Maharashtra

Venkataramana Hello everyone..Agree with Rambabu suggestion...Lets collect 1/- from every person who is using that road and give bribe to those OFFICIALS to get the work done.
about 1 year ago

Yatheen Temporary road extension is done.
about 1 year ago

Venkat Yatheen, what happened to Facebook page, do you know the progress of flyover, we are now approaching December 2011 :-)
about 1 year ago

Venkat no, it is not working for me, it takes me to my facebook home page, can any one suggest what is the latest status of the flyover
about 1 year ago

Vijaya Kumar I can see it is working.
about 1 year ago

Venkat
The link given below is also not working anymore, has it been deleted by facebook or has the link changed
http://www.facebook.com/letsgetitdone
about 1 year ago

Venkat is there any work that is happening on this?
about 1 year ago

Comman Man Instead of we pointing to fingers at each other, as citizen of India we have right to file RTI about status of the ROB with HMDA and get the details. Let us all unite and file an Individual RTI with HMDA and get the details. Let us come out the mind setting that there is someone to work for us. Let us work for ourselves.
For more details of how to file RTI, please refer http://www.itmd-india.org/
about 1 year ago

Yatheen Please follow this here
http://www.facebook.com/letsgetitdone

Please are filing for RTI and also following the new. It should be done by Oct Nov time frame




about 1 year ago

Vijaya Kumar Dear Yatheen, if you have tentative completion date of the
fly over completion date, please share with us.
about 1 year ago

Yatheen
Kukatpally development plan more visit

http://kukatpallynow.com/images/stories/recent_activities/KukatpallyDevelopment_2009-2011.pdf



about 1 year ago

Yatheen Kukatapally developments money spent till now

http://kukatpallynow.com/index.php?option=com_content&;view=article&id=301:pdf-on-kukatpally-development-from-2009-2011&catid=36:recentactivitys&Itemid=43

about 1 year ago

Yatheen Status as of now is Money is ready and Construction has to happen as done with all clearance.


I disagree Rambabu. Kukatpally developments are happening in large scale than any place in A.P. Just that Expectation of people are very high.

http://kukatpallynow.com/index.php?option=com_content&;view=category&id=36

By 2 years we will see a Panjagutta to Miyapur 6 lanes and also two other expanded roads to hitech city.

Kukatpally development plan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGvWZzdYOUU

Alternative roads also to Hitech city
http://kukatpallynow.com/index.php?option=com_content&;view=article&id=199:alternate-roads-are-proposed-to-ease-the-traffic-in-kukatpally&catid=36:recentactivitys&Itemid=43
about 1 year ago

Rambabu I completely agree with Vijay Kumar. If JP being a great leader is what is affecting the development activities in KPHB, then do we really need him as MLA for Kukatpally constituency?
about 1 year ago

Vijaya Kumar I really appreciate his works for the country. If he is not able to spend time for his people because of other activities, better give that post to some other who really can spend time.
about 1 year ago

Yatheen Hello Rambabu,
I agree with your comments. I'm not loksatta member. Planing to join for some contributions in weekends. Right now following on what they are doing and also following Hitech ROB. What I see from JPs comments is the system is stalled with no coordination with railways ( in designs, Cost of material etc)
http://hyderabadapartments.in/2010/06/the-reason-behind-delay-of-railway-flyover-bridge-between-hitec-city-kukatpalli/

And, JP is one person who is taking care from Lokpal bill drafts, Save Farmer movement and lot more national wide and though he taking care Kukatpally issues its becoming too much of a burden on this single man.
Party members needs to take more of this responsibilities and make sure work gets done on priority.
about 1 year ago

Rambabu Hi Yatheen,
I appreciate updating the youtube link on ALL of the issues in the CitizenSocial board, reg the Hitec city ROB. As a loksatta worker, you could have better spent the time in raising this problem to Dr. JP instead.
Coming to the youtube link, if a former public servant like JP doesnt know whom to go to(to complain about the negligence of the officers), who better would know? Isnt there a Principal Secretary to whom all of the IAS officers are answerable to? Shouldn't JP be complaining to him rather than going from desk to desk?
Do you really think JP should just complain on a news channel that officials dont bother about this problem and remain mum.. Couldn't he have done more?

about 1 year ago

Yatheen Watch 17:00 JP explains issue on Hitech city flyover http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWU7sClXVTY
about 1 year ago

Yatheen Funds granted for Hi-Tech City Road Over Bridge

Express News Service
Last Updated : 18 May 2011 09:10:45 AM IST

HYDERABAD: The state government has sanctioned Rs.

