Wi-Fi not to be free for all in Hyderabad

ISB Dean Ajit Rangnekar shares a word with IT minister K.T. Rama Rao during the launch of the IT hub at Prayatak Bhavan, Hyderabad. —DC

Source : Deccan Chronicle  Sep 10, 2014

Hyderabad: Hyderabad may soon become a Wi-Fi city, but the service is not going to be free for all, as that may put a heavy burden on the server infrastructure and may even spark security concerns. The information technology department of the  Telangana State government is working towards developing a model to have a mix of free and paid Wi-Fi access, said IT and panchayat raj minister K.T. Rama Rao.

“We are trying to have a level playing field for the service providers and ensure that all the service providers participate. Wi-Fi will be available everywhere in Hyderabad. However, if we make it free for everybody, it will result in a huge burden on the network. Therefore, Wi-Fi access will have to be a mix of free and paid.  We are also exploring new technologies like ‘White-Fi’, which is an evolving technology,” he said. Discussing security issues, the minister said an R&D meeting will be held soon to resolve all such concerns.

Meanwhile, the crucial Information Technology Investment  Region project, which was approved by the UPA government at the Centre, has seen no progress. The minister plans to take up the matter with the Union minister for IT when he meets him on September 15.

Mr Rao said, “The Government of India has announced the ITIR project for Hyderabad. I have already sought an appointment with the Union minister for IT. The first phase of the ITIR project will be completed in the next five years, but it might take time to evolve and reach the state of generating 15 lakh employment, as predicted by NASSCOM.”

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KCR promises to make Hyderabad most happening city: TV9 Video

KCR promises to make Hyderabad most happening city

Hyderabad: Promising to turn Hyderabad into the most happening city in the country, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao Friday announced that 1,000 km long world-class roads will be laid in the city at a cost of Rs 10,000 crore.

Announcing series of measures to develop the city and ease congestion, he said an east-west road corridor with four lanes would be developed between Vanasthalipuram and Ramachandrapuram. "Similarly a corridor will be developed between north and south," he said.

KCR, as the chief minister is popularly known, was speaking at the inauguration of Hyderabad property show organized by Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Association of India (CREDAI) here.

He announced restoration of rain water drains by removing the encroachments to permanently solve the problem of flooding of roads and residential colonies during rainy season.

He said four lakh LED lights would replace the existing street lights in the city.

The chief minister said another outer ring road would be developed with satellite townships and specialized clusters like pharma city, sports city, health city and cinema city.

KCR, who visited Singapore and Malaysia last week, said global consultants would be hired to prepare a new master plan for Hyderabad keeping in view its requirements especially with the development of Information Technology Investment Region (ITIR).

The chief minister vowed to make Hyderabad the best place for the industry with single window clearance system, which he said would be zero-graft and the best in the world.

Stating that Hyderabad has many advantages, KCR said he had no doubt that it would soon grow faster than any other city in the country.

The chief minister also promised to bring a single window system to give all clearances for real estate projects. "We will introduce a bill in the next session of the Assembly," he added.

Source: Zee News  August 29, 2014

Hyderabad will be most liveable city, KCR tells investors in Singapore

Chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Friday assured potential investors in Singapore that his goal was to create a 'plug-and-play' environment in Telangana where investment proposals would be fast-tracked through an automatic approval system.

Addressing the IIMPACT 2014 global meet in Singapore, Chandrasekhar Rao said that his government would enact laws to ease issues related to industrial land zoning policy and automatic approval system. "Most of the industrial parks will be located within a 100 km radius of Hyderabad," he said and added that his government recently decided that all existing and future irrigation projects would set aside 10 per cent of available water for industries.

The chief minister said that his government's goal was to make Hyderabad the most liveable city in India by offering better incentives to investors than those offered by other states.

Referring to the burgeoning population of Hyderabad which he said was expected to grow from the present 1.2 crore to 20 crore in the next five years, Chandrasekhar Rao said a master plan was being developed to meet the challenges posed by such growth. He pitched this potential growth to investors as opportunities to invest in projects dealing with smart city concepts.

Earlier in the day, a high-level government team led by Chandrasekhar Rao met Singapore's police commissioner and other senior police officials and discussed the functioning of the police force there. Of special interest to the Telangana government was the security and surveillance systems in Singapore about which the visiting dignitaries were briefed by Singapore police chief, according to a press release from the chief minister's office. It may be recalled that the chief minister recently announced the setting up an extensive closed circuit television camera network in Hyderabad to monitor and control traffic and to ensure law and order in the city.

On Thursday evening, the chief minister took part in Telangana state formation festivities organized by local residents who hail from Telangana. Chandrasekhar Rao congratulated the diaspora for joining hands and making the formation of the new state possible.

Source: Times of India, Aug 23, 2014

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E-commerce major Amazon to build facility in Hyderabad

Business Line : August 13, 2014

Global e-commerce major Amazon has said it will build a 1.6-million square feet centre in Hyderabad for its biggest facility outside of its corporate headquarters in Seattle.

The move comes two weeks after its Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos announced investment of $2 billion in India.

The Hyderabad facility, which is expected to come up on 10 acres at Gachibowli (which has IT giants like Microsoft and CA Tech), will house 12,500 employees and be ready by 2018. The company, with offices in nearby Madhapur, is currently applying for statutory permissions such as fire and environmental clearances to begin work on the project.

“We are waiting for statutory permissions. The moment we receive them we will begin work. We hope to complete the project by 2018. It will be taken up in phases,” John Schoettler, Director (Global - Real Estate and Facilities) of Amazon, who led a delegation which met Telangana IT Minister K Taraka Rama Rao, told BusinessLine here.

Confirming the development, a senior Government official told this paper that the State has given a few permissions like fire. “It will come up in 10 acres and we hope it will boost the Brand Hyderabad. We have assured all the help from our side,” the official said.

It is however, not clear whether the existing office also will move into the upcoming facility. John Schoettler visit to India assumes significance, especially in the backdrop of the big ticket investments announced by Jeff Bezos.

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Hyderabad Metro Rail's track tests surprise citizens

Source: Eenadu, Aug 7, 2014

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L&T begins 'Test Run' of Hyderabad metro trains

Source : The Hindu Business Line, Aug 7, 2014

L&T Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited has begun test runs on a small stretch from its Uppal depot to Secunderabad section.

The concessionaire L&T expects to commission first stretch of 8 km of the 72-km elevated metro project by March 2015. Once the trial runs are completed, it will take up detailed tests of the rail network.

The Rs. 16,000-crore project seeks to decongest three dense corridors in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad. The work on various stretches is now underway, including construction of depots and metro stations in the phase one of the project.

The tests were conducted in the evening today. There was no formal announcement. For those who witnessed the tests, it as a pleasant surprise. The project has sourced metro rail coaches from the Hyundai-Rotem consortium.

A metro project of this size and magnitude goes through a number of tests across various parameters. This was for the first time that the metro coaches were rolling out in public on the viaduct, attracting people’s attention. There was no official communication on the test runs.

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