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« Previous EntriesGMR Infra Team Bags Hyderabad–Vijayawada Highway Project
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009The consortium led by GMR Infrastructure Ltd has won the 181 km Hyderabad–Vijayawada highway project to be executed on a Build, Operate and Transfer (Toll) basis through international competitive bidding process.
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 […]
ORR Phase-II A To Be Completed By May 2010
Monday, June 15th, 2009The HMDA is set to complete the phase IIA of the Outer Ring Road in May next year, six months ahead of schedule, officials said. Work between Shamshabad and Pedda Amberpet is on in full swing. Officials who inspected the works on Saturday said 40 per cent work was complete.
SCB Sits On Road Widening Projects
Monday, June 15th, 2009It has been two years since experts conducted a study and recommended widening of the two roads up to 80 feet.The existing width varies from 30 to 40 feet.
ORR Project Faces Cash Crunch
Monday, June 15th, 2009Though the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) claims Outer Ring Road (ORR) Phase II-A will be completed by May, 2010, the ORR project officials are struggling to pay Rs 180 crore towards land compensation to farmers in villages abutting both Phase II-A and Phase II-B areas.
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 […]
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.
ORR: The Roads Of Destiny
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. […]
No Takers For Integrated Bus Complex Project
Saturday, November 1st, 2008There are no takers for the construction of the proposed Integrated Bus Terminus-cum-Business Centre which the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has proposed at the old Gandhi Hospital site.
Six Consortia To Bid For Overseeing Metro Rail
Sunday, October 26th, 2008Six consortia were shortlisted for selection of independent engineer to oversee the Hyderabad Metro Rail works by the state government on Friday.
The consortia are: AECOM (Hong Kong), Aarvee Associates (India) and Lahmayer International (Germany); DB International (Germany) and SMEC International (Australia); Louis Berger (USA) and RITES (India); Mott MacDonald (UK) and Tecnica (Italy); Net Engineering […]
Micro-surface Roads To Come Up In City
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008Very soon, the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad will be dotted with micro-surface roads. Apart from being water-proof and durable, these roads are known to address the surface wheel-rutting problem.
HMDA Acquiring 225 Acres Of Forest Land For ORR Phase-II
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008PERILS OF PROGRESS: Outer Ring Road is ploughing its way through green cover around Hyderabad
Forests are being razed down for ‘developmental’ projects around Hyderabad. In the latest instance, nearly 225 acres of reserve forest land at Tumkunta and Shamirpet is being acquired for the Outer Ring Road (ORR) Phase-II-B project.
‘Hyderabad Economic City’ On Anvil
Monday, September 22nd, 2008An integrated financial hub and a health care city - Hyderabad Economic City - planned with an investment of Rs. 20,000 crore, would be coming up in twin cities, a release said. An MoU to this effect was signed between Government of Ras Al Khaimah (UAE) and Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC), in the […]
Banjara & Jubilee Hills Losing Their ‘Elite’ Status
Monday, September 22nd, 2008Paradise lost: It was time that disparity between the Hills residents and others is removed
It’s a place where the rich and the powerful live. For decades, living in the posh Banjara Hills and Jubilee Hills was at once a status symbol and mark of envy for rest of the citizens with huge houses and lush […]
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).
PV Expressway To Be Completed By Nov 14?
Sunday, September 14th, 2008Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy has instructed officials of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation and other departments concerned to speed up works on road connectivity to Rajiv Gandhi International Airport.
MMTS Phase-II On Track
Sunday, September 14th, 2008Decks are being cleared for the second phase of the Multi-Modal Transport System (MMTS) in the city.
The Railway Board has recently asked the MMTS project wing of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) to give details of performance of the first phase I and the state government approval for the phase II to put […]
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.
Writ Against Metro Rail Project
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008C Ramachandraiah of Centre for Economic and Social Studies and Omim Mamickshaw Debara of Forum for a Better Hyderabad filed a writ petition in the AP High Court on Monday, seeking its intervention to restrain the authorities from going ahead with the metro rail project in the city.
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.
22 More FOBs For City
Thursday, August 21st, 2008Twenty-two more Foot Over Bridges (FOBs) are likely to dot the city in the coming days as also new bus shelters, said Minister for Backward Class Welfare M. Mukesh Goud here on Wednesday.
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 […]
Ride To Airport Just Got Bumpier And Longer
Thursday, August 14th, 2008Your commute to the airport just got tougher. Come August 21 and the ride to the airport would be ridden not only with potholes but also an additional detour from the main road, owing to the construction of the PVN Expressway. With only part of the flyover complete so far, officials are now trying to […]
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.
RoB Delayed At KPHB Spinal Road
Sunday, August 10th, 2008The agony of scores of road users on the spinal road that meanders between Kukatpally and Madhapur is going to be a prolonged affair. A road overbridge (RoB) flying over the railway tracks near the Hi Tec City MMTS, expected to ease the congestion here, is likely to take considerable time before turning into a […]
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 Documents Online Soon
Sunday, August 10th, 2008Tender documents and other documents pertaining to the metro rail bids will be put on the Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR) website in three days, HMR managing director N V S Reddy said.
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.
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