47.79 crore for the construction of the Road Over Bridge (ROB) at Hi-Tech City railway station as against the earlier sanctioned Rs. 24 crore.

The RoB connects Kukatpally and Hi-tech City and used by large number of commuters.

http://expressbuzz.com/cities/hyderabad/funds-granted-for-hi-tech-city-road-over-bridge/275555.html


about 1 year ago

Rambabu btw.. some suggestions for fixing this:
1. A contribution box on both sides of the underpass. Re. 1/- per day from every two/four wheeler. The funds collected in two months would go to heads responsible for this delay. Railway, GHMC, Flyover Contractor, MLA(if he too needs a cut for motivation).
2. Dont vote for Dr. JP(and loksatta) in the next election and vote for a party that is likely to come to power (TRS/Cong). The MLA from Serilingampally has got lot of works done in his constituency in no time compared KPHB.
3. Move out of KPHB and start residing in Madhapur/Gachibowli.

[Words from a guy who is frustrated of travelling between JHills and KPHB daily]
about 1 year ago

Rambabu There is no point in posting the problem here. It simply goes unnoticed, as is the issue by our *beloved* MLA Dr. JP. No actions will be taken but for some words on completion. New *DEAD*lines will be announced if more people raise this. March > September > March. Whats the next nearest month? oh!! yeah.. The news(until Sep) is that this "flyover will be completed before September 2011"
Commuters are facing not just problem. Commuting has become a hell both during morning and evening. Still the politicos do nothing. Lot of people, I've talked to, are ready for volunteering, but the issue doesnt need ppl. They need sikka.
about 1 year ago

Gopi Did you know that when the crucial permission to "allow 2 floors of construction over riding the previous no-permanant-structures-shall-be-allowed in botanical gardens" was given, our A Raja, ie spectrum Raja was the minister of environment and forests
Raja's Tenure as minister of environment and forests: May 23, 2004 to May 17, 2007
This is when most of the damaging permissions and decisions on botanical gardens were taken.
over 2 years ago

Kalyan This is an amazing accomplishment, Kudos to citizen's who worked for this cause.

over 2 years ago

Gopi Gopi Krishna marked this issue as fixed.
over 2 years ago

Gopi Jairam Ramesh ordered stopping of construction activity in botanical gardens and withdrawed environmental clearance given to the project

Citizen Activism Works! Kudos to all the citizens and specifically, the residents of SLN springs who fought relentlessly against the illegal project

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/environment-ministry-withdraws-clearance-to-andhra-tourism-project/articleshow/7676680.cms

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Jairam-stops--eco-tourism--project-in-Andhra/760937/
over 2 years ago

Gopi Thanks to the efforts of people involved with botanical gardens bachao (esp people from SLN Lumbini) the citizens case was presented to the officials. Some of the salient points:
a. Citizens conveyed in very clear terms that they want the project to be scrapped as it is doing harm to the forest area.
b. We are objecting to the project not just as people residing in the neighborhood, but as citizens of India who want law of the land to prevail and forest area conserved and not "given away" for massive commercialization in the name of eco-tourism
Request everybody to share this and vote for the issue as this will help us in garnering support. (officials noted both the citizensocial as well as facebook page)
c. Citizens also conveyed to the officials that they will take care of planting the trees themselves if required
d. They expressed thorough dissatisfaction at the developer going ahead and cutting thousands of trees despite the court giving a stay order. It seems a contempt case is being filed.
e. It seems the report will go upto Jairam Ramesh, our progressive Environment and Forests Minister

Request others to add anything else that I have missed
over 2 years ago

Gopi message from jagadish:
We are happy to inform you that based on our representation, The Chief Conservator of Forests, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Regional Office, Bangalore is coming to Botanical Gardens to investigate the violations and deforestation going on in our neighborhood.

