from added infrastructure such as restaurants, fuel stations and healthcare.

The freight facility at Mangalapally will come up at a 22 acre site spread over one lakh sft with parking for 250 trucks and similar ancillary facilities. In response to tenders called for by the HMDA for public private partnership (PPP) mode development of logistic parks, Mumbai-based Credence Logistics and for the one at Mangalapally, city-based Ancon Design Group were the highest bidders.

A team from the A.P. Infrastructure Development Corporation had also recently visited the sites. “It had been cleared by them also and we are in the final lap of attending to related issues for the project,” the official added.

Courtesy: The Hindu

Maruthi Infinity mall

Imterior works are going fast and, i hope it will come operational from next year.
Major layers are big bazaar and multiplex.

Good to hear. Can we expect more malls in Madinaguda/ChandaNagar area following to this mall?

Maruthi Infinity mall

Imterior works are going fast and, i hope it will come operational from next year.
Major layers are big bazaar and multiplex.

Good to hear. Can we expect more malls in Madinaguda/ChandaNagar area following to this mall?

Thanks. If you have update, post here.

Any idea ? Ameenpur-Bolarum bypass road would be planned ?

MyTVS, the popular brand of TVS Automobile Solutions Ltd, has added two more multi-brand car service outlets in Hyderabad, taking the number to 36 in the country.

The company has been expanding its network of service outlets and plans to have 100 of its own outlets by 2015.

The new outlets were inaugurated at Nacharam and Lingampally in Hyderabad. The multi-brand car workshop facilities will undertake repair works for all car brands.

Courtesy: Business Line

Any idea ? Ameenpur-Bolarum bypass road would be planned ?

NOT IN OUR LIFE TIME:bash:

environmental pollution particulate matter
waste waste management



Suspected mercaptan emissions from industrial estates making life miserable for residents

Dawn and dusk are not the same anymore ever since pollution came to haunt the residents of Miyapur and its vicinities for the last one year.

At frequent intervals pungent odour, suspected to be dangerous mercaptan emissions from nearby industrial estates, is making lives miserable sending residents scurrying for cover behind closed doors.

It sweeps through the colonies, suffocating the residents -- leaving behind a trail of headache, nausea and worries. A deeply worried senior citizen, M. Panduranga Rao, says, “The odour is unbearable and chokes us. We rush indoors and shut ourselves”.

People living in the areas of Madinaguda, Miyapur, Nizampet, Pragathinagar, Bachupally and surroundings say that the ‘strong and intolerable’ odour lasts for an hour or more in some instances. “Every few days, the smell comes either in morning or evening and at times, is accompanied by a haze,” says T. Pritam, an entrepreneur.

Hyderabad is not new to complaints of such foul odour and suspicions of mercaptan emissions from industries. Following an outcry over the menace and its possible health impacts, the A.P. Pollution Control Board (APPCB) in 2004 launched extensive inspection of all the industrial estates. It claimed to have narrowed down the source to Khazipally in Medak district and imposed restrictions on some units.

After a lull, the problem seems to have resurfaced at Miyapur.

Sharmishta Roy, a software professional, puts the menace in nutshell, “we are unable to breathe freely here”. The increasing complaints of respiratory problem among children in apartments here, she fears is due to the impact of the odour.

“Every third or fourth child here including my son has breathing issues,” says Arun, another IT professional, adding “I am worried about the long term effects of the odour on them”. The elderly are the next group to be hit hard and a senior citizen, P. Lakshmikanth laments, “We are unable to bear the odour any more”. From Maytas Colony on one side of Miyapur to My Home Jewel apartments on another, residents facing the pollution onslaught talk of their vain efforts at chasing the APPCB for succour.

“We personally met the senior officials and poured out our woes. But nothing happened so far. We are waiting for some action and results,” says Mr. Rao.

The PCB’s task force collected some samples but nothing has been heard from them afterwards.

The APPCB Member Secretary, M. Ravi Chandra, says that complaints were received from the residents and the area was being monitored. “Our special task force personnel keep a watch and collect samples for analysis. At times, the odour problem is of such low intensity that it could not be traced for tests”, he adds.


Keywords: Miyapur pollution, APPCB, A.P. Pollution Control
source:the Hindu nov 28

NOT IN OUR LIFE TIME:bash:

It will probably be taken up with the ICBT. Now the question is, when will that come up?

HYDERABAD, November 24, 2012


Kiran to launch girder work tomorrow
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State government to decide on alignment change on Line Two of metro rail

Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy will celebrate completion of two years in office by launching the girder for placing segments forming the metro rail viaduct at Uppal and also a stone commemorating the project on Sunday.

