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Thursday, July 24th, 2008It will be a longer wait for air passengers waiting for the completion of P V Narsimha Rao Expressway to ease their travel woes. The complete commissioning of P V Narasimha Rao Expressway has been postponed once again, this time till May 2009.
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.
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.
Work On Carriageway Of PVNR Expressway To Begin
Saturday, July 19th, 2008It has been a harrowing time for commuters on the now busy road from Rethibowli junction to Aramghar during the last few months. Other than regular users, air passengers too have been hitting an air pocket as soon as they get on the stretch because such is the road condition and frequent jams.
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.
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.
Slick Bus Shelters For Passengers
Sunday, July 13th, 2008Futuristic: The glass-panelled bus shelter coming up near Keys Girls High School at Secunderabad. Photo Courtesy: The Hindu
Imagine you are checking flight schedules on Flight Information Display Systems (FIDS) in plush and cool surroundings while waiting for the Aeroexpress bus to arrive! Passengers can now look forward to this hospitality at the slick bus shelters […]
Parking Problems Greater In City
Sunday, July 13th, 2008The haphazard demarcation of parking and no-parking zones and erratic habits of motorists are adding to the traffic problems in the city.
Lakeside Footpath Under Repair Again
Thursday, July 10th, 2008The Buddha Purnima Project Authority is literally wasting Rs 25 lakh to beautify pavements on the lakeside of NTR Marg road. It had spent the same amount on repair and beautification of the same pavements in the last few years.
Growth Corridor On ORR Opens
Thursday, July 10th, 2008The government has finally opened the gates for âplanned and regulatedâ development along the 162km Outer Ring Road by announcing a comprehensive master plan (CMP) for the corridor.
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.
Indian Railways Goes Hitech - Prepares Real-time Rail Traffic Control System
Thursday, July 10th, 2008Painful delays in reaching your destination, waiting for hours on end at the railway stations for trains to arrive with the announcement system blaring old information repeatedly, may soon become a thing of the past.
Contractors To Pay For Tardy ORR Phase-I Work
Friday, June 27th, 2008Finally, the Hyderabad Urban Development Authority (Huda) has started acting on the delay over the Outer Ring Road (ORR) phase-I works.
Huda has decided to impose penalties on the two contractors of the ORR phase-I from Gachibowli to Shamshabad holding them responsible for the delay.
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.
Escalators For 16 New FOBs
Thursday, June 19th, 2008The twin cities could soon see 25 new Foot Over Bridges (FOBs) coming up by the end of the year and 16 of them would have escalators, while the rest would be equipped with lifts on both sides.
Punjagutta Flyover To Open Soon
Saturday, June 14th, 2008Having thrown open the second part of the Greenlands flyover on Thursday, the GHMC is now aiming to get the main Punjagutta flyover too ready within a fortnight.
Multiplex-cum-bus Terminal Planned
Saturday, June 14th, 2008The APSRTC in a bid to commercially exploit its vacant lands, identified its old head office premises in Musheerabad to construct a multiplex cum RTC Bus Terminal.
Bill To Implement Hyderabad Metro Rail Project Approved
Saturday, June 14th, 2008The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet has approved a bill to implement Rs 9,696 crore Hyderabad Metro Rail Project which is expected to be completed by 2011.
Work On Metro To Start In July: CM
Sunday, May 18th, 2008The people of the city will get drinking water round-the-clock in three to four years. Work on the Rs 8,000-crore Metro Rail will commence by the end of July. The Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, made these announcements at an election rally at Baghlingampally, under Mus-heerabad constituency, on Sunday.
HUDA To Invest Rs 6000Cr For Expressway
Sunday, May 18th, 2008The Hyderabad Urban Development Authority (Huda) is investing about Rs 6,000 crore for an eight-lane access-controlled expressway. Part of the Outer Ring Road (ORR) project, it would be taken up in three phases, said Huda Vice-Chairman KS Jawahar Reddy.
Expressway Fails To Pick Up Speed
Thursday, May 15th, 2008Tardy progress: A stretch of the Expressway at Mehdipatnam on Thursday. PHOTO: P.V. SIVAKUMAR
P.V.N.R. Elevated Expressway from Mehdipatnam to Aramghar on NH-7, the project to provide speedy access to the international airport at Shamshabad is not progressing at the desired pace.
Metro Rail Work To Start In August
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008The Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR), in all probability, will start work on the metro rail project in August.
It is scheduled to open financial bids in the middle of June and finalise the Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) developer and deliver letter of acceptance in July.
Infrastructure Development
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008Photo courtesy: Business Line
Fading âgreen coverâ: Rapid development in all spheres, accompanied by rising aspirational levels has paved the way for the 11.5 km express highway which is to ensure better connectivity to the greenfield airport at Shamshabad near Hyderabad.
FinMin to part-fund Hyderabad Metro project
Sunday, May 11th, 2008The finance ministry has agreed in principle to provide funds worth about Rs 2,000 crore for the Hyderabad Metro Rail Project estimated to cost over Rs 10,000 crore under the public-private partnership.
Special Purpose Vehicle to push forward PCPIR
Sunday, May 11th, 2008The project will consist of mega SDZs
Vizag will become nerve centre for massive investment
AAI and others being consulted for international airport
A Special Purpose Vehicle will be set up soon after getting the green signal from the Central Committee of Secretaries for the proposed Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemical Investment Region (PCPIR) between Visakhapatnam and Rajahmundry.
Mann sets up centre in city
Friday, May 9th, 2008Mann India Technologies, a pro-vider of IT modernisation solutions and mobile transaction services, on Friday announced the opening of their new research and development (R&D) facility in Hyderabad.
Caparo aerospace park may land at Hindupur
Thursday, May 8th, 2008Caparo Group, one of the world’s largest industrial houses promoted by Lord Swraj Paul, is planning to set up an aerospace park at Hindupur in AP.
The group is seeking about 1,000 acres. While the government is yet to take a decision, the project is expected to herald a new era in aerospace-related activity.
Builders’ body plans training institutes
Thursday, May 8th, 2008The Builders’ Association of India (BAI), the national body of builders representing construction contractors and all agencies involved in the construction activity, is looking at tying up with reputed institutions as well as state governments to start training institutes in various states.
Reliance Infraâs central business district in execution mode
Monday, May 5th, 2008Reliance Infra, an ADAG company, is set to begin work on the countryâs first greenfield central business district â which will entail investment of Rs 7,000 crore and host over 25 million sq ft of built up area, including a 100-plus storey building, in phase I.
Siemens may set up facility in AP
Monday, May 5th, 2008Siemens AG, Europeâs largest engineering conglomerate, is looking to set up a manufacturing unit in Andhra Pradesh.
The global major, which is into automation and control, power, transportation and healthcare sectors, has already explained its intent to the State Government.