We need to represent our case in this hearing strongly. Hence we request everyone to gather in large numbers tomorrow i.e. on 29th Dec at 11.00 AM at Lumbini SLN Springs Club House. Please pass on this message to all like minded citizens who are willing to fight for saving the Botanical Gardens with a request to join at the Club House.

Regards

Jagdish
over 2 years ago

gopi RTI response of GHMC published in times of india @
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/GHMC-tells-MLA-to-cough-up-Rs-3L-for-building-plan-info/articleshow/7101738.cms
over 2 years ago

sanghamitra The Botanical Garden must be preserved as a garden with various types of plants, trees and flowering plants adorning the garden.This plan of the authorities to build a convention centre, a hotel and various other structures should be totally squashed and no construction work should be permitted.Hyderabadis, please rise to the occasion and save the Botanical Garden from vanishing!!!
over 2 years ago

sujatha Our politicians / bearocrats are enough corrupt. Save atleast the environment please...
over 2 years ago

gopi GHMC has asked 2,39,249/- for giving RTI response to Hon MLA !
In another report, it has asked for 84,460

http://www.citizensocial.com/uploads/issues/654622540d94764dff9aeef2770e152ecf1391f0.pdf
over 2 years ago

Gopi Protest against destruction of Botanical Gardens at the Hyderabad 10k on 28th November
Folks living near Kondapur can join the group from SLN Lumbini Springs at 5.30AM and board buses (max capacity - 200, first come first serve).
Folks coming from other parts of the city can join at 6.30AM at People's Plaza. Can identify the group from the posters, banners and t-shirts.
Folks will walk in solidarity at the 10k event and will try to get attention to our cause.
over 2 years ago

hari Meeting for "Save Botanical Gardens" tonite 7:30PM at Lumbini SLN Springs ClubHouse, Gachibowli (on gachibowli-kondapur main road).
Pl inform your friends.
over 2 years ago

Gopi From: http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/ncs-group-to-tiefunds-for-botanical-gardens-soon/344870/

Hyderabad-based NCS Group will achieve financial closure for its Botanical Gardens project by March 2009. The Rs 200crore project is coming up in the forest reserve land at Kondapur here and is being executed in public-private partnership with the Andhra Pradesh Forest Development Corporation...

Speaking to Business Standard, group managing director N Nageswara Rao said in Phase I the garden would be developed in 18 sectors spread over 120 acre. It would have about 5,000 species of plants, including several varieties sourced from botanical gardens across the world.
over 2 years ago

Gopi http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/article905179.ece
over 2 years ago

Prts Its amazing how the government can approve of this. How these money minting business people get all such ideas. Am sure a lot of politicians and officers got paid off a lot for this approval. Shame! I have heard a lot about what will come up there....1. a prospective amusement park...2. state of the art apartments and houses. 3. Commercial complexes...4.Soem five star hotel !!! I mean i heard that something of the scale of Disney is on the cards! I cannot express how fuming mad Iam. Are they out of their minds! This is a botanical garden....why cant they leave it as it is.
All these officials want to make money....am telling you people....unless there's noise from the common citizen... the size of Hiroshima....nobody is going to do anything about it!!!!
over 2 years ago

Gopi It will be very sad if we cannot protect this. I looked into the facebook page for this, but it looks like there is no activity since 2 weeks. Do we know how to go about finding the information for this.

This page can act as a signature collection mechanism as only registered users can ask for "I want this fixed".

