apreda horizons october 2010

Volume 1 Issue 7 October 2010www.apreda.org

A P ’ s m o s t c r e d i b l e r e a l e s t a t e t a b l o i d

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seems finally to be on track.After a few false starts, theproject is to be grounded byearly next year. That is, IF

…there is no slip between the lip and theT- cup! The Metro is not an economicalproject – estimated at Rs.12,000 crorewith every likelihood of escalation as inthe Delhi and Bangalore cases. Thefinancial model on which this PPP isbased is heavily skewed towards realestate where the government is to turnover some 300 acres of prime urban landto the concessionaire for developmentfor 33 years extendable by another 33.This scheme of handing over “the familysilver” as the venerable Mr. Sreedharanhimself opined, rattled the StateGovernment, which threatened to takehim to court. Till then considered God bythe State Government, he had turned devilin the matter of a day! But that is anotherstory.

We will concern ourselves here with thephysical impact of the Metro Rail on ourcity. There are three lines (Pic 1) andthe alignments were planned by DMRCas the prime consultant. The lines followthe contours of the busiest roads and donot attempt to create new growth centresby de-stressing existing ones. Integrationwith other modes like MMTS also seemsincidental and not intentional. This is apost developmental urban transportsystem where the hi- speed mode comesin after the city has matured. So, theoptions are limited to elevated orunderground, the latter being ruled out,ostensibly due to the rocky substrata andthe high costs involved (I doubt ifunderground option was studied in itstotality from life cycle point of view).Therefore, due to a lack of imaginationand an overall vision for the city, we haveended up having an elevated Metrocutting through the centre of the city.

One has to realise that this is a very visibleand material project – 75 km of heavyconcrete snaking bang on the mediansof our busiest roads at a height of 8m to18m. It is not just a smooth viaduct either,

like the PVN Expressway, but will havestations at every km or so. These will behuge buildings, 200 m long and up to 5floors in height suspended up in the air inthe middle of the road. As a result, ourroads are going to be a series of tunnelsthrough which we have to drive. Everykm of our busiest roads is set to turn intoa traffic junction, with cars halting, autoshovering, buses stopping and hawkerscrowding the space.

The common view on the street will mostcertainly be Metro – positive as any hi-tech system is welcomed in the popularimagination as an apt solution. The pointsbelow are a dispassionate dissection ofthe issue at hand and should be read assuch:

� The existing transport ecology ofroads, buses, autos, MMTS andprivate means are performing atbest to 50% of their potentialefficiency. There is a large scope

for improvement of these existingsystems with minimal investment,some intelligent restructuring andeffective management. Metro as asolution can be thought of in thefuture if all these have failed toaddress the issue, even when theywork to optimal efficiency. Beyondthe Metro, there is no knownadvanced urban transport solutionanywhere in the world as of now.So are we playing our ace too early?The real fear is that while we mayhave a swank Metro rail gliding onthe top, the already pathetic groundsituation on the roads will remain thesame and may even deteriorate.One does not hear of any plan toimprove the existing services andcoalesce it with the Metro. TheMetro is being touted as the one-shotsolution to all our transport problems.

� The efficacy of a linear Metro inaddressing the traffic pattern of aradial city with no defined CBDs

(unlike Delhi) and no cleardowntown is also questionable. Arethere going to be lesser cars on theroad – one of the purported aims ofthe project. Doubtful, unless thereare pro-active deterrent measuresfrom the traffic authority cars onroad are likely to increase, simplybecause there will be more spacefor them due to the widenedcarriageways and decrease in citybuses which are going to becannabilised by the Metro.Certainly, an air-conditioned Metroride is going to be preferred to thedusty RTC, especially on the longdistance routes.

� There has been absolutely no studyon the impact of the Metro rail onthe urban fabric of the city. This isnot any other infrastructure projectlike water supply mains or stormwater drains. This is a system usedby people and a strongly visualintervention in the cityscape. Thepublic is still in the dark about thedetails of the venture. Very fewknow that all the stations are goingto be at 12 to 18m level, i.e 4th to6th floor height. Usability, as a factorin design, has been neglected. TheMetro seems to be tuned to thetypical office-goer with a smallhandbag or briefcase. What aboutpassengers with luggage andhawkers and shopkeepers with theirwares? The elderly and the schoolchildren, who generally travel shorterdistances, may find it toocumbersome to climb up and downand may instead opt to use the busor auto.

