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Tuesday, November 18th, 2008Photo courtesy: telugulo.com
The phase I of the Outer Ring Road project is completed(NOTE by Blog Admin: Only 4-lanes are open for traffic at this time) and awaiting inauguration. Work on the longer, phase II is being coordinated by the HGCL (Hyderabad Growth Corridor Limited) and is expected to be completed in the next three years. […]
Sanjeeviah Park To Get A ‘Make Over’
Sunday, November 2nd, 2008The Sanjeeviah Park will soon go for a makeover. Spread over 85 acres in the heart of the city and a major lung space, it has ended up as a lovers’ den for young couples. Of the 1,500 people who visit the park each day almost 1,400 are lovebirds.
Hyderabad US Consulate Opened
Sunday, October 26th, 2008U.S. Ambassador to India David C. Mulford and his wife during the inauguration of the U.S. Consulate in Hyderabad
The new American Consulate General was opened here on Friday by US Ambassador David C. Mulford which will begin processing 100 visa applications a day by the middle of December and scale it up to 300 by […]
RAKIA Signs MoU To Develop $5billion Hyderabad Economic City
Sunday, October 26th, 2008Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority (RAKIA), the government body for the socio-economic growth of the Emirate, has recently signed an MoU with the Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC) to establish Hyderabad Economic City.
Andhra Pradesh Govt Woos IIMs For Campus In State
Sunday, October 26th, 2008The Union minister for Human Resource Development, Arjun Singh, may have spoken of an Indian Institute of Management (IIM) for Hyderabad, but the Andhra Pradesh government is not leaving anything to chance.
Secunderabad Railway Station To Be Expanded Vertically
Monday, September 22nd, 2008Secunderabad railway station could shortly witness a vertical expansion. That could mean that the trains would arrive and depart from different floors, while other floors could accommodate malls, restaurants and other passenger facilities like booking offices, waiting halls connected to other floors by escalators.
GHMC To Work On Jubilee Hills Road 36 Decongestion
Monday, September 22nd, 2008In order to decongest Road No. 36, Jubilee Hills, a parallel road will soon be developed to connect Madhapur. The Road No. 45, Jubilee Hills, will be extended up to Madhapur at a cost of Rs 5.1 crore under the aegis of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC).
UMTA Constituted To Handle All Traffic and Trasportation Projects In City
Sunday, September 14th, 2008All major infrastructure projects and works in the city like developing new link roads, construction of flyovers , new railway lines, feeder buses and construction of new bus terminals will be decided by Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (UMTA) for Hyderabad metropolitan region.
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.
Land Alloted At Gachibowli For Medical Institutions
Friday, September 12th, 2008With the proposed 200-acre health city ‘Elixir’ at Ameenpur landing in legal wrangles, the state government has proposed another health city at Gachibowli. It has allotted seven acres land for medical institutions.
Land prices on outskirts likely to shoot up
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008Land prices are set to rise in the 849 surrounding villages of the city with the formation of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA).
These villages were merged with the HMDA. Anticipating this, real estate players have already jacked up rates in some newly included areas of the HMDA.
Disaster Plan For City
Friday, August 22nd, 2008Greater Hyderabad may finally get a comprehensive disaster management plan to contain flooding in the low-lying areas besides tackling disasters.
CM Halts Land Acquisition
Friday, August 22nd, 2008The Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy, on Tuesday directed officials not to acquire land for infrastructure projects unless there was dire need to do so.
DLF To Set Up Mega Agri Hub At Moosapet
Thursday, August 14th, 2008The state government on Tuesday allotted 24.5 acres of prime land at Moosapet village in Balanagar mandal of RR district to DLF Building India Ltd on a 33-year lease for setting up an integrated mega agriculture hub.
HUDA Changes Plot Sale Norms
Thursday, August 14th, 2008The Hyderabad Urban Development Authority has been forced to revert to its earlier mandate of forming layouts and auction individual plots to people.
Rs 19 Crore For IIT Land At Kandi
Thursday, August 14th, 2008The land acquisi tion process for IIT-Medak in Kandi village has finally gained momentum with the state government deciding to offer compensation to the affected people on par with the package offered to people who lost land due to the Outer Ring Road project.
HUDA Puts Its Foot Down: No Deviations
Sunday, August 10th, 2008A group of companies have applied for permission to construct a star hotel near Tukkuguda Junction abutting the Hyderabad Outer Ring Road (ORR) growth corridor, but the Hyderabad Urban Development Authority (HUDA) rejected their application as the access road width is less than 100 feet (ft). Also, there is a no-approach road.
New Company To Build And Run Metro
Sunday, August 10th, 2008Cabinet approval for elevated metro project for the capital has cleared the way for the formation of a separate concessionaire company. It will have two directors from Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (HMR) and the rest from the Maytas-led consortium including a new Managing Director.
Buying SIM Cards May Now Need 2 Guarantors
Sunday, August 10th, 2008If the home ministry has its way, a person wanting to buy a SIM card will have to provide the names of two existing mobile phone customers as guarantors — on the lines of opening a bank account — before he gets the connection. This will be in addition to other requirements like identity and […]
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 […]
Hyderabad Gets New Drinking Water Project
Thursday, July 24th, 2008A new drinking water supply scheme will ensure daily supply of water to core areas of Andhra Pradesh capital Hyderabad and its surrounding areas.
Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram inaugurated the second phase of Krishna water supply project for Hyderabad and its outskirts Friday.
Maytas Infra Consortium Bags Hyderabad Metro Rail Project
Thursday, July 24th, 2008A consortium of Maytas Infra Ltd, Navabharat Ventures Ltd, Ital Thai of Thailand and IL&FS Ltd has won the Rs12,200 crore or $2.87 billion Hyderabad Metro Rail project and will develop the 71km metro network on a build, operate and transfer (BOT) basis with a concession period of 30 years.
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.
HUDA Starts Land Acquisition For Radial Roads
Thursday, July 24th, 2008The Hyderabad Urban Development Authority (Huda) is planning to go for another round of land acquisition. This time it is for the radial roads project, which connects the Inner Ring Road with the Outer Ring Road.
‘Digital Media City’ All Set To Take Off
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008The ambitious ‘Digital Media City’ proposed to be developed by the State government as a hub of animation, gaming and digital entertainment companies at Sultanpur, near BHEL, is all set to take off.
Begumpet-Fatehnagar Link Road Soon
Friday, July 18th, 2008After opening the Punjagutta flyover, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation has its eyes set on completing the new Begumpet-Fatehnagar link road to ease congestion at the Greenlands and Ameerpet junctions.
Aerospace SEZ At Adibhatla Gets A Jumpstart
Friday, July 18th, 2008The Government’s plans to project the city as an aviation hub received a major boost with the Tata Advanced Systems Ltd (TASL), promising huge investments in the aerospace sector.
RTA To Go Online
Friday, July 18th, 2008Come August, all 54 services provided by the Regional Transport Authority (RTA) can be availed online.
Improving Connectivity
Sunday, July 13th, 2008Photo Courtesy: The Hindu
A view of the Punjagutta flyover in Hyderabad constructed by Gammon India at a cost of Rs 29 crore, which was inaugurated by the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, on Sunday.
IT Zones To Be Under Vigilant Eyes Of CCTVs
Thursday, July 10th, 2008The Cyberabad Security Council has decided to install closed circuit televisions (CCTV) at checkposts in Hi-Tec City and Gachibowli where most IT companies are located. The CCTVs will be in place in a week.
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