Also, I couldnt see any update in the RTI activity. Lets hope some information comes out of it. RTI itself is a painfully slow process as they can take 30 days.
over 2 years ago

chakrie Dear Gopi, I sincerely appreciate your effort in getting things done. Great support from Mr. Ramesh Gupta and Krishna. Action from the government officials is highly appreciated. Everybody.. Please thank them which will motivate to resolve lot of other solutions.
over 2 years ago

Gopi Concrete has been put here. Request everybody to thank the concerned people by clicking on the thanks button.
over 2 years ago

Gopi Gopi Krishna marked this issue as fixed.
over 2 years ago

Gopi Spoke again to Mr Ramesh Gupta (EE) and Mr Krishna (AE, # 9177701929)
Mr Krishna told that they will fix it in a week.

It might help if more people call or give a group representation

over 2 years ago

Gopi Just spoke to Mr Ramesh Gupta again. Looks like he was told that the work was done. He assured over phone that they will fill the road cut with cement.
Mr Ramesh Gupta is the EE for the whole of Seringampally which makes it difficult for him to look at the entire area. He was saying that he will be glad if we can represent the issues of the community together to him.
PS: Request you to vote by clicking on "I want it fixed" in addition to the comments.
over 2 years ago

Pradeep This Pothole is Car killer as well as backbone killer, I wish GHMC officers drive thru these roads !
over 2 years ago

Prasuna I want this fixed
over 2 years ago

Prasad I want this fixed. My sincere appreciation for timely action.
over 2 years ago

Gopi Just now I got a call from Mr Nageshwara Rao, Dy EE (ph# 9849906779) who said that the dug up road will be fixed in 2 days by filling it with concrete.

Also, sent a mail to ee_spally2@ghmc.gov.in informing them of the issue
over 2 years ago

Ashish Yes, We want it fixed.
over 2 years ago

Yogendrachari I want this need to be fixed
over 2 years ago

Gopi I just spoke to Mr Ramesh Gupta at above mentioned number. He said that his person will be inspecting it today and will take necessary action.
over 2 years ago

Gopi Just called up the call center and got this information.
This is supposed to be looked at by one Mr Ramesh Gupta who is the EE (Executive Engineer) for this area.

From the GHMC website, phone number is 9959442440 and email id is ee_spally2@ghmc.gov.in


over 2 years ago

Gopi I reported this issue at 040-23226982. The person who answered the phone took all my details (seems they will call up to find out the issue)
Complaint number is 4581
When I reminder her that the SLA given by GHMC for the fixing of potholes is 3 days, she told me that I will get a call from them in 3 days and the issue will be fixed in a week. She also told me that I don't need to file a complaint in the GHMC website.
Shall update everybody once I hear from them.
over 2 years ago

Santhosh Kumar Thanks to JP...
about 1 year ago

Santhosh Kumar Now let the flyover take years to complete, this small widening made the traffic down....
about 1 year ago

Aditya Road widening on the station side had fixed most of the traffic accumulation!
about 1 year ago

Aditya Aditya Chittor marked this issue as fixed.
about 1 year ago

Santosh Before we embark on asking somebody to help us out, I think it is important that the users of this road be more disciplined. Unless we move away from the 'Me First' culture and honor other people even the flyover would not be a good solution. What is more important is effective enforcement of traffic rules on this piece of road.
about 1 year ago

Aditya @KPHB Resident, lets find out where it is held up. If it is some dept in the railways, lets talk all address them directly. If it is someone in the central government, lets all call him on the phone.

Lets find out where exactly it is held up and address exactly that.

Dont you think that is the best way to raise our voice?
about 1 year ago

KPHB Resident @ Aditya, Yes we all know Dr JP is doing his bit. I know he was there at the venue looking at the things but at end of the day there is an issue which is effecting thousands , why not do something about it? I know its not in his hands but things can't go this way for ever.Believe me its not about Blame game if JP cant do anything about it who else can?
about 1 year ago

Aditya calamity makes one cynical or surgical. Who' and What is causing the delay? let talk to them directly! Dr. JP has been doing a lot to get this done. I don't think he is to be blamed. I would rather like him to point at the problem so our voice can strike a chord of sympathy or emphathy!
about 1 year ago