� With the project about to begin in 4months, one does not yet see evenone urban area plan of proposedstations (and there are going to be75 of them) detailing the local trafficpatterns, urban design elements likeparking and alighting zones, busshelters, auto stands, kiosks, etc.,apart from the proposed demolitions.The public have a right to know whatis going to happen in their immediateneighbourhood and contribute to thedesign process. Where is the visual

Metro Rail- not so hunky doryBy G. Shankar Narayan

The planned routing. Line 3 has since been extendedup to Nagole from Habsiguda

Heritage in peril?Page 3

International airport forTirupati Page 4

The magical dragonPage 6

Multi-faceted geniusPage 8

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The Metro Rail for Hyderabad

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October 2010

Auspicious days

in October 2010

Date Day Time (IST)

9 Saturday Full day

16 Saturday Full day

18 Monday Morning: from 10.00 a.m.

19 Tuesday Noon: upto 12.00

23 Saturday Full day

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S n i p p e t sS n i p p e t s

Hyderabad: Residential Property Rates

(Sourced from APREDA)

Locality Price (Rs/Sq.Ft.)

Ameerpet 3300-4000

Basheerbagh 2400-4000

Begumbazar 2000-2500

Charminar 900-1400

Domalguda 3000-4000

Hi-Tech City/Madhapur 3000-4500

Habshiguda 2500-3500

Hyderguda 2000-2300

Humayunagar

Jamai Osmania 2000-2300

Jubilee Hills 5000-7000

Lingampalli 1800-3000

Marredpally (Secunderabad) 3000-4000

Mehdipatnam 2800-4000

Nampally 2500-3500

Padmarao Nagar 3000-3500

Panjagutta,Begumpet 3500-5000

Saifabad 2000-3000

Sainikpuri 1800-2500

Srinagar Colony 3500-6500

Tarnaka 2000-2300

Toli Chowki 2000-2300

Vanasthalipuram 1800-2500

Hyderabad, Vizag, Vijayawada most business-friendly

A joint report by Ernst & Young (E&Y) and Franchise India has projected Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam andVijayawada among the top cities for small business in India. These cities have the best potential to start anddrive the growth of small business.According to the report, while Ahmedabad tops the list of cities for successfully running small scalebusinesses, Hyderabad is fourth most preferred city. However, Viskahpatnam heads the list in terms of foodprocessing units. Vijayawada which is also known as the commercial capital of the State, and Guntur also finda place.Hyderabad is ideal for information technology-enabled services (ITeS), offshore services, bulk drugs, andleather tanning. It is India's fourth best city to start a business.Small and medium enterprises are the backbone of a nation's economy and contribute almost 8-9 per cent ofIndia's GDP. The SME sector provides employment to more than 4 crore (40 million) people, manufacturingabout 8,000 products.The essentials for a small business hotspot include dealing with construction permits, employing workers,registering property, getting credit and paying taxes, etc, the report said.Metros like Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad are excellent centres of economic activity to includesmall or large businesses and are naturally suited for commercial purposes, says the study.Bengaluru is ideal for B2B services, hand tools, auto component and hosiery sectors. It is second in the list ofall cities for electrical goods and apparel manufacturing.Mumbai ranks 3rd among the 100 best cities to do business in. machine tools, electronic goods and B2Bservices,Indians cities with their unique positioning can spur the growth of small business and hence are ideal forstarting sustainable avenues for small businesses, states the study.Surat is best for textile machinery, IT and retail businesses. Surat is the No.1 city for gems and jewellery andtextiles business. Overall, it is the seventh best business-friendly city in India.

BPS date extendedThe State government vide G.O. Ms.No 370 dated 25-08-2010 issued orders extending last date for disposingpending applications under the Building Penalisation Scheme (BPS) till November 15. It was made clear thatno fresh or new applications will be accepted during this period.The government issued the orders following a request from the GHMC Commissioner as well as the Directorof Town & Country Planning to extend the date from the deadline of August 15 to dispose the pendingapplications.GHMC had cleared 1.12 lakh forms and had also issued proceedings while 50,000 more were yet to be cleared.It said that applicants had to pay the balance amount and install fire safety equipment for multi-storiedbuildings to obtain NOC from the Fire Services Department which was a time consuming process.DTCP too explained that 85,787 applications had to be cleared and various urban local bodies in the Statesought between 45 and 90 days to process them.

Property tax hike rejectedThe Standing Committee of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation has rejected Commissioner SameerSharma’s proposal to hike property tax by 30 per cent from next year and incremental increase of five per centhenceforth.At a meeting presided over by Mayor B. Karthika Reddy, members wanted Mr. Sharma to come out withalternative proposals including rationalisation.The panel cleared a proposal to go for Rs. 600 crore loan from financial institutions to fund variousdevelopment works.The committee called upon the town planning wing to issue no objection certificates only after constructionsites build rainwater harvesting structures. Such structures were also to be taken up in parks and playgrounds.A proposal to build a flyover at Tolichowki too was cleared with the engineering wing directed to prepareestimates.

