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Hyderabad is blessed with a unique landscape spectacular rock formations which are about 2,500
million years old.
Rocky and hilly regions around the city are under obliteration for urbanization. Granite ridges and
hillocks weathered into picturesque balancing forms are a part of theDeccanShield area.
The topography is undulating.
Grey and Pink Granites are among the world's oldest. Crops are commonly grown in the surrounding
paddy fields.
Mainly red sandy with areas of black cotton soil.
HISTORY
BRITISH CANTONMENT Timeline Significant Implications
Event
CONGESTED CITY 1518 Qutb Shahis of Re-structuring
OF GOLCONDA Golconda of Golconda
became against the
independent mud structure
1518-1687 Shifting of City Planning,
palace from Iconic
Golconda to Charminar
Southern side
of Musi
NEW CITY: CHARMINAR1687-1724 Influence of Mughal
Mughal rulers influence on
architecture
and planning
features
1724-1740 defend Building of City
Marathas walls
1763 Rise of Asaf Jahi maximum
rulers construction
activity
1798 Subsidiary North side
Alliance for occupied by
Military and British
political Cantonment
cooperation Birth of
signed between Secunderabad
The historic city established by Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah on the southernNizambanks of the Musi River exists
and East
as the Old City", while the "New City" encompasses the urbanized area on the northern
India Companybanks. The old
European and
style
new cities are connected by many bridges that cross the river, of which "Purana pul" is the oldest.
of construction
Hyderabad istwinedwith neighbouringSecunderabad, and the1908 