KPHB Resident Typical Traffic Jam is much more than 30 minutes these days.
It has become a pain to come in that road, if this is the way it is managed then i think KPHB will not be the same place ( If its not already worst place to live in)
about 1 year ago

Rambabu There is no point in posting the problem here. It simply goes unnoticed, as is the issue by our *beloved* MLA Dr. JP. No actions will be taken but for some words on completion. New *DEAD*lines will be announced if more people raise this. March > September > March. Whats the next nearest month? oh!! yeah.. The news(until Sep) is that this "flyover will be completed before September 2011"

about 1 year ago

George S Finally ever waiting HITEC City Flyover is Opening on May 17th 2013. Hats-Off Mr. JP Your party won my heart.

Thanks for the history
http://www.kukatpallynow.com/traffic-and-roads/64-traffic-and-roads-hitec-flyover.html
6 days ago

George S George S marked this issue as fixed.
6 days ago

Nischal What is JP's share in getting additional funding?
What happened to the previous budget sanctioned to the developer?
When the previous developer has not completed the bridge where did all the sanctioned funds disappear?
Did you know that this bridge has costed an additional Rs.50 Crores now (at according to official estimates)?
Did you know this is all tax payers money who struggled commuting through this route for the last 5-7 years without a bridge?
I am abroad - Can at least some one in Hyderabad probe this matter through RTI pls?
7 months ago

Yatheen This will be complete by Nov. Works are going in a fast pace. http://kukatpallynow.com/traffic-and-roads/64-traffic-and-roads-hitec-flyover.html
9 months ago

Loksatta_team Message from LSP Kukatpally:

If there is one problem we can highlight in Kukatpally, it is the vexed issue of the HITEC City flyover. A third of the complaints we receive are about this issue. A few people ask us to travel during the rush hour to know what the pain is. Some of us do and are well aware of it. Instead of giving abstract speeches about the 'system', this is an attempt to list out the origin and progress of this issue so that the citizens can see for themselves what we have done and what we have not done.

1. The flyover was sanctioned in 2007. As is usual with government projects, the route was checked only superficially and it was not completely analyzed. The construction commenced.

2. When the construction approached the railway lines, the railway department got involved and objected. Since the flyover would go over their proposed electric lines, they put a hurdle that the construction cannot proceed. Now we have a deadlock.

3. This is when JP got elected (2009). JP and team realized that political pressure will not work because the railway department will simply show the rules that the existing design violates the railway rules.

4. We now started pushing the HMDA department to come-up with an alternate design but they said they did not have the budget. We found sources within the department that helped us raise this amount. In an instance which all volunteers remember, we had to move between 4 offices on a single day like a chase scene in a movie to get signatures from four principal secretaries. Now we have the work order for a new design.

5. HDMA agreed to start working on the alternate design. It took a few months to see this through and in an example of what we were doing in the interim, JP had to make nearly 40 phone calls to get the design passed.

6. We have a new design and the next step is for all the departments to agree to it. But the rivalry is so high that it took months and months of effort and meetings to make them sit and agree to all aspects. This finally happened in 2012.

7. 2012: Things are set as of now and all indications are that the flyover will be complete this year. JP also met the CM twice to ensure that there are no more delays.
about 1 year ago

Asif Read 2 articles,but no clarity on final dates of operation.

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-15/hyderabad/30629601_1_hmda-scr-south-central-railway

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/article2900990.ece
about 1 year ago

Asif Its really unfortunate of Kukatpally, KPHB, Nizampet, .. residence , who have to travel daily to Hitec City going through the huge traffic at Hitec City Railyway station, in the midst of Sun burning on our heads.

about 1 year ago

Yatheen The problem is, if the initial plan is implemented, the fly over touches the electric cables OR there will be no sufficient clearance b/w the cable and fly over. SO rly officials have objected it.

