Hyderabad
Residents of Ayyappa Society at Madhapur woke up to a chaotic Monday morning. Over 700 police personnel were stationed at the site to deal with any trouble, as plot owners/builders opposed the demolitions. The demolitions brought traffic at Madhapur market area to a standstill. Other roads leading to the society were also closed by the [...] Continue Reading »
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has recently served notices on about 375 traders of Monda Market and 80 traders of the Chilkalguda municipal complex in Secunderabad and asked them to vacate. The civic body has proposed to demolish the existing two-floor structure and construct a new complex in about four acres land. The traders [...] Continue Reading »
About 150 people visited the headquarters when the master plan was displayed on the first day on July 22. On Monday, the visitors’ number increased to 250. The metropolitan authority had invited objections and suggestions from citizens on the draft master plan for Hyderabad Metropolitan Region a couple of days ago. The draft master plan [...] Continue Reading »
The National Association of Realtors – India (NAR-India) at present has close to 13,000 members spread across 20 states. In AP, about 69 brokering firms are part of this body, which aims to grow on the lines of the 100-year-old national association of realtors, based in the US. Brokers and builders are two key stakeholders [...] Continue Reading »
There are 20 lakh households in Hyderabad as per the census data, whereas the assessed properties with the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is only 12.5 lakh. Of the total, 10.5 lakh properties are residential, while two lakh are commercial properties. There is confusion over the huge difference in the number of properties in the [...] Continue Reading »
A close look at the overall property sales across India in the last nine months reveals that residential homes in the price bracket of Rs 25 -40 lakh accounted for more than 85% of property sales. There is latent demand in mid-segment housing nowadays. Indian economy started picking up and most of the developers are [...] Continue Reading »
Nearly 80 percent of the contractors hired by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) have to pay heavy penalties due to low maintainence of streetlights. The GHMC had awarded streetlights maintenance contract to 55 contractors by dividing them into packages. In each package 7,000 streetlights should be maintained by the contractor. And the contractor gets [...] Continue Reading »
The Secunderabad Cantonment Board (SCB) has decided to install solar-wind hybrid LED streetlights in its jurisdiction. Hybrid LED streetlights in SCB cantonment area would reduce electricity bills in the cantonment area. For the first time in the country, the SCB has decided to use this technology. A US-based firm has come forward to install 10 [...] Continue Reading »
Cinema halls, multiplexes, and malls should have foolproof security. The City Security Wing on Friday conducted sensitization of security systems in the wake of the Mumbai blasts on Wednesday. Hyderabad commissioner of Police, Mr A.K. Khan was critical of the residents of Banjara Hills and Jubilee Hills, where several thefts have taken place, saying, “They [...] Continue Reading »
Due to the high demand and Hyderabad city is reeling under a water crisis, demand for water tankers is almost on par. As monsoon continues to play truant and water supply remains erratic, the wait for water tankers is becoming longer. Some residents also allege that priority is being given to commercial customers who are [...] Continue Reading »
