Source : Times of India, June 8, 2014
With the new dispensation in Telangana harping on satellite townships, officials are now busy clearing dust from the files created earlier on similar proposals.
IT and panchayat raj minister K Taraka Rama Rao on Friday announced that the government would develop integrated satellite townships around Hyderabad apart from improving the image of 'Brand Hyderabad'. In fact, several studies had been conducted earlier and even a draft policy prepared on townships, but no concrete steps were taken by successive governments to realizing the same. This was mainly due to a slump in real estate for the past few years as townships have to be taken up by private infrastructure companies.
Official sources said a draft township policy was prepared in 2008 by the municipal administration and urban development department, but it was shelved due to lack of growth in the real estate sector. Later, some changes like non-agriculture conversion charge waiver were made and the revised draft submitted to the state government a year ago. The government then constituted a high-level committee, comprising then municipal administration minister M Maheedhar Reddy, housing minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy, panchayat raj minister K Jana Reddy and revenue minister N Raghuveera Reddy, to look into the policy.
As per the draft proposal, a township should have a minimum 100 acres in the HMDA limits. Integrated townships should have land specifically allocated for work spaces, recreation and residences. Private infrastructure firms, which were to take up the townships, would be encouraged with tax incentives like waiver of development charges, conversion charges and reduction in property tax.
"If the government seeks the report on integrated township policy, the MA&UD department is ready to come up with the policy by incorporating changes as per the TRS government's policies and guidelines," an additional director of the MA&UD department said.
Apart from the draft policy, officials said the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has taken up a study to develop transit oriented growth centres (TOGCs) at 13 locations to meet the travel demand, population and economic activities by 2041. The TOGCs have been proposed at locations like Shamshabad/Thimmapur, Patancheru, Gundla Pochampally, Shameerpet, Gachibowli, Ghatkesar, Tellapur/Nagulapalli, Tukkuguda, Keesara, Pedda Amberpet, Gowdavelli, Adibatla and Bonguluru. The authority had even engaged consultants to carry out feasibility study for 13 TOGCs and prepare the concept plans and urban designs using remote sensing and GIS techniques.
"In the recently approved master plan for Hyderabad Metropolitan Region, the HMDA has identified 13 urban nodes like Bhongiri, Sangareddy, Choutuppal and 46 urban centres like Pochampally and Turkapally mainly to expand development in surrounding areas by creating economic activity and employment that would help in triggering balanced and sustainable development," a senior planning official of the HMDA said. For urban nodes and centres also, the development authority has appointed consultants for preparation of feasibility report and preparation of development plans.
IT and panchayat raj minister K Taraka Rama Rao on Friday announced that the government would develop integrated satellite townships around Hyderabad apart from improving the image of 'Brand Hyderabad'. In fact, several studies had been conducted earlier and even a draft policy prepared on townships, but no concrete steps were taken by successive governments to realizing the same. This was mainly due to a slump in real estate for the past few years as townships have to be taken up by private infrastructure companies.
Official sources said a draft township policy was prepared in 2008 by the municipal administration and urban development department, but it was shelved due to lack of growth in the real estate sector. Later, some changes like non-agriculture conversion charge waiver were made and the revised draft submitted to the state government a year ago. The government then constituted a high-level committee, comprising then municipal administration minister M Maheedhar Reddy, housing minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy, panchayat raj minister K Jana Reddy and revenue minister N Raghuveera Reddy, to look into the policy.
As per the draft proposal, a township should have a minimum 100 acres in the HMDA limits. Integrated townships should have land specifically allocated for work spaces, recreation and residences. Private infrastructure firms, which were to take up the townships, would be encouraged with tax incentives like waiver of development charges, conversion charges and reduction in property tax.
"If the government seeks the report on integrated township policy, the MA&UD department is ready to come up with the policy by incorporating changes as per the TRS government's policies and guidelines," an additional director of the MA&UD department said.
Apart from the draft policy, officials said the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has taken up a study to develop transit oriented growth centres (TOGCs) at 13 locations to meet the travel demand, population and economic activities by 2041. The TOGCs have been proposed at locations like Shamshabad/Thimmapur, Patancheru, Gundla Pochampally, Shameerpet, Gachibowli, Ghatkesar, Tellapur/Nagulapalli, Tukkuguda, Keesara, Pedda Amberpet, Gowdavelli, Adibatla and Bonguluru. The authority had even engaged consultants to carry out feasibility study for 13 TOGCs and prepare the concept plans and urban designs using remote sensing and GIS techniques.
"In the recently approved master plan for Hyderabad Metropolitan Region, the HMDA has identified 13 urban nodes like Bhongiri, Sangareddy, Choutuppal and 46 urban centres like Pochampally and Turkapally mainly to expand development in surrounding areas by creating economic activity and employment that would help in triggering balanced and sustainable development," a senior planning official of the HMDA said. For urban nodes and centres also, the development authority has appointed consultants for preparation of feasibility report and preparation of development plans.
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