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Fast forward to 2020, Hyderabad will be one of the finest cities to live in once the plans of Andhra Pradesh Government and Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) are implemented.
Various elements of a mega plan include a Rs 6,696-crore Jawaharlal Nehru Outer Ring Road project, 33 arterial roads, two logistics parks, beautification of lakes and river bed and support infrastructure backed by a metro rail project and rapid bus transport system.
The HMDA is spread over 7,100 sq.km comprising Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) with a total spread of 625 sq.km, and Sangareddy and Bhongir municipalities (13.60 sq.km and 9.60 sq.km), 849 villages in districts of Rangareddy, Medak, Nalgonda and Mahbubnagar totalling 6,451 sq.km.
Mr Rajeshwar Tiwari, Commissioner of HMDA, said that in order to get a balanced development of such a large area, the demands of a growing city and increasing population, HMDA is in the process of finalising a Master Plan for Hyderabad up to 2031. The plan is likely to be announced by month-end.
Main objective
As a part of the integrated development plan, HMDA is working on creating a mega Nehru Outer Ring Road (NORRP) project connecting Gachibowli-Patancheru-Medchal-Shamirpet-Hayatnagar-Shamshabad, State Highways and three National Highways (NH 7, NH 9, NH 202) around Hyderabad and serve as a bypass to the city.
This will be backed by circular linkage to radial and arterial roads by providing quick access to the International airport from strategic locations. All the vital city nodes such as Hitec City, Games Village, IIIT, ISB, Hardware Park, Singapore Township at Pocharam, IT Park at Adibatla, FAB City and Nano Park will be connected.
The 159-km Nehru ORR project designed for speeds in excess of 120 km has a right of way of 150 meters with four lanes on each side, apart from two service lanes, with facility for the metro rail and bus rapid transport system.
The Phase I of the NORR between Gachibowli and Shamshabad close to the new airportis ready. Phase II-A covers Pedda Amberpet to Shamshabad and Narsingi to Patancheru with an outlay of Rs 2,349 crore. This has been taken up under BOT (Build, Own and Transfer) mode.
The NORR project will be backed by 33 radial ring roads. Of this six have been taken up with an investment of Rs 350 crore, three are being improved with an outlay of Rs 170 crore.
The Rs 12,136-crore Hyderabad metro rail project which seeks to decongest three dense corridors and two mega bus terminals are being developed, one at Miyapur on the highway towards Mumbai with a capacity for over 100 buses and two logistics parks a 22-acre facility at Magampally , and another of 40 acres at Batasingaram will come up under public-private-partnership mode.
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