While the piers work has begun at three sections at Nagole-Mettuguda, Miyapur-JNTU and soon at L.B. Nagar pertaining to Line One (L.B. Nagar – Miyapur) and Line Three (Nagole-Raidurg), work on Line Two (Jubilee Bus Station – Falaknuma) has been restricted to soil testing only.

It is not just because of land acquisition issues on the Sultan Bazar-Badechowdi stretch as the government should also decide whether the metro line will pass through the originally envisaged route or make an alignment change as suggested by the Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM).

Top metro rail officials have been stating that the file was with the Chief Minister for a decision on an alignment change. The original route was to take the elevated metro line towards Darulshifa after crossing the Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station (MGBS), Imliban.

From there the elevated line will pass through Purani Haveli, Moghalpura and Shah Ali Banda before reaching Falaknuma. The MIM represented that the line could be changed on crossing MGBS. It could be built opposite the Salar Jung Museum, Maternity Hospital, High Court, City College and alongside Musi River, Nehru Zoological Park, Idgah, Aliabad reservoir, Kalapather police station and Shamsher Gunj before reaching Falaknuma.

The party said that the changed route would avoid four mosques, four dargahs, two Ashur Khanas and two temples even if the metro rail authorities have been asserting that “no heritage or religious structure” was an obstruction for any of the three routes.

“A few structures are in the way only because of the need to do road widening to ensure smooth traffic flow during construction. But, we can avoid major land acquisition if there is an alignment change,” officials say. Such a change also entails extension of Line Two by three km from 14.78 km to 17.78 km and a cost escalation by Rs.500 crore.

L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad (L&TMRH), however, has affirmed that it was going ahead as per the original alignment as it had not received any word about any change whatsoever

HYDERABAD, November 1, 2012


Work on inter city bus terminal to begin soon
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It will come up on Miyapur-Kompally Intermediate Ring Road

The work on setting up an Inter City Bus Terminal (ICBT) and two Logistic Parks to provide some reprieve on Hyderabad roads that are choked with vehicles, is all set to commence soon.

According to the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA), which proposed these projects, final rounds of meeting are being held with the successful bidders and legal scrutinises carried out. “The concluding agreements are to be signed and rest of the ground is prepared for the work to start on the projects,” an official said.

The ICBT is to come up on a 55 acre site located on Miyapur-Kompally Intermediate Ring Road and developed over one lakh square feet. When ready, it will act as one-stop integrated facility for passengers heading for different destinations and bus operators.

200 bus bays

The terminal envisaged on international standards would be equipped with 200 bus bays and platforms for outstation buses apart from earmarking parking space for 1,000 buses.

For the city services, it will have 20 bus bays.

Extensive paraphernalia required for such terminals including fuel stations, dormitories for drivers, security presence in the form of police outposts, medical and emergency facilities along with budget hotels are to be incorporated.

Similarly, to address the increasing freight requirements of the city, the HMDA had decided to come up with two logistic parks, one at Batasingaram on Vijayawada Highway and another at Mangalapally near ORR junction on Nagarjunasagar

Robbed of habitat, snakes seek out urban dwellings


Jui Mukherjee, TNN Nov 4, 2012, 02.01AM IST







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HYDERABAD: Snakes on a plane are passe, its snakes in the house here with the now homeless reptiles crawling into denizens' homes for shelter. While many people found new homes in the several apartments and residential complexes that came up in areas like Gachibowli, Kondapur, Uppal, Kukatpally and LB Nagar over the last decade, hundreds of snakes living in open spaces there lost their natural homes. And this has led to a significant rise in the number of cases of these uninvited guests slithering into houses and offices in these areas.




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The most recent sightings of the reptile were a week ago at an MNC office in Madhapur where a snake was spotted in the building by a security guard and around three weeks ago at My Home Jewel in Madinaguda where residents saw a snake on two separate occasions on the jogging track there. Then P Naresh, a resident of L B Nagar found a Russell's viper in his house on Thursday evening said, "Our house was built around four years ago along with many other buildings which were coming up at that time. Before that there was around 30 to 40 acres of open land here with lots of trees and bushes."

Members of Friends of Snakes Society (FOS), which rescues and rehabilitates snakes found across the city, said that in the past three years the number of rescues in the above mentioned areas has gone up by at least 50%. With its many open areas engulfed by the expanding concrete jungle, Gachibowli seems to be on the top this list currently. Officials from the body said that while around three years ago there were no calls for snake rescues from the area, now they receive at least one or two such calls daily.