Traffic study for radial roadA study is being commissioned to gauge the traffic potential on the proposed radial road connecting theFinancial District in Gachibowli with Tellapur.The Hyderabad Growth Corridor Ltd (HGCL) has decided to take up the study to assess the potential trafficalong the eight km stretch on the proposed Radial Road 7A.The main objective of the endeavour is to assess and analyse the possible vehicular movement on theproposed radial road. The study is to be taken up with coordination of data using current and proposeddevelopments in the Financial District area.The selected consultant will have the task of obtaining 16 hour traffic counts at a point within the districtbetween 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. and determine peak hour traffic in the present conditions and also provide aforecast of the traffic based on developments proposed around.

Much ado about stamp dutyon agreements

There are three major categories of ‘Agreements’ used in real estatesector, i.e. Agreement of sale (AOS/AGPA), Development Agreement(DA/DGPA) and Agreement of construction (AOC); when coupled withGeneral Power of Attorney(GPA) AOS is referred to as AGPA and DAas DGPA. All of them are ‘contingent contracts’ as well as “facilitationdocuments”.

Close on the heels of the Union Government imposing service tax on allAOS in respect of residential and commercial units where the‘occupancy certificate’ is yet to be obtained and at a time when realestate in the State is writhing in pain due to political unrest, revenueauthorities in the State have chosen to bring back the archaic anddraconian system of ‘collecting advance stamp duty’ on allagreements. However, considering the reaction by APREDA and othersbodies DGPA has been excluded from the increase; but the request forlimiting the 1% stamp duty on DGPA to the extent of the developer’sshare either in land or in proposed built-up area, whichever is higher,as provided in the ACT remains unanswered. In Karnataka, themaximum amount charged on DA and GPA is Rs.1.5 lakh.

In fact, APREDA has been campaigning that the Government reducestamp duty to a nominal amount per agreement/instrument andencourage the citizens to register all their agreements and contractswhich now come in many avatars such as ‘oral’, ‘gentlemen’, ‘katcha’,‘notorised’, ‘unstamped’,’ unregistered’, etc leading to many disputesand legal complications swamping ‘civil’ and ‘criminal’ courts. Furtheraggravating the situation, the Registration Department in recent timeshas ‘tightened’ the process of ‘ratification’ of instruments throughpayment of ‘proper stamp duty’ by imposing penal amount of up to 10times the stamp duty.

While the Registration Department conceded the demand from theindustry and trade bodies by rationalizing, to some extent, the stampduty on agreements/deeds of lease/rental and mortgage, it chose to‘operate in reverse gear’ in respect of agreements of sale.

The registration process is made to look ‘unfathomable’ to commoncitizens with only the registration agents finding the right answers forall the requirements and formalities demanded by the department toregister and release the documents in reasonable time.

The Government will do well to drastically reduce the stamp duty on allcategories of agreements to a nominal amount and equip theRegistration Department to increase transparency and ease theregistration process to bring to record the maximum percentage ofagreements now remaining unregistered. Now that composite rate persft of built-up/flat area is fixed the department should right awayimplement this for agreement of sale for flat/apartment.

The Registration Department can learn a lesson or two by emulatingthe BSE, NSE, NSDL and others who undertake and execute purchase,sale and depository services for investors in stocks for an abysmallylow fee.

The objective should be ‘Revenue through quality and right pricedservice’ and not through stamp duty on proposed construction whichmay or may not take place.

The Revenue Department should act swiftly or otherwise the realestate and trade associations may come together to overcome the legalhurdles and establish private bodies for registration and recordkeeping/depository services for real-estate related transactions.


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rendering of the Metro and itsstations? How is it going to look?Even for a small building, the ownersnowadays want to see a computerrendering of their proposedconstruction. There has been nopublic interaction or exhibition by theauthorities worth the name on thiscrucial city-changing project. Forthose who log on towww.hyderabadmetrorail.in whatthey see are some distorted andamateurish renderings. A hugesurprise (not necessarily pleasant)awaits us all on this front.

