Lingampally to KPHB Projects

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Originally Posted by vijaykkumar

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

Thanks. If you have update, post here.

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

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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

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Originally Posted by naveen7

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

NOT IN OUR LIFE TIME

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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

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Originally Posted by dineshpkm

NOT IN OUR LIFE TIME

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

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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

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HYDERABAD, November 1, 2012


Work on inter city bus terminal to begin soon
T. Lalith Singh

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The Hindu The new Inter City Bus Terminal will provide some relief on city roads that are choked with vehicles. Photo: K. Ramesh Babu




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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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

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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.

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Vasan eye and dental care doing good job in Gangaram

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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

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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

[vijaykkumar]

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

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Originally Posted by vijaykkumar

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,

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Which multiplex are you talking about, my home?