Avinash Visvanathan, general secretary of FOS said, "Last year there were around 1,000 rescues in total, this time it is already more than 1,400 and we have been receiving at least five calls per day on average. Sightings in areas like Gachibowli, Kondapur and even Jubilee Hills and Banjara Hills have increased by more than 20%. We also receive around three calls in a week from Banjara Hills now." He added that apart from the common non-venomous types like rat snakes, there is an increase in sightings of venomous snakes like spectacled cobra, common krait and Russell's viper, adding that while last year they rescued around 40 vipers, this year the figure is close to 100.

Experts from the real estate field said that till the year 2007, the locations where most of the big residential constructions have come up were covered with rocks and bushes adding that more than 50% of the existing buildings in these areas have come up only in the past few years. Farida Tampal, state director of World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) said, "It is only natural for snakes to look for new places to take shelter in as all the naturally occurring homes for reptiles like rocks and crevices in the peripheries of the city have been cleared out. People are making parks but even in there they do not want snakes. Their natural habitat is being completely damaged."
source:TOI 4th nov-2012

HYDERABAD: Movie-crazy denizens of Hyderabad have turned the city into a booming hub for multiplex business with at least four new multiplex coming up over the next one year and existing multiplexes expanding aggressively to provide Hyderabadis a cinematic treat.

Among the upcoming expansions and openings is another PVR, set to open at Patny Centre by the end of next year and Big Cinemas which is looking to expand in areas like Gachibowli, Kukatpally and Secunderabad by investing around Rs 30 crore to Rs 40 crore.

Inox was the latest to open a second franchise at Kukatpally, adding to the already existing one at Banjara Hills, preceded by Cinemax which added a multiplex at Inorbit Mall to the one at Banjara Hills.

Courtesy: Deccan Chronicle.

For the convenience of passengers travelling to Shamshabad airport, APSRTC is learnt to be launching “Pushpak AC” services connecting different areas with Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) from December 15.

Authorities are planning to operate 25 buses on different routes, including Secunderabad- RGIA via L.B.Nagar, Secunderbad-RGIA via Secunderabad, S.R. Nagar- RGIA via Mehdipatnam and Kukatpally-RGIA via Outer Ring Road. Commuters can board and alight these buses at designated bus stops on all the four routes. Buses would be operated from 3 a.m. onwards till midnight and fares range between Rs.100 to Rs.200.

Though these buses are exclusively operated to airport, general commuters too can travel. Passengers would have to pay for the distance travelled on a particular route. For instance, if a passenger boards a bus from Keyes High School to L.B.Nagar, he would be charged for that distance and not the entire route fare, explains RTC Greater Hyderabad zone Executive Director A. Koteswara Rao.

On the advantages of operating these buses, Mr. Rao says that unlike Aero Express buses, in which only airport passengers were permitted to travel, these buses would accommodate all passengers, irrespective of the bus stop they alight. “This would help us in generating more revenue. Further, the maximum fare is Rs.200 per head against Rs. 230 charged in Aero Express buses,” says Mr.Rao. This apart, for the benefit of commuters, RTC is coming up with a monthly special Pushpak AC bus pass costing Rs.2,000. These pass holders are eligible to travel in all the city buses.

Kukatpally-RGIA(JNTU-ORR)
Kukatpally-Rs.200
Shilparamam-Rs.150
RahejaPark-Rs.150
Outer Ring Road-Rs.100.

Lingampally-Ram nagar bus introduced. Vasan eye and dental care open at Gangaram next to RS brothers

Mahindra Lifespace Developers Limited has today announced the launch of a gated community project located at the premium residential zone close to the IT hub of Hyderabad.

The maiden entry of the company, part of the diversified Mahindra Group, is developing apartments in a 9.25 acre site at Kukatpally. Named Ashvita, the project offers two bedroom to four bedroom apartments ranging from 1,218 square feet to 2,082 square feet for four bedroom apartments.

It is planning to offer at Rs 3,900 per square foot inclusive of all amenities. This works out to Rs 48 lakh for a two bedroom apartment.

Sangeeta Prasad, CEO of Mahindra World City Developers, said the company has developed more than 7 million square feet and has a healthy pipeline of about 10 million square feet across several cities in the country.

"The company is at advanced stage of finalising plans for an affordable housing project likely to be priced in the Rs 5 lakh to Rs 12 lakh. The first of the affordable housing projects will come up in Tamil Nadu and another one is also being planned in Maharashtra where we have land banks," she said.