� Extremely distressing is the fact thatfor a 400-year-old city seeking worldheritage status, no concern has beenpaid to the aspect of heritage in theplanning or routing of thealignments. The Metro runs throughsome core heritage areas and openspaces like the Assembly, PublicGardens, Moazzam Jahi Market,Sultan Bazaar, Parade Grounds,Secunderabad Clock Tower, etc.Fortunately, it does not zoomthrough the arches of the Charminarbut travels down the parallel roadonly to join back on the axis after adistance! Like a cruel unthinkingscratch across the face, the samemass of elevated concrete isproposed across the heritageprecincts scarring them for posterity.Sultan Bazaar, such a lively shoppingstreet, is going to be totally wipedout, what with road widening to 20mand a behemoth of a station with afootprint of 50m X 200 m on a streetbarely 9m wide. Bangalore andDelhi Metros, though largelyelevated, have at least been sensibleenough to go underground in thecore areas like Vidhana Soudha andRajpath and Chandni Chowk,respectively.

� With the road widening schemes yetto be totally finished, the city is infor another round of massivedemolitions along the Metro route.This is especially true of Line 2which runs through crowded areasof Ameerpet, Chikkadapally, Koti,Sultan Bazaar, where a minimum

right of way of 20m is required forthe Metro line.

� What impact will the Metro have onthe real estate of the city? With allthe three lines following the roadalignment of the busy commercialcorridors, will real estate valuesincrease or decrease? It depends –if you are unfortunate to be on anarrower road, you may have trainswhizzing past your window at 4th

floor level as close as 3m, view andnatural light cut off, not to talk aboutthe noise and vibration, even late intothe night. If lucky, you may strikegold being close to a station,especially an interchange, i.e if youdo not lose your property to theconcessionaire or to demolition.What is certain though, is theredensification of these already busycorridors. It is common practice theworld over to enhance FSI on Metroroutes to increase their ridership.Imagine then, the road conditionwhen this happens. Small businessesare going to take a beating –especially the ones in G+2 buildingswhere they will be overshadowed bythe huge concrete viaduct. Therewill be a new regrouping ofcommercial space with theconcessionaire company trying tomuscle in with the tacit support ofthe government. Residential pricesmay see an upsurge up to about 2km belt on either side of thealignment.

� The environmental impact on thecity is also to be considered. Some75 km of bare concrete and steel willgive rise to a heat band effectradiating in the summers. The noise

and dust especially at higher levelsis something to be wary of. Stormwater drainage of roads, already aworsening problem, is likely to beaggravated with the plethora ofsupporting columns obstructing freemovement of surface water. Allalong and across the Metro route,future options of trafficinfrastructure like flyovers,underpasses, foot overbridges, etc.will be closed forever.The city will have lost its flexibilityto face the future.If the authorities have taken this intoaccount, there seems to be no hintof this in their plans. Concrete

Heritage inperil?

structures, going by the way our 10-year-old flyovers are maintained,discolour and disfigure rather fast.Imagine the stained and crackedconcrete of the Metro viaduct andstations after 30 years, runningramshackle along the once mainthoroughfares.

In April 2008, the author conceived andcurated an exhibition called “MetroImpact-View from the Street” inassociation with Goethe Zentrum andIIA- Hyderabad Chapter. It showedvisually how the city will be changedonce the project is implemented. Therewere discussions and debates. Two andhalf years later, however, nothing seemsto have changed, or even attempts madeto do so.

Finally, the question to be asked is – whatkind of city do we want? Do we wantan inclusive, humane, elegant, flexiblemetropolis for this and the futuregenerations? Having deliberated thisissue at length and raised crucialquestions, a pro-people mass rapidtransport system is certainly welcome.However, it is imperative that there issome sort of public interchange of ideasor even hearings and a need tounderstand the problem more thoroughlyto make this city a better place to live in.

(Mr. G. Shankar Narayan is a practising architect

based in Hyderabad).

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The station at Assembly will totally block out the view of theheritage building.

The crown of the majestic Moazzam Jahi Marketmay get chopped off!


4 October 2010

Two years from now, the Tirupatiairport will be upgraded into aninternational facility to handle large aircrafts

with a capacity of 300 passengers.The Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, in the firstweek of September, laid the foundation for the Rs.174-crore project to upgrade the existing airport inthe temple town into an international one.Special importance has been attached to the designof the airport which was finalised through an archi-tectural design competition focussing on the con-cept of Garuda, the carrier of Lord Sri Venkateswara.The new airport will be a glass and steel, world-class, environment-friendly structure, with all mod-

ern passenger amenities and two aerobridges.The massive project being taken up by the AirportsAuthority of India (AAI) is expected to be completedon a fast track. The State government has alreadygiven possession of 293 acres out of the 718 acresrequired for the project to AAI and also agreed to bearRs. 133 crore expenditure towards land acquisition.The existing airport now is spread over 348 acres andis currently handling only flights with 180 passen-gers capacity.Once upgraded to match the standards and specifica-tions of international airports, it would be able toprovide parking facility to six wide-bodied aircraft ata time.

