HYDERABAD Projects and Updates - II

[ranga]

Originally Posted by upendora

Exactly what I said, there is overwhelming response because of the advertisement done about signature tower. Did they open bookings for the signature tower? If so, upto how many floors.

They say signature tower(100 floors) is going to be taken up in the second phase.The bookings r done only for the other residential towers of 30 floors each.The overwhelming response is not a sudden development.LANCO has been marketing since last one year ever since the project was conceived.We have to wait and watch for the response of other phase consisting of commercial towers IT SEZ complex IT non SEZ complex two massive hotel Projects and the signature tower.So far 1400 flats have been booked with an initial payment of Rs2.5 lacs.

[Babji]

URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2007/07/21/s...2159820300.htm

GHMC plans 2 more ROBs
HYDERABAD: Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) Commissioner and Special Officer C.V.S.K. Sarma on Friday gave administrative sanction to the long-awaited road over bridges (ROBs) at Kandigal Gate and Uppuguda.

While Kandigal gate ROB was estimated to cost Rs. 23 crore, Uppuguda was likely to cost Rs. 18 crore. The estimates included the cost of construction of the two structures and also land acquisition, said Chief Engineer Dhan Singh.

In both the stretches there could be up to 120 properties to be acquired by the GHMC. Both the ROBs would be more or less of the uniform length of 800 metres and two- laners. They would have 7.5 metres of carriageway with 1.5 metre footpaths on either side. Service roads would be of 5.5 metres beside the ROBs. These new bridges would be crossing over the railway line in the old city connecting Lal Darwaza to Chandrayanagutta and its environs.

SCR share: The ROBs were necessitated because of traffic jams occurring frequently in these two stretches and public representatives of the old city had been demanding them for the last few years. The Chief Engineer said the South Central Railway (SCR) would be sharing half the construction cost for the bridge minus the cost of acquiring properties.

The railways had already cleared the plans submitted to them but a formal clearance was expected to be come pretty soon. The railways would be having its own contractor to build the portions crossing its lines while the ramp portion and rest of the 800-metre bridges would be taken up by the civic body’s contractor.

Mr. Singh said the ROBs could be ready within a year-and-a-half of awarding of the contract and once land acquisition was done. The tender process could take up to two months.

[Babji]

URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2007/07/21/s...2150110100.htm

Hyderabad to be made world class
HYDERABAD: Rejecting the Opposition charge of discrimination in the release of funds to civic bodies in and around the city, Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy declared in the Assembly on Friday that various works costing Rs. 26,188 crore were under way to make Hyderabad a “world class city”.

He was intervening during Question Hour when Telugu Desam and BJP members staged a walkout alleging arbitrary release of funds and faulting the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) for failing to hold meetings with MLAs. The TRS and the CPI(M) members registered their protest, while the MIM charged the Government with increasing taxes.

Refuting that taxes were raised, the Chief Minister said only developmental charges for granting building permission were enhanced. He asserted that Hyderabad would witness development like never before, as special efforts were focussed to provide water supply, drainage and other basic amenities, with the population expected to double to 120 lakh in the next seven to eight years.

Listing the funds earmarked for various projects, Dr. Reddy said the Outer Ring Road was being constructed at a cost of Rs. 4,600 crore, while the Metro rail scheme was being taken up at Rs. 8,482 crore.

The other works include a Rs.2000-crore scheme for development of the old city, beautification of the Musi river (Rs. 900 crore), restoration of lakes and road-widening ( Rs. 500 crore each ), improvement of drains (Rs. 300 crore) and elevated expressway (Rs.500 crore). He announced that all areas would get daily water supply in six months...

[pvvpr]

Originally Posted by Luckystreak

Oops! This is in contrary to what some of our onboard experts who said it was "very lukewarm" response.

Looks like I need to add moneycontrol.com to the list of websites not to be trusted.

Lets put it the other way. Probably what they meant by good response is, complete booking in the first one hour.

[pvvpr]

Any new (on ground activity) happening south of Shamshabad?

[Babji]

URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2007/07/21/s...2160840400.htm

GHMC staff pulled up
HYDERABAD: Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Commissioner and Special Officer C.V.S.K. Sarma has pulled up the officials concerned after he noticed the tardy pace of work on flyovers and other issues like glowing of streetlights during his late night inspection on Thursday.

Dr. Sarma was furious over the slow progress of Chandrayanagutta flyover and the delay in construction of the ramp on the DRDL side. He demanded an explanation from engineers and the contractor concerned. He ordered them to complete the ramp within a week and said he would come again to check on the work...