As per the new proposal,... two addl pillars(piers) will be laid on both sides of the track which will suddenly increase the height of the fly over.
After these two pillars are laid, a pier would be laid between the two tracks to join both the sides.
As of now, the process of laying two pierson both sides of the track is in progress... So, if work starts now, without any delay.... in another 3 mnths it must be ready. Interesting part is, everyday atleast one labourer will work on something :-) and it is never kept idle.

Thanks to JP, atleast the CC road that passes underneath the railway station is widened.
about 1 year ago

Venkat JP sir himself mentioned in one of his interviews regarding the same subject, 'mottam vyavasta nidra potondi' - translation ' whole administartion is sleeping, so possibly the officials are sleeping and will continue to do so, it is the fate of the IT professional who communte on this road to keep facing trouble, look at the fly over pillars and to keep wondering about when that day comes when the flyover is over
JP sir wake the admistration up
about 1 year ago

Gopi it looks like the matter is stuck at railways. how about filing a group RTI to know which official is sitting on it and what is the real issue for the delay
about 1 year ago

Yatheen This will be complete by Nov. Works are going in a fast pace. http://kukatpallynow.com/traffic-and-roads/64-traffic-and-roads-hitec-flyover.html
9 months ago

Yatheen http://kukatpallynow.com/templates/kukatpallynow/images/JPAcknowledgedBig.jpg
9 months ago

Yatheen Dr. JP garu recently talked about this issue. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veghuxsTPOI&;
10 months ago

Yatheen This the issue with no pre planning and the system is tangled by itself and getting delayed. JP sir was personally following the moving of the files and also got the extra cost money sanctioned. This situation we are in is because of the traditional parties improper planning and not making Railways and GHMC some single body to make thing easier. JP Sit widened roads for immediate relief with 70 Lakhs. Let hope you officials and system move at least now. But, heard again there is Cost exhalation.
10 months ago

Vinodh JP Sir,
Please look into the issue and see that the KPHB bridge work is completed asap. It is not only time we can save lot of fuel also. Recently we saw Jagan's party raising this issue and they also did a 1 day dharna near that bridge. Thanks to them atleast someone stood for that even though our goverment is just sleeping.
10 months ago

Yatheen This followed as the major Burning Issue: Hi-Tech City Flyover. Please check the updates on.

http://www.kukatpallynow.com/traffic-and-roads

and https://www.facebook.com/letsgetitdone
about 1 year ago

Subash Thanks Yatheen for quick response and updates. I along with several daily commuters on this road are eagerly waiting for this bridge to be ready at the earliest. Subash.
about 1 year ago

Yatheen Latest Update on ROB in TheHindu news

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/article2900990.ece
about 1 year ago

Yatheen Please follow this issue in facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/letsgetitdone

The problem is, if the initial plan is implemented, the fly over touches the electric cables OR there will be no sufficient clearance b/w the cable and fly over. SO rly officials have objected it.

As per the new proposal,... two addl pillars(piers) will be laid on both sides of the track which will suddenly increase the height of the fly over.
After these two pillars are laid, a pier would be laid between the two tracks to join both the sides.
As of now, the process of laying two pierson both sides of the track is in progress... So, if work starts now, without any delay.... in another 3 mnths it must be ready. Interesting part is, everyday atleast one labourer will work on something :-) and it is never kept idle.

Thanks to JP, atleast the CC road that passes underneath the railway station is widened.

about 1 year ago

relivver its fixed now guys ;)
over 2 years ago

Siddhardha Please directly go and meet Ramanarayana reddy [Zonal Commissioner] and tell him you work for loksatta as volunteers and explain him about this problem.He might take it seriously.

The loksatta tag works...If u can't meet ramnarayana reddy try meeting deputy commissioner ...things will definitely work..

over 2 years ago

Sunil Can somebody suggest a solution for this problem please....
over 2 years ago

Koti If govt cannot do anything, we shall repair it by ourself. Some of my friends are ready to raise some funds and volunteer to takeup this job. We would like to know the legal procedures and probable hurdles could come in this process. Can anybody advise us on this?
over 2 years ago

Gopi I know this is not of much help, but take a look at

"
About 70 per cent of the roads being maintained by the roads and buildings department in the city have suffered serious damage due to incessant rains. As a result, commuters find driving on these battered roads a harrowing experience. Like popcorns in a popper, people have to battle potholes, craters and virtual deathtraps to reach their destinations weaving through never-ending traffic snarls. But never on time. For instance, to reach Nampally railway station from Kothapet area, a less than 10 km distance, it takes two hours."

