ANDHRA PRADESH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT REGION (AP ITIR)

To promote investment in Information Technology (IT), Information Technology enabled services (ITES) and electronic hardware manufacturing (EHM) units, the Government of India has envisaged a transparent and an investment friendly policy for setting up Information Technology Investment Regions (ITIRs) – a Gazette notification dated 28.05.2008 published a policy resolution for setting up of ITIRs.

There has been an increasing recognition of the importance of policy initiatives, enabling legislation and conducive regulatory environment in facilitating growth of economic activity. The Information Technology Investment Regions (ITIRs) is such an initiative being encouraged by the Government of India – different states are at various stages of planning these investment regions.

Based on the policy guidelines of the central government, the government of Andhra Pradesh (GoAP) had notified Information Technology and Communications (IT&C) department as the nodal department for ITIR development in Andhra Pradesh. IT&C department had prepared and submitted a detailed Project Proposal for approval to the central government in January 2010. The Andhra Pradesh ITIR proposal was then presented to a High Powered Committee (HPC) at the GoI level, in August 2012, for final approval. The HPC has recommended AP ITIR for In-Principle approval and suggested that a Detailed Project Report (DPR) shall be submitted for Final Approval from Cabinet Committee for Economic Affairs (CCEA).

Two years after the Andhra Pradesh State government sent its proposal for ITIR and clarified to the observations made by ministries concerned such as Information Technology, Commerce, Industries, Railways, Finance and Environment etc., the High-Powered Committee (HPC) headed by Union Cabinet Secretary recommended in-principle approval to the APITIR project in August 2012. In September 2013, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs(CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, approved ITIR near Hyderabad subject to certain conditions.

Hyderabad Outer Ring Road (ORR) - Medchal to Shamshabad Drive

Hyderabad ORR Up For A Beautification Drive

The Hyderabad Growth Corridor Limited (HGCL), a wing of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA), has proposed to take up a beautification programme on the traffic islands of the Outer Ring Road (ORR). HMDA officials have proposed artifacts, sculptures, hard and soft landscaping, water bodies, and fountains on the traffic islands.

24x7 Patrol Planned on Outer Ring Road (ORR)

While the final lap of the 158-km long Outer Ring Road (ORR) starts to take a shape, the authorities have now initiated steps for having a round-the-clock patrol equipped with ambulances, paramedical personnel and emergency services.

HMDA finally takes steps to prevent accidents on ORR

With spurt in road accidents on Nehru Outer Ring Road (ORR), the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has decided to engage a private contractor for "incident management", which includes providing road patrols, surveillance, first aid, ambulances and other road safety works apart from providing crash barriers and other regular maintenance works.

Toll collection has started on ORR stretches Gachibowli-Shamshabad, Pedda Amberpet-Patancheru and Narsingi-Patancheru, which were opened for traffic in different phases. Though toll is being collected, there is no mechanism in place for road safety and incident management system. The local police have been assisting whenever a road accident occurs on the ORR.

Beyond ORR: 290KM Regional Ring Road (RRR)

With the Outer Ring Road (ORR) starting to finally fall in place and is likely to be completed by 2014, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) is now looking forward to laying the Regional Ring Road (RRR).

Proposed in the Master Plan, which has been submitted to the government for approval, the ambitious RRR plan has a 290-km long road network circling the city beyond the ORR.

Outer Ring Road(ORR) Junctions and Google Earth Screenshots

ORR Nanakramguda Junction/Exit:

ORR Narsingi Junction/Exit:

Gachibowli to Rajapushpa's Retreat at Kokapet

This video covers the route from Gachibowli ORR entrance to Rajapushpa's Retreat Apartment project at Kokapet. This covers the entire stretch of 8.4 KMs on ORR by car drive. This video gives a nice view of ORR and ORR Service Road.

Gachibowli ORR Entrance -> Travel on ORR -> Take Nanakramguda Junction Exit on left -> Merge onto ORR Service Road towards Narsingi(parallel to ORR) ->  Get onto Osman Sagar Rd -> Travel towards Gandipet by crossing Narsingi Flyover -> End at Rajapushpa's Retreat project(this comes after passing Tata Institute of Fundamental Research).

The route covered in Google Maps:

Traffic islands on Outer Ring Road to look more aesthetic

Soon rotaries, central medians (traffic islands) and interchanges on traffic islands of the Outer Ring Road (ORR) will look more aesthetic as the Hyderabad Growth Corridor Limited (HGCL), a wing of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA), proposes to take up a beautification programme.

Also, to facilitate entry and exit from ORR and to regulate traffic, interchanges, rotaries, central medians will be constructed along the ORR at national highways, state highways and MDR junctions.

Operation and maintenance of three ORR stretches to be privatised

The Hyderabad Growth Corridor Limited (HGCL), a wing of Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA), has decided to outsource the operation and maintenance (O&M) of three sections of the Nehru Outer Ring Road (ORR) to private firms or organizations.

Initially, it was proposed to outsource the three sections having a total length of about 95.68 km for O and M. The bids will be opened on August 13. A pre-bid meeting will be held at the HGCL office, HMDA Complex, Tarnaka on July 27.