The Nalgonda flyover undergoing construction too was criss-crossed by the Commissioner and his team including Additional Commissioners N.V.S. Reddy (Traffic & Transportation), K. Dhananjaya Reddy (Planning & Projects), Rammohana Rao (Health & Sanitation), B. Ramesh Babu (Works), Devanand (Streetlights & Parks) and others.

The road work has to be taken up on a priority basis and completed within the stipulated time since this flyover too was already delayed, he pointed out. Sewage overflow on both sides of the flyover should be checked and the issue taken up with the Water Works Department.

The GHMC officials visited the Jamia Osmania flyover which is at last ready for inauguration by Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy very soon after seven years since the construction work began. Dr. Reddy would also to lay the foundation stone for the Rs.22-crore Raj Bhavan to Balkampet road.

[p.raghavendra6]

Source : TOI

BREAK FROM TRAFFIC

Link road to ease traffic at Punjagutta

Hyderabad: For the harassed motorists of Hyderabad, any news about construction of brand new roads should be good news.

And more so if it enables at least some of them to bypass the congested Punjagutta crossroads and the Ameerpet junction. Well so it will be, though it is meant to benefit traffic moving towards Sanathnagar and Kukatpally from Secunderabad. In the process motorists riding towards Banjara Hills, Jubilee Hills and Hi-Tech City will also benefit, though indirectly.

“If the heavy traffic towards Kukatpally will not traverse the Punjagutta or Ameerpet stretch the congestion is bound to be relieved,” a traffic analyst said.The new road being talked about is an alternate stretch of two kilometres which will be developed from near the Begumpet road over bridge which will touch Balkampet and Fatehnagar.

Work on the new road will begin from next month. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has awarded the Rs 22 crore contract last week. The deadline for completion of the link road is 15 months. “The contractor has already started soil testing and other preliminary investigations a couple of days ago. The road work will begin in the first week of August,’’ GHMC chief engineer R Dhan Singh told ‘TOI’.

This new road will be developed along the railway track. A bridge will also be constructed on a nala on the way to avoid land acquisition at Indira Gandhi Puram. Some portion of land from the Hyderabad Public School will be acquired for the new link road.

A bridge will also be constructed beyond Nature Cure Hospital MMTS station and at the GHMC open land to connect the road to Suprabhathnagar near Balkampet. The road from Begumpet ROB to Balkampet will be four lane and from Balkampet to Fateh Nagar, it will be a two-lane road.

While this two kilometre stretch of road is expected to be developed in the stipulated time, the GHMC is unable to carry out plans for another stretch of link road that would have eased the traffic problem to a greater extent.

The corporation had originally planned for a 5-km link road from Raj Bhavan Road to Fateh Nagar via Necklace road MMTS station, railway track, Methodist Colony, Brahmanwadi, Begumpet, Nature Cure hospital MMTS station, Indira Gandhi Puram and Renukanagar and up to Balkampet.

The link road was sanctioned under Mega City work costing about Rs 45 crore. When the corporation was about to call for tenders, residents of Methodist Colony and other colonies took objection for the land acquisition as it is in the buffer zone of the Hussainsagar. The Supreme Court would have to give clearance to the proposal.

[p.raghavendra6]

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Whats coming up here?

[ranga]

Originally Posted by Babji

URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2007/07/21/s...2150110100.htm

With no steps being taken to bring some semblance of orderliness to the traffic which is worsening day by day it is a big joke to talk of making Hyderabad a global city.What are the qualities a city shud possess to call itself a global city? merely increase in population( which is a problem in every city in India) and skyscrapers will not make a city global.

[ranga]

Originally Posted by Babji

looks very encouraging.

Advance payment of Rs 2.5 lacs each towards booking of residential flats from 1400 applicants covering a total area of 2 million sq ft and not 4 million sq ft.Money control.com report is little exaggerated.

[Babji]

Originally Posted by p.raghavendra6

Source : TOI

Link road to ease traffic at Punjagutta
... an alternate stretch of two kilometres which will be developed from near the Begumpet road over bridge which will touch Balkampet and Fatehnagar.

... Work on the new road will begin from next month. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has awarded the Rs 22 crore contract last week. The deadline for completion of the link road is 15 months.

... This new road will be developed along the railway track. A bridge will also be constructed on a nala on the way to avoid land acquisition at Indira Gandhi Puram. Some portion of land from the Hyderabad Public School will be acquired for the new link road.

... A bridge will also be constructed beyond Nature Cure Hospital MMTS station and at the GHMC open land to connect the road to Suprabhathnagar near Balkampet. The road from Begumpet ROB to Balkampet will be four lane and from Balkampet to Fateh Nagar... two-lane...

cool.