The upcoming facility can accommodate 3Airbus 321 aircraft, 2 Boeing 787s and oneBoeing 747. The project also envisages ahuge passenger terminal with a capacity tohandle 500 domestic and 200 internationalpassengers at a time. It would be equippedwith sophisticated navigational facilities in-cluding the Instrumental Landing Systembesides integrated passenger and cargo han-dling terminals and other back-up logisticsspecified.The Instrumental Landing System work isalready under way and is expected to be-come operational by the end of October.

About APREDA

The models of the swank airport that will come up in the temple town of Tirupati.

Internationalairport forTIRUPATI

Internationalairport forTIRUPATI

The glass and steel envi-ronment-friendly struc-ture with all modernpassenger amenities andtwo aerobridges willbecome fullyoperational in two years

The Rs. 6,000-crore Mannavaramproject in Srikalahasti in Chittoor

district, a dream project of former ChiefMinister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, is setto become a reality with the PrimeMinister Manmohan Singh laying thefoundation stone for the prestigiousproject earlier this month. The CentralPublic Sector Undertaking is beingestablished as a joint venture by theNational Thermal Power Corporation andBharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.Once completed, the BHEL-NTPC jointventure will manufacture power plantequipment and would help meet the hugeand emerging demand for setting up newpower projects in the country, accordingto NTPC, BHEL Power Projects LimitedChairman and Managing Director C. P.Singh.The project will generate directemployment to 6,000 persons and indirectemployment to 25,000 persons and alsolead to establishment of 400 ancillaryindustries. The State government hashanded over 753 acres of land and offeredpower, water and other necessaryfacilities. A large township to be namedafter YSR will also come up near theproject site.The late Chief Minister Y. S. RajasekharaReddy is credited for bringing the projectto the State which at one stage was slatedto be allocated to Maharashtra.Acknowledging this fact, the PrimeMinister said there could not have been abetter way of paying tribute to YSR thanby laying the foundation stone for hisdream project, just a day before his firstdeath anniversary.

Mannavaram,another jewel in

AP’s crown

The Andhra Pradesh Real Estate Developers

Association (APREDA), founded in

1996, is a proactive organization with 400

members. Having made significant

contributions in helping frame policy for

conducive development in Andhra Pradesh

through its regular interventions with the

government, APREDA is currently

strengthening its portfolio by

� Unveiling its bouquet of servcies

including product and new technology

presentations to members

� Launching B2B and B2C

services for procurement and

marketing through its website

� Organising property shows and exhibitions

and knowledge dissemination through

publications and website

� Networking with national and regional

organizations

� Taking up socially relevant projects (CSR)

such as:

� Building the ‘Tsunami Housing Colony’ in

2007 and handing it over free to those hit

by the tsunami at Bingenipally in Prakasam

district

� Constructing houses for flood-affected

families in Kurnool district

� Launching green channel initiatives through

programmes like ‘Save a tree’

� Saving heritage structures


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6 October 2010

The dragon has been the ultimate symbol ofpower, abundance, good luck and honour.In ancient times, Emperors of China

regarded themselves as dragons and no one wasallowed to use the dragon symbol except them. The mighty and magnificent Dragon of mythicalfolklore never ceases to enchant or stir theimagination. It is one of the four celestial animalsand is an important and powerful symbol in FengShui. The Dragon represents the ultimate ‘Yang’symbol, male vigour, courage and bravery. It ismagnanimous and full of vitality and strength. It is said to create the precious cosmic Chi orknown as the ‘Sheng Chi’ which brings goodfortunes into homes and workplaces, making it

an all-rounder harbinger of goodluck. The Dragon is a

powerful cure and enhances business luck, bringsforesight and wisdom for the elderly, honour tothe family, protects the wearer and paves theway for more accolades. In Chinese astrology, the Dragon is the fifth signof the Chinese Zodiac and its intrinsic element isearth. Its allies are the rat and the monkey andthe rooster is its secret friend.Feng Shui dragons are recommended to be placedin the East or Southeast corner of yoursurroundings. To strengthen the love and marriage area of yourhome, consult your Bagua, then be sure to pairthe Dragon with the Phoenix. This pairing is the

ultimate symbol for marital bliss.

‘Number nine’Dragons also symbolize

the number 9, thenumber of luckand good fortune

in Chinesetradition. Having a

dragon with thenumber 9 is a good way to

bring good luck to those whopossess it. Don’t be tempted

to place 9 dragons in yourhome for extra

luck,the maximumnumber of

d r a g o n srecommended

is five.

