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Tuesday, June 16th, 2009State-run carrier Air India is setting up maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facilities at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad at an approximate investment of Rs 80 crore. Arvind Jadhav, chairman and managing director of the airline, laid the foundation stone for the MRO and engineering facilities here on Thursday. The project is expected […]
HMDA Master Plan For ‘New City’
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009If Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has its way, even Charminar may be demolished for wider roads. Likewise, heritage structures like Old Jail in Secunderabad, Ek Minar in Nampally and King Koti palace will have to demolished to make way for over 100-feet roads. In the near future, even lanes and bylanes in the twin […]
HMDA In Need Of Cash For PVNR Expressway
Sunday, March 15th, 2009To complete the PVNR Expressway , the HMDA plans to secure loans from banks as it has no funds. The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) hoped to raise money through land auctions but there has been no response for that.
Underpass at Aramgarh To Be Made Available For Public Soon
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009A major initiative aimed at providing a smooth ride to the International Airport at Shamshabad has been to ensure that traffic landing from the proposed expressway does not get stuck at Aramgarh junction. Part of the P.V. Expressway project — the underpass — at this junction is almost complete, though the 11.4-km expressway is months […]
Maytas Hill County SEZ In Trouble
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009Maytas Properties, a real estate firm promoted by the family of the disgraced founder of Satyam Computer Services B Ramalinga Raju, may find it tough to complete its prestigious Special Economic Zone project , Maytas Hill County.
Rooftop Helipads Mandatory On High-rise Buildings
Saturday, November 22nd, 2008Rooftop helipads on skyscrapers for fire-fighting operations? Sounds strange but it’s true. As more skyscrapers will dot the skyline in the State capital, the Andhra Pradesh Fire and Emergency Services Department has made construction of rooftop helipads mandatory on skyscrapers.
Bharat Infratech: “Lehman Fall Will Have No Impact”
Monday, September 22nd, 2008Bharat Infratech, the Hyderabad-based real estate developer has said the recent developments in the financial markets regarding Lehman Brothers in US would not impact their ongoing projects, including its flagship Iconia.
Interchange Will Make Airport Commute Faster
Saturday, September 13th, 2008In what can be music to the ears of air travellers going to the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad, the Trumpet Interchange constructed near Shamshabad will be thrown open to the public from September 15 without a formal inauguration.
Kukatpally RoB: HUDA Blames SCR For Delay
Thursday, August 14th, 2008It could be termed a bridge too far. Completion of the road over bridge (RoB) between Kukatpally Housing Board (KPHB) colony and Hi-Tec City railway station is far behind schedule. The Hyderabad Urban Development Authority (Huda) is not sure when the project will be completed because of slow response in clearing the project by the […]
ORR: Growth Has It’s Curbs Too
Sunday, August 10th, 2008Once the Outer Ring Road starts meandering along the peripheries of the city, unheard of development activity is expected to herald a new dawn in its vicinities. Given the scale of the project and possibilities of the real estate growth on either side of the 162 km-long road, the need for a comprehensive development plan […]
Metro Rail To Wipe Out City Landmarks
Sunday, August 10th, 2008Once operational, the Metro Rail will benefit lakhs of people and facilitate easy movement of traffic in the city. But all this will come at a huge cost and this will not be merely financial: thousands of people will get dislocated once the construction of the project takes off.
Infosys Begins Work On 450-acre Campus At Pocharam
Sunday, August 10th, 2008IT major Infosys Technologies, which has presence in 40 countries, will spend Rs 1,250 crore over the next ten years for its new facility at Pocharam, near Hyderabad, being constructed in a 450-acre special economic zone. The work on the project, which will have a built up area of 5 million sq ft, began formally […]
Govt Plans Townships On SEZ Lines
Thursday, July 24th, 2008The development of townships will be taken up only by private infrastructure companies and foreign firms across the state, especially around the twin cities.
BPS: Court Order Awaited
Friday, July 18th, 2008Property owners who have submitted applications under the Building Penalisation Scheme will have to wait for some time for their buildings to be regularised.