[harsh1802]

Hey Babji,

I was talking to my bro. in India today and he told me about how good the MMTS sys is...well the one that we have....not the one that we want. And so on...

I was just wondering how far have the phase 2 works are going? Any idea?

[pvvpr]

Source: Eenadu Hyderabad dated: July 21st

Mucherla IT Park being planned in 900 acres in Saireddyguda village part of Mucherla revenue jurisdiction of Kandukur mandal in survey number 288. Originally this was proposed to be 576 acres, but seems like government is trying to acquire farmers patta lands of about 300 odd acres. It seems that state IT secretary and other officials have visited the site on 20th and also marked the boundaries of the park on ground.

[india]

Originally Posted by ranga

Advance payment of Rs 2.5 lacs each towards booking of residential flats from 1400 applicants covering a total area of 2 million sq ft and not 4 million sq ft.Money control.com report is little exaggerated.

I don't think so. The area of apartments at Lanco Hills vary between 1850sft and 4300sft. If we peg the average area at 2500sft and multiply it with 1400 (number of applicants/applications) then going by this logic the total area that has been booked so far totals to 3.5m.sft, still a far cry from the 2m.sft that you claim is the case.

[Babji]

Originally Posted by harsh1802

Hey Babji,

I was talking to my bro. in India today and he told me about how good the MMTS sys is...well the one that we have....not the one that we want. And so on...

I was just wondering how far have the phase 2 works are going? Any idea?

I too heard some good feedback about MMTS. According to sources, both the SCRly and GoAP are working on the proposals for phase 2. An important aspect of Phase Two is linking Shamshabad. There could be some changes to the original proposal, but something would certainly come up soon.
Lalu seems to be learning from his experience too. He is listening to his advisros at the IR and doing some things right. Look at how quietly and nicely he improved Vizag Rly Stn (replaced the whole signalling system and added 3 new platforms within the last 1-2 years time).

Proposed (6) routes under the phase 2:
Secunderabad-Medchal (28 km), Falaknuma-Shamshabad (20 km), Secunderabad-Ghatkesar (19 km), Moula Ali-Sanatnagar (21 km), Moula Ali-Kachiguda (10 km) and Telapur-Patancheru (8 km).

[ranga]

Originally Posted by india

I don't think so. The area of apartments at Lanco Hills vary between 1850sft and 4300sft. If we peg the average area at 2500sft and multiply it with 1400 (number of applicants/applications) then going by this logic the total area that has been booked so far totals to 3.5m.sft, still a far cry from the 2m.sft that you claim is the case.

for ur information of the total 4000 residential apts proposed to come up in 30 blocks of 30 floors each 1400 apts have been booked thru advance payment of Rs2.5 lacs per apartment.80% of the booking is for the 1850sft flats.As the demand for flats in the region of 1000sft to 2000sft is high there is a rethink for the number of flats over 1850 sft to be constructed.Of the 1400 flats booked there are many who want a flat of the size 1250sft to 1500 sft costing around Rs55lacs to Rs 65lacs.Taking these developments in to consideration total booking for 2millionsft has been arrived at.

[ranga]

Originally Posted by Babji

I too heard some good feedback about MMTS. According to sources, both the SCRly and GoAP are working on the proposals for phase 2. An important aspect of Phase Two is linking Shamshabad. There could be some changes to the original proposal, but something would certainly come up soon.
Lalu seems to be learning from his experience too. He is listening to his advisros at the IR and doing some things right. Look at how quietly and nicely he improved Vizag Rly Stn (replaced the whole signalling system and added 3 new platforms within the last 1-2 years time).

It is because of the persistent efforts of Mr.Subbirami Reddy that the changes has taken place at Vizag Rly station.Why Lalu shud be applauded for this!!Now Mr.Subbirami Reddy is following up for the Vizag Airport also.

[p.raghavendra6]

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Bharath khodo aandolan

[Babji]

Originally Posted by ranga

It is because of the persistent efforts of Mr.Subbirami Reddy that the changes has taken place at Vizag Rly station.Why Lalu shud be applauded for this!!Now Mr.Subbirami Reddy is following up for the Vizag Airport also.

True. Mr.Subbirami Reddy followed up. N Janardhana Reddy followed up.
Ppl of Vizag followed up. YSR and all the MPs from AP followed up.
But as long as things did not happen, ppl gave all the discredit to Lalu.
When things did happen, imo, Lalu deserves some credit too!

[harsh1802]

Hmm...interesting Babji. Any pics of the station?