Vasan eye and dental care doing good job in Gangaram

HYDERABAD: With Madhapur almost hitting saturation levels in terms of development, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has decided to develop its immediate neighbourhood, Khanamet, as a new hub for commercial and mixed-use zone.

The HMDA plans to develop another hub both for commercial and residential spaces in about 100 acres (40 hectares) in Khanamet, adjoining vacant land of Hi-Tec City on the public private partnership (PPP) basis by roping in private parties for development.

The land is located between Hi-Tec City MMTS station and the proposed metro rail station near Shilparamam. The identified area is considered to be the most potential area as it is located on the spinal road connecting the National Highway 9 (Mumbai Highway) on the JNTU-Kukatpally-Hi-Tec City stretch. The road is also less than 10 kms from the Outer Ring Road junction in Gachibowli. With real estate picking up, the HMDA, which has been looking at various options for generating revenue, has taken up the initiative.

HMDA officials said they were now in the process of engaging a consultant for preparation of a 'greenfield nodal development' plan following recent trends in urban designs on the lines of Down Town. The new hub would be useful for transit-oriented development with commercial and mixed-land use development with pedestrian facilities, open spaces and convenience of metro, MMTS and bus stations.

"The HMDA has invited Request for Proposal for selection of a consultant for the nodal development of Khanamet and the selection process will be completed by February-end," HMDA chief engineer V Madhwaraja said.

HMDA would engage the consultant to prepare a detailed nodal development master plan for the land apart from assisting the authority in its development, implementation and maintenances of the project under PPP.

Officials said the consultant would prepare the plan by carrying out a market survey on demand for various land uses like housing, commercial, retail, office, recreational and light industrial purposes and also identify opportunities for mixed-land use development. "Before preparing the plan, the consultant will examine the land use proposed in the master plan and zonal development plan and related development controls and building regulations and suggest changes to be made in respect of land use, development controls and building regulations and special permissions required for undertaking nodal development," a senior HMDA official said.

Once the broad outline is ready, a detailed concept plan, layout, percentage of total ground area, floor area, saleable area of each land use type, buildable space, open space, pedestrian facilities and parking requirements and broad estimates would be prepared by the consultant, the officials said.

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opened in Gangaram on 9 january, near aravind stores and tvs service centre, near gangaram bus stop

5 best places to buy in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Hyderabad is all set to experience a property boom. DC zeroed in on the five best places to live in and the criteria of this poll, were simple — amenities, connectivity, scope for capital appreciation and yes, quality of life. “While Banjara and Jubilee Hills remain the most attractive, there are no new units being launched and capital values are pretty high, making them quite unaffordable. Now, the best five places to buy, at affordable prices, are along the Madhapur-Gachibowli stretch, Kukatpally, Nallagandla, Miyapur, and Uppal,” says Naveen Nandwani, the South India director of real estate research firm Cushman & Wakefield. Also, there’s the metro rail project. “The metro will boost real estate activity in Kukatpally, Nagole, Uppal and Habsiguda,” says Dr Samantak Das, director of advisory service at Knight Frank.

The Madhapur-Gachibowli stretch

This area experiences very high demand from both end-users as well as investors. Several residential projects along the stretch are expected soon, in both mid and high-end segments.

“These areas have witnessed maximum price appreciation of six to ten per cent in the last one year and current values are in the range of Rs. 3,000-5,000 per square foot.” says Mr Nandwani.

Kukatpally

Kukatpally is a major residential hub of Hyderabad, home of one of the largest residential colonies in the country. Its proximity to the city’s IT hub means better power, water and amenities. According to Nandwani, prices in this area are in the range of Rs 3,000-4,000 per square-foot, making homes here affordable. The area has also witnessed an appreciation of around 10 per cent in the past two years.

Nallagandla

You could expect several mid-segment villa projects here. Also, many reputed developers are launching projects in this area due to the availability of land at competitive prices. The capital values are low in the range of Rs 2,300-2,800 per square foot making it affordable for mid-income buyers. The area has witnessed a price appreciation of around four per cent to six per cent in the past year.

Miyapur

Over the past few months, several prominent builders have forayed into this area with mid-segment residential projects. “The projects are priced in the range of Rs 2,500-3,100 per square-foot. It has seen a price appreciation of three to five per cent in the past year due to the increase in demand from the mid-income group,” Nandwani said. Miyapur is also close to major office locations in the city.

Uppal

It may be a little off the track but Uppal is all set to join the big league. It is currently witnessing considerable metro rail construction activity, with first metro station expected to arrive here towards the end of 2013. Also, there are several SEZ commercial offices coming up in this area.