The dragon carriesa strong energy of

activity andcreativity, so avoid

using in low energy areas like the bathroom orgarage. Place it around eye level, and not too muchhigher, and always treat it with respect. Don’tstick it in a closet! Place him in an open space,facing towards the centre of the home, but notagainst a wall or corner. If there is a pearl orcrystal in its claw, never face them towards adoor or window.

HELPFUL TIPS

1. For people born in the year of Dragon,place the Dragon on your work orstudy desk, in the sector between 97.5degrees to 127.5 degrees of your houseto energise your personal good wealthluck.

2. Place the Dragon in the Northwestsector of your home to favourpatriarch’s luck. This will also bringpowerful friends, mentors and advisorsinto your life.

3. For those craving for good fortune,advancement in career or seeking fameand recognition, place the Dragon nearaquarium or fountains. Newopportunities will open up and alsousher in better luck.

4. Place the Dragon in the North sector toenhance your career luck. It will helpyou scale your career ladder rapidly.

5. It is good idea to activate the dragon byplacing it in the East sector of yourhome or living room to bring goodhealth and harmony to the residents ofthe house.

6. For career luck and those seekingcontinuous achievement, place a Dragonfigurine on the table, cabinet or in theEast sector of your office or study.Your professional luck will look rosy.

FENG SHUI Harbinger of good luck

Building permission in four days! Well that iswhat the green channel initiative launched by

the GHMC promises. However, it has beenconfined to plots up to 1000 sq. meters andground + 3 floors with height up to 12 metresexcluding parking.The scheme also entails levying of penalty at therate of Rs. 50 per da y on officials forany delay in issuing the permission within theprescribed period. The penal amount will becollected from the official’s salary and the sameamount is payable to the applicant, according toGHMC Commissioner Sameer Sharma.Mayor Banda Karthika Reddy recently releasedthe Green Channel Scheme in the presence of theGHMC Commissioner and other top officials.The Commissioner also informed that noadditional fee is levied and applications must befiled through registered architects in zonal/circleoffices.This facility is purely optional and not mandatoryand applications will be accepted at GreenChannel Counter of the concerned zonal/circleoffices. Those opting for the scheme mustapproach the architects registered with GHMCfor required scrutiny of their plans to ensureconformity to Master Plan/ Zoning Regulations /Building Rules and Regulations and orders,circulars issued by the Government from time-to-time.Along with the application, the registered architectmust submit a certificate that all the rules andregulations have been adhered to and he ispersonally held responsible for any lapses in thismatter.The architects are also required to submit3 bank guarantees each for Rs.10,000 and submitthe monthly progress report on the construction

Now, building permissions in a jiffyduly indicating the stage of the construction anddeviations if any. If no report is received, thebank guarantee will be forfeited and if thiscontinues for more than 3 times, the architect’slicence will be cancelled.On completion of the scrutiny and certificationof building plans by the architects, the applicantsmust submit their plans through registeredarchitect at the Green Channel Counter in theCitizen Service Centers of concerned Circleoffices of GHMC duly enclosing all relevantdocuments with prescribed fee in full in the formof DD/pay order in the name of Commissioner,GHMC. Subsequently, the submitted plans willbe scrutinised by the concerned Town Planningofficials at the Circle offices / Zonal Offices andpermissions will be given within 4 clear workingdays without any site inspection.After issuing permission under Green Channel,the concerned town planning officials will inspectthe site within 15 days and confirm thepermission provided all the norms laid down bythe GHMC are adhered to. Architects notregistered with the GHMC can now apply fornecessary registration.Once the permission is issued, the TP staff willinspect the site and if it is found that thepermission was obtained throughmisrepresentation, false facts, or in any other waymisleading GHMC, then the permission will becancelled forthwith and the concerned architectwill be liable for Criminal and Civil action underSection 277 of IPC besides cancellation oflicence.While the scheme will no doubt ensuretransparency and facilitate fast track approval ofplans, the GHMC must also extend the facilityto multi-storeyed buildings.

Road connectivity is paramount todevelopment. This is more true in the case

of Hyderabad, which has witnessed tremendousgrowth over the last two decades. Whilehaphazard growth was witnessed in certainpockets, the city has at last got a Master Planafter a gap of 35 years which aims at channelisinggrowth systematically. While the existing roadinfrastructure in the prime area more or less hasreached a point of saturation, the focus is nowon connectivity with bustling facilities whichhave come up and a host of projects in the IT,education and others sectors on the anvil in andaround the city.