But, the R&B department is unable to do anything due to fund crunch. According to top officials, the department has sent several representations to minister G Aruna Kumari and R&B principal secretary Laxmi Pardhasardhi urging for release of funds. But so far there has been no response from the government. "


http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/RB-has-no-money-to-repair-battered-city-roads/articleshow/6471109.cms
over 2 years ago

Sunil Even I am facing this problem daily. Can somebody tell whom to contact?
over 2 years ago

Gopi yes, it is in a pretty bad shape. I tried reporting it on GHMC helpline but it seems this road comes under "R&B department", so they refused to take the complaint.
Guess, we should gather support for fixing this as that would be the only way they will fix this
over 2 years ago

Loksatta_team Hi-Tech headache
________________

If there is one problem Lok Satta wants to solve in Kukatpally, it is the vexed issue of the HITEC City flyover. A third of the complaints we receive are about this issue. A few people ask us to travel during the rush hour to know what the pain is. Some of us do and are well aware of it.

Instead of giving abstract speeches about the 'system', this is an attempt to list out the origin and progress of this issue so that the citizens can see for themselves what we have done and what we have not done.

The story of the HITEC City Flyover

1. The flyover was sanctioned in 2007. As is usual with government projects, the route was checked only superficially and it was not completely analyzed. The construction commenced.

2. When the construction approached the railway lines, the railway department got involved and objected. Since the flyover would go over their proposed electric lines, they put a hurdle that the construction cannot proceed. Now we have a deadlock.

3. This is when JP got elected (2009). JP and team realized that political pressure will not work because the railway department will simply show the rules that the existing design violates the railway rules.

4. We now started pushing the HMDA department to come-up with an alternate design but they said they did not have the budget. We found sources within the department that helped us raise this amount. In an instance which all volunteers remember, we had to move between 4 offices on a single day like a chase scene in a movie to get signatures from four principal secretaries. Now we have the work order for a new design.

5. HDMA agreed to start working on the alternate design. It took a few months to see this through and in an example of what we were doing in the interim, JP had to make nearly 40 phone calls to get the design passed.

6. We have a new design and the next step is for all the departments to agree to it. But the rivalry is so high that it took months and months of effort and meetings to make them sit and agree to all aspects. This finally happened in 2012.

7. 2012: Things are set as of now and all indications are that the flyover will be complete this year. JP also met the CM twice to ensure that there are no more delays.

about 1 year ago

jittu Nothing will workout. They can't do anything.
The main problem is, Railway dept planning to make Hitech mmts as a big terminal.
For that design of flyover should change, change in the sense need to start from the scratch
to increase the height as begumpet flyover. Even the flyover is finished it ia temporary (waste of people money).
They r still in thinking. Just change the home from kukatpally to other place and house owners in kukatpally enjoy the traffic as I am doing daily. Sorry to say guys.

about 1 year ago

Vivekanand I guess RTI is the only tool we have to obtain such information. I am more interested in finding out the long terms plans for development of this area - HMDA had some grand plans a few years ago.

Anyone with experience obtaining information via RTI?
over 2 years ago

Gopi a. Can we try to find out the amount spent on filling pot holes in this area in the last 2 years

b. Can we try to find out the reason for delay in the flyover work

We will atleast get to know the reasons for the troubles of thousands of commuters of this area

Is RTI the only way for this or there are any faster methods?
over 2 years ago

Vivekanand Existing works do not solve the issue we are going to face in the next 4-5 years. Imagine just 2 flyovers to ferry all the people from the other side of the track to the IT hub.
Before the flyover widening at Begumpet and the flyover at Punjagutta was built, there used to be regular traffic jams during peak hours from Begumpet towards Ameerpet.