“It is now one of the cheapest places to buy, with prices in the range of Rs 2,200-2,500 per square foot,” Nandwani adds.

Courtesy: Deccan Herald

When is Big Bazaar and new multiplex(Cinemax?) at ChandaNagar going to launch?

When is Big Bazaar and new multiplex(Cinemax?) at ChandaNagar going to launch?

Interior Works are going now, But don't Know about the opening ceremony,

^^ Which multiplex are you talking about, my home?

No. My Home multiplex is not yet launched. Not sure if it will be launched one day.
This multiplex is next to My Home jewel building, facing the highway. This road is on the way to become very busy shopping street.

^^ Yes, I meant that mall only beside My Home. Thanks anyways :)

The name of the mall situated near by My Home Jewel.
Area in Sq.Ft=3,00,000.

Aadhar card enrollment begins massively

Located at Chanda Nagar, the project offers 116 villas, priced at around Rs 2 cr each. The project, offering west- and east-facing villas, is scheduled to be ready in 18 months from now

Located at a thriving suburb of Chanda Nagar in Hyderabad, Aparna Construction is coming up with a gated villa project chrishtened Aparna Gardenia.

The project offers 116 villas priced at around Rs 2 crore each. One can chose between west-facing villas with a built-up area of 3,325 sq ft and east-facing ones with a built-up area of 3,290 sq ft. All plots and villas located at the corner cost an extra Rs 10 lakh.

“There have been 12 bookings so far and we are targeting IT profession at top positions and doctors. We earlier had Aparna Hill Park Boulevard adjacent to this project, which was smaller in size. There are no other villa projects in the vicinity,” said D S Prasad, director, Aparna Constructions.

Gardenia has like all other new projects a fully-equipped clubhouse with swimming pool, along with a lounge, library and ATMs. The residents will also get a 72 hour water back-up facility and 24 hour surveillance.

In the interiors, the builder has provided wooden flooring for master bedrooms and amalgamated marble flooring in hall and dining space. The project will be ready in 18 months from now.

The locality boasts of being close to Hitech City and Madhapur, the non-Hyderabadi crowd puller with large working population in multinational organisations. The project also has reputed engineering colleges in the surroundings including JNTU. Residents will not find it difficult to settle down given the increasing number of retail and essential shopping hubs springing up.

Upcoming 3-screen multiplex near Nizampet X Roads in SBR Pride

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BAJAJ electronics open in Allwyn x rd

- Dominos now open at Madinaguda.
- Darpan (famous furnishing shop) now opens its 3rd branch (after Gachibowli and Abids) in Madinaguda.
- Chennai Shopping Mall already open 6 months back.
- New Showroom opening every 2 weeks in Chandanagar Madinaguda Allwyn stretch.
- Main Road (NH9) has been widened at Allwyn X Road. Each side is 5+ lanes now.. total 5+5 lane on both sides (only near Allwyn X road ) other wise it was already 4 lane + 2 side slip roads.

^^ Thanks for those updates guys :)

- Dominos now open at Madinaguda.
- Darpan (famous furnishing shop) now opens its 3rd branch (after Gachibowli and Abids) in Madinaguda.
- Chennai Shopping Mall already open 6 months back.
- New Showroom opening every 2 weeks in Chandanagar Madinaguda Allwyn stretch.
- Main Road (NH9) has been widened at Allwyn X Road. Each side is 5+ lanes now.. total 5+5 lane on both sides (only near Allwyn X road ) other wise it was already 4 lane + 2 side slip roads.


Have noticed that Metro facilitation work is ongoing beside TalkieTown theatre on both sides of NH-9. It looks like Metro is extended beyond miyapur-x roads in the current phase itself.Not sure if the metro stops at miyapur police station (or) extended till Chanda nagar.

Also the new upcoming mall at Madinaguda is progressing pretty fast.

Yes, I noticed the work commenced was done by Metro Facilitaion people and the quality is also pretty good like other places. if metro is extended till Chandanagar in this phase itself I will treat you and Gudavalli with a box of Laddus. :banana::banana:

Have noticed that Metro facilitation work is ongoing beside TalkieTown theatre on both sides of NH-9. It looks like Metro is extended beyond miyapur-x roads in the current phase itself.Not sure if the metro stops at miyapur police station (or) extended till Chanda nagar.

Also the new upcoming mall at Madinaguda is progressing pretty fast.

Dont think so. Metro facilitation works have been carried on at SD Road near Rail Nilayam and now at Sanchalan Bhavan but the metro does not take this route

Born baby shop opens at Allwyn x road
Hi tech city railway station flyover opens