With the release of the master plan for the oldMCH area, now Hyderabad has 5 master planscovering Old HUDA area, viz CDA, HUDA,HADA, ORR Growth corridor, Old MCH areaand another one for the extended area of HUDAis under preparation. A close look at all the masterplans indicates that all these have been preparedin isolation with each other. The existing andproposed roads in one master plan don’t connectto the other master plan of the neighbouring area.For instance, there is no indication of roadconnectivity between areas in CDA – GrowthCorridor region and likewise the MCH core area,HUDA and HADA areas. According to reports,physical inspection of existing roads and theirconnectivity was not taken up while devisingthe Master Plan.

Network planning needs to promote objectiveslike accessibility and connectivity to most placesin the city. However, this basic requirement ofthe interconnectivity of the master plan roads

Master Planand roadconnectivity

and nalas has been neglected in these five masterplans. The HMDA should prepare onecomprehensive master plan incorporating allthese five plans for the erstwhile HUDArectifying these omissions and then take this asthe base for the preparation of the master planfor the extended area of HUDA. A glance at theMaster Plan with reference to road connectivityleaves a layman confused.

With the HMDA population expected to touch1.8 crore by 2031, the new Master Plan envisages29 new roads besides innumerable link roads. Theimmediate focus of the planning authoritiesshould be on improving connectivity betweenthe city and ORR.

In this context, it may be mentioned that theMaster plan devised by Cyberabad DevelopmentAuthority in 2001, HADA in 2008, HUDAMaster Plans for Outer Ring Road (ORR) for theGrowth Corridor failed to indicate/demarcate(read through signboards or notifications) theroads and nalas which resulted in encroachmentsand misuse.

The land earmarked for Master Plan roads, nalas,drainage, water bodies and their buffer zone areasare private patta lands, the owners of which mustbe given TDR certificates in lieu of the extent ofthe land left for such uses. The Governmentshould also exercise right to use these lands forthe purpose they were earmarked in the masterplan by giving the land owners the TDRcertificates. Alternately, the government may alsoconsider proposing a new zoning regulation suchas land pooling zone to regulate the developmentin and around nalas and tanks. “Taking this intoconsideration, the HMDA which has released itsMaster Plan should have notified the existingroads and the proposed roads,” says a builder.As this rests, the HMDA plans to develop aPeripheral Ring Road covering 250 km in thesurrounding areas as per the draft master planfor the extended areas. While there is no doubtthat these ambitious plans look appealing onpaper, one has to wait and see their executionand the synchronisation of roads.


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which way do you want your

business to grow?

For further details on space/stall booking, contact :

Mr. Vijay Sai: 98851 15567

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# 102, Tirumala Shah Apartments,

Yellareddyguda, Ameerpet ‘X’ Road,

Hyderabad - 500 073

Tel : 65572184

PROPERTY SHOW 2010The ThemeWith the increasing number of commercial and

residential projects taking off, competition has

indeed become quite keen in the real estate

domain. Costs of advertising and promotion too

have escalated dramatically.

Keeping in view the need of the hour, the theme

of the PROPERTY SHOW 2010 is “Challenges of

Real Estate Marketing.”

VENUEPROPERTY SHOW 2010 will be held at HITEX,

Hyderabad’s world class exhibition venue.

Date: 30 th & 31st Oct. 2010

Time: 11 am to 8 pm

The ExhibitionThe PROPERTY SHOW 2010 will offer a great

platform for those involved in real estate as well

as allied industries to showcase their products and

services to an interested audience of local &

international property investors and home buyers.

PROPERTY SHOW 2010 is an exciting opportunity to

conduct business-to-consumer and business-to-

business agreements that can have significant

impact on the success of your organization.

On its part, APREDA will leave no stone unturned to

promote the event in order to attract the maximum

number of visitors to the Exhibition.

Advertisements, billboards, press conferences,

media coverage and a host of BTL activities have

been planned to ensure grabbing of eyeballs and

assurance of footfalls.

SeminarA concurrent seminar will be held at the NAC Auditorium

on September 30. The property show as well as the

seminar will be inaugurated by the honourable Chief

Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Mr. K.Rosaiah.