If only these flyovers are really world class, we can expect them to sustain. Unfortunately, our roads (even the newly built roads in the IT corridor) suffer from the old failings of water logging, pot holes, bumps, random digging, etc.

There are several issues here - urban town planning, construction quality, accountability towards tax payers and the govt (in case of private contractors).

This is a push towards better urban town planning.

Existing works like fixing pot holes, and bumps, etc. are merely band-aid - a waste of tax payers money. I have seen workers filling pot holes from the KPHB-Hitec city road thrice already during this rainy season. End result is that nothing has changed - the road condition has not changed.
over 2 years ago

Gopi Shouldn't the first priority be to get the existing and works under progress fixed fast?

Dr JP was saying that the flyover delays are mainly due to inter-departmental delays (Railways, HMDA, GHMC, not sure which are others). Shouldn't the public put pressure on these departments to sort out these issues faster?
over 2 years ago

Siddhardha I got the below feedback from kukatpally loksatta office..
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It is in estimation phase..I will request them to provide a soft copy of the estimate once it is ready..
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Please call sambireddy (loksatta kukatpally incharge) for more details at 040-40150139.
over 2 years ago

Siddhardha Got it.Will forward this to Loksatta Kukatpally.
Based on the legal aspects they will do the needful.
over 2 years ago

Vidyaranya There are Christian and Hindu burial grounds. Compound wall is there for the Christian burial ground. There is no compound wall for Hindu burial ground. Please do the needful.

over 2 years ago

Vidyaranya burial ground is on the left side of the bridge...
over 2 years ago

Vidyaranya Sir,
When you go from KPHB 4th phase to Hitech city, you go under the railway bridge. This burrial ground is just beside the railway bridge (on the KPHB side). Dead bodies are burnt just beside the road. If you still not able to locate, please let me know. I will call you. I am in Japan.
over 2 years ago

Siddhardha There is already a compound wall for this.
Let us know which area u r talking about.?

A photograph will help , if any of your friends can reach us then it will be much better..

My number 9849353368.

Thanks,
Siddhardha.
over 2 years ago

ram its april 2013 now... still we are not able to use this golden flyover and the traffic is horrible during peak hours...
about 1 month ago

Yatheen
http://expressbuzz.com/cities/hyderabad/funds-granted-for-hi-tech-city-road-over-bridge/275555.html

Information from Loksatta for Hitech city flyover issue. JP is following this and will be completed by Nov - Dec 2011.

Please Watch 17:00 JP explains issue on Hitech city flyover http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWU7sClXVTY


Granted for Hi-Tech City Road Over Bridge

Express News Service
Last Updated : 18 May 2011 09:10:45 AM IST

HYDERABAD: The state government has sanctioned Rs.

47.79 crore for the construction of the Road Over Bridge (ROB) at Hi-Tech City railway station as against the earlier sanctioned Rs. 24 crore.

The RoB connects Kukatpally and Hi-tech City and used by large number of commuters.


about 1 year ago

ABan One way to make the concered people and goverment take notice is if we all the daily commuters (Software Engineers) go and start working on the Flyover for some time by ourself, that should attract some media and some attention.
over 2 years ago

Gopi I think it will help if there is tangible pressure from citizens side to expedite the construction in addition to the follow up and pressure by Dr JP. But for this, we need to get the following information
a. Which department is responsible for the delay
b. Who is the highest decision making person of that department
c. All the records of letters written by Dr JP to concerned departments

We will run a online + offline campaign to highlight and expedite the matter once we have the above mentioned details

Siddu/anybody from loksatta: is is possible for us to get these details?
over 2 years ago

siddhardha Dr JP is putting enormous pressure.But things are not yet moving at great speed.
-Sid
over 2 years ago

rakesh Seems it takes minimum 6 months more to complete that flyover. JP sir.. what you doing.. where is your awareness programs are going on.
over 2 years ago