Hyderabad to house international standard city police commissionerate

The posh building to come up on 7-acre land
The proposed twin glass towers will have 18 and 24 storey buildings
302 crore already sanctioned; another `700 crore to be released
10,000 CCTV cameras to be installed across the city

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Sunday emphasised on the need for public participation to save Hyderabad from unsocial elements. Speaking after laying the foundation stone for the Rs 302 crore new City Police Commissionerate and Integrated Command and Control Centre (CCC) at Road Number 12 in Banjara Hills in Hyderabad on Sunday, he said, “Times have gone when people used to be scared at the very sight of police.

Now the police have to work by maintaining a harmony with the public. Maintenance of law and order is not only the duty of the police, but also the duty of public.” Neighbourhood policing concept which prevailed in countries like Singapore and China would be replicated in the State, the Chief Minister said.

The state-of-the-art complex proposed to be built on seven acres of land at plush Banjara Hills here will comprise of four blocks and will have twin glass towers (18 and 24 storey buildings) and will facilitate functional integration of all wings of the Hyderabad City Police under one roof and fusion of technologies relating to all functional wings.

The building is designed as an environment-friendly project with solar photovoltaic roof and building integrated photovoltaic in facade to produce clean and green electricity. It will also have a helipad at the top of the structure. “An amount of Rs 302 crore was sanctioned yesterday towards the cost of this modern building. An additional sum of Rs 700 crore will be made available in the next budget,” the Chief Minister said.

About 10,000 closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras would be installed across the city towards enhanced surveillance, he said. “Elected representatives should also contribute funds for installing CCTV system that will enhance public safety and CSR funds will also be utilised for the purpose,” Chandrashekar Rao added. Hyderabad Police M Mahender Reddy said the proposed building would be a technology driven operational hub for all wings of Hyderabad City Police and would make the government interaction with the police machinery smooth.
Surveillance cameras to be installed in the city and the police headquarters of all the districts would be synchronised with the Command Control Centre and it will also have a mega video wall. “It will be a unique tower with technology fusions in the country- a Hawk Eye - protecting the people of the city and enhancing safety and security standards,” he said.

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Chinese delegates signed on mou with kcr govt

China-based Sany group signed a memorandum of understanding with the state government here on Friday on setting up a pre-fabricated concrete manufacturing factory in the state.

“The factory will be helpful in the construction of two-bedroom flats and  proposed sky scrappers as well,” official sources said.

The MoU was signed by Haijen Deng, secretary of Sany International Housing, and M Dhana Kishore, secretary in the housing department of Telangana government. Another MoU on implementing dry port solutions was signed by in-charge secretary (industries) Jayesh Ranjan and Wengen Liang, chairman of the port of Sany Heavy Industry.

The state government proposed to set up two dry ports in the state to offset the lack of seashore in the state. The dry ports will help the state spur the economy, the sources said.

A high-powered business delegation from China led by Sany group met chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and other officials on  at Taj Falaknuma Palace here on Friday to discuss cooperation on Telangana’s development.

The Chinese delegation visited Hyderabad at the invitation of Rao. Rao, during his recent visit to China, invited their industrialists to invest in Telangana.

Special chief secretary (finance) K Pradeep Chandra said that within a month of the chief minister’s visit to China, the delegation has come here indicating the keen interest of Chinese companies in investing in Telangana.

The delegation included Sany group chairman Liang Wengen, president Tang Xiuguo and vice-president Duan Dawei, Sany India director and CEO Deepak Garg, CCTEG Shenyang Engineering Co vice-president   Zhang Keshu, China Minsheng Investment Corporation vice-president Chen Guogang, China Coal Mine Construction Group Corporation chairman Xhao Shibing, Power Construction Corporation of China vice-president Zeng Xingliang and CHINT group chairman Nan.

The 45-member delegation also incuded Golden Concord Holding Ltd vice-chairman t Shu Hua and vice-president Tzou Sean, Lianyungang Port Holding group companies  vice-president Li Chunhong; State Power Investment Corporation vice-president Ma Lu and Tebian Electric Apparatus Stock Company’s CEO.

Xue Jian from the Chinese embassy, and Siddhartha Anand and Priya Rawat from Invest India were also present at the meeting.

Dubai Holding to be ready to construct smart city in Hyderabad

The Telangana government is in talks with Dubai Holdings, a Dubai government-owned company, for establishing a state-of-the-art 'Smart City' in Hyderabad. 

Dubai Holdings officials were invited to the city by IT minister K T Rama Rao when the latter visited the Gulf in December last to explore the possibility of setting up the Smart City. The visit by the company representatives assumes importance in view of the upcoming visit to some Gulf nations by chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao this weekend to meet with investors and to promote industrial and business investments in Telangana. Another Gulf-based company, the Lulu Group, has already expressed interest to invest Rs 2,000 crore in Telangana with plans to build a hyper-mall, fruit and meat processing centres. 

Dubai Holdings representatives on Wednesday were taken around various possible locations, including some spots near the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Shamshabad where Smart City could be set up. The company is currently involved in the construction of the nearly Rs 4,000 crore Kochi Smart City in Kerala that is expected to generate up to 90,000 jobs in the IT sector and support services.

HYDERABAD Skyways would be constructed like DALLAS's : KCR(Telangana)

Today on January 1st on the starting ceremony of NUMAISH( Telangana's industrial Expo) KCR stated that the skyways which are going to be constructed in the city are much alike to be as dallas's skyway roads.

He said that both cities are having similarities in population,area,traffic etc., That's why dallas kind of skyways models are most acceptable to Hyderabad roadways.

He also stated that Hyderabad roads are "Grid Locked" 15 years back, but previous govts have neglected this issue.And also said that The Govt is going to start the works as soon as possible.

New Scheme for unemployed youth in Telangana State

The GHMC has launched the second phase of ‘driver-cum-owner’ scheme where 300 unemployed youth are to be given brand new Maruti Dzire cars.

The first tranche of the scheme saw 105 vehicles handed over by Deputy CM Moahmood Ali four months ago.

Special Officer and Commissioner Somesh Kumar said that in the second phase, 90 per cent of the bank loan has been allotted to SC/ST category with 10 per cent beneficiary contribution and for others, it will be 80 per cent bank loan and 20 per cent beneficiary contribution.

All the first phase vehicles are being utilized by the municipal corporation for official use by paying a rent of Rs.25,000 per month.

The Maruti Suzuki firm itself is giving a special discount of Rs.76,000 and loan is by the State Bank of Hyderabad for a period of six years. A subsidy of 35 per cent is given to SC/ST beneficiaries under SCSP/TSP component of Industrial Investment Promotion Policy (IIPP) 2010-15.