The principal sponsor of the property show will be LIC

and the media partners are Eenadu and The Hindu.

real estate exhibition30TH & 31ST OCTOBER 2010 HITEX, HYDERABAD

P R O P E R T Y S H O W 2 0 1 0

in association with

Builders who have confirmed their participation in the property

show are Mantri Developers, Sunway Opus International Pvt Ltd,

My Home, K Raheja IT Park, Doyen Constructions Pvt Ltd, Trendset

Builders & Namaha Housing Pvt Ltd, Indu Projects, Manjeera

Constructions, SMR Builders Pvt Ltd, Phoenix Group, Saket

Engineering Pvt Ltd, Aparna Constructions, Hallmark Constructions,

Sairam Projects, S&S Green Projects Pvt Ltd, Ramky, Suchir India, N

V Rattaiah & Co, Vishnu Housing Pvt Ltd, Mac Projects, .Pragati

Green Meadows & Resorts Ltd, Sri Srinivasa Constructions, Gowra

Ventures Pvt Ltd, Tirtha Infra Projects, Vision Avenue, Manne

Constructions & Developers Pvt Ltd, Budda Homes, Alience, Choice

Infra, GBL Realty Ventures, Vertex, KMR Developers, Srinilaya

Projects, DSR Infra, Kovin, Giridhari Constructions, Reliance Builders,

Akruthi Builders, Platinum Properties, NCL Wintech

and Western Plaza.


8 October 2010

Compiled and Published by AP Real Estate Developers Association# 102, Tirumala Shah Apartments, Yellareddyguda, Ameerpet ‘X’ Road, Hyderabad - 500 073 Tel : 65572184 For feedback/suggestions email to

[email protected] (For private circulation only.)

By Asha G Acharya

Le Corbusier was a Swiss architect, urbanplanner, painter, sculptor, writer, andmodern furniture designer, who is famous

for being one of the pioneers of modernarchitecture or the international style and moreso for being the brain behind India’s fist plannedcity of Chandigarh.

Le Corbusier’s Villa Savoye (1929–1931) sumsup his five points of architecture First, he liftedthe bulk of the structure off the ground,supporting it by pilotis – reinforced concretestilts. These pilotis, in providing the structuralsupport for the house, allowed him to elucidatehis next two points: a free façade, meaning non-supporting walls that could be designed as thearchitect wished, and an open floor plan, meaningthat the floor space was free to be configuredinto rooms without concern for supporting walls.The second floor of the Villa Savoye includeslong strips of ribbon windows that allowunencumbered views of the large surroundingyard, and which constitute the fourth point of

his system. The fifth point was the roof gardento compensate for the green area consumed bythe building and replacing it on the roof. A ramprising from ground level to the third floor roofterrace allows for an architectural promenadethrough the structure.

Not merely content with designs for a fewhousing blocks, soon Le Corbusier moved intostudies for entire cities. In 1922, he presentedhis scheme for a “Contemporary City” for threemillion inhabitants (Ville Contemporaine). Thecenterpiece of this plan was the group of sixty-story, cruciform skyscrapers; steel-framed officebuildings encased in huge curtain walls of glass.These skyscrapers were set within large,rectangular park-like green spaces. At the centerwas a huge transportation hub that on differentlevels included depots for buses and trains, aswell as highway intersections, and at the top, anairport. He had the fanciful notion thatcommercial airliners would land between the hugeskyscrapers. Le Corbusier segregated pedestriancirculation paths from the roadways and glorifiedthe use of the automobile as a means oftransportation. As one moved out from the centralskyscrapers, smaller low-story, zigzag apartmentblocks (set far back from the street amid greenspace), housed the inhabitants.

After World War II, Le Corbusier attempted torealize his urban planning schemes on a smallscale by constructing a series of “unités” (thehousing block unit of the Radiant City) aroundFrance. In the 1950s, a unique opportunity totranslate the Radiant City on a grand scalepresented itself in the construction ofChandigarh, capital of the States of Punjab andHaryana.

(Asha Acharya is an architect and interiordesigner practising in Hyderabad for over twodecades. She has been a consultant to largecorporate houses and teaches part time atJNTU)

Corbusier, a multi-faceted genius

A typical Le Corbusier creation

Property showby APREDAAPREDA is holding a two-dayproperty exhibition on October 30and 31, 2010, at Hitex centre,Madhapur, which aims at bringing,on a single platform, realtors,bankers, financiers, productsuppliers, facilitators and homebuyers and enabling them show-case their goods and services in acongenial ambience.APREDA with a diversifiedmembership base of 400 is the rightavenue and the property show theperfect opportunity for interestedstakeholders to unveil theirservices.The high-profile event will not onlyfocus on the various facets of theindustry but promises a delightfulbouquet from realty to anyoneinterested in forging a long-termpartnership to grow their business.Aside from this, the property showwill help rebuild confidence amongrealty, consumers and others andremove all apprehensions lurking intheir minds.The show will be inaugurated byChief Minister K.Rosaiah. Theprincipal sponsor of the show isLIC and media partners are Eenaduand The Hindu. Pay a visit and getenriched with the experience!


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