BPS: Legalising The Illegal
Friday, July 11th, 2008A whopping Rs 343 crore and counting. That’s what the Building Penalisation Scheme (BPS) of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has netted so far turning out to be a goose laying golden eggs. Predictably, the deadline to pay up has been extended four times even as GHMC is allegedly giving ‘scheme protection’ to even […]
Construction Boom In Shamshabad
Friday, July 11th, 2008Construction of flats is going on in full swing around the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Shamshabad. Though the prospect of a renewed agitation for Telangana had caused a slump in the realty market earlier, the recent bypoll results, which weakened the Telangana Rastra Samiti, has raised fresh hopes in builders and triggered frenetic activity.
BPS: Building Owners In City Remain In Confusion
Friday, July 11th, 2008Five days to go for the much debated Building Penalisation Scheme (BPS) to down shutters.
And even while municipal personnel are going round twin cities issuing notices – verbal and written to building owners, there is still some confusion.
Norms Relaxed For Filing BPS Applications
Thursday, July 10th, 2008Now, Building Penalisation Scheme (BPS) applications will be accepted with just 10 per cent penal fee instead of 50 per cent initial amount. Applicants who do not have some mandatory documents can also submit applications provided they furnish them later.
Punjagutta Flyover Finally Ready For Inauguration
Thursday, July 10th, 2008The showpiece flyover of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) at Punjagutta is ready for inauguration. In all probability, Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy will be throwing it open for traffic anytime after July 10.
Secunderabad Railway Station Road Traffic To Be Diverted
Sunday, June 29th, 2008As work on the proposed bus terminal at the old Gandhi Hospital will start from August, traffic leading towards the Secunderabad Railway Station will be diverted soon.
IT Park Work On Full Scale At Gannavaram
Saturday, June 28th, 2008The construction work of the information technology park at Gannavaram, is going on in full scale. Out of five towers, the first tower will be completed by December. The project is taking shape as promised by Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy, while laying foundation stone on May 6, 2006.
GHMC Starts Demolition Act
Thursday, June 26th, 2008The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has ordered demolition of apartments that were constructed after the announcement of the Building Penalisation Scheme (BPS).
Flyover Work On For 10 Years
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008A two-member Bench of the AP High Court comprising Chief Justice A R Dave and Justice R Subash Reddy on Monday granted time till July 1 to the railway and civic authorities to inform the court of the time required to complete the Sitaphalmandi overbridge-cum-flyover.
Structural Audits Of Buildings To Become A Norm Soon
Saturday, June 21st, 2008Monsoons can wreck havoc on old structures. A structural audit of a building can save you a lot of trouble and keep you safe, says Shilpa Sachdev .
With every passing year, your building combats a series of natural upheavals, facing the apathy of every season that goes by. Many buildings built during the last […]
GHMC Issues Notices On BPS
Thursday, June 19th, 2008The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has started serving fresh notices asking owners of non-residential buildings in the twin cities to get their unauthorised constructions regulated under the Building Penalisation Scheme (BPS).
Kokapet Firms To Start Office Construction By August
Saturday, June 14th, 2008Ten major IT companies will start building their own offices at the Kokapet IT Special Economic Zone by August 15. The firms are Google, Patni, Cognizant, Cognizant, Sonata, DQ, Infinite, Tech Mahindra, Intelli Group and Cbay.
30-Storeyed Building In City Soon
Monday, June 9th, 2008The skyline of the capital, which has not had a proper high-rise till date, will see some changes. The twin cities will soon boast of its tallest-ever building constructed till date at Tellapur.
Everything You Want To Know About Green Buildings
Monday, June 2nd, 2008Colliers International is all set to release ‘r.e.Design,’ Asia’s first green real estate guide. Simon Carter shares some of the vital thoughts behind the green guide with MYTHILI G. NIRVAN.
The big problem is that modern buildings have commonly forgotten to live and breathe as part of their environment and climate.
MAK Plans To Float Construction Arm
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008Hyderabad-based MAK group, with interests in real estate and hospitality industry, is mulling over the idea of setting up a construction arm to handle the construction activities of all the subsidiaries operating within the group.
AAI Still Frowns On High-rises Near Begumpet Airport
Friday, May 23rd, 2008The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has rejected the Secunderabad Cantonment Board’s plea to allow them to permit high-rise structures in the funnel area of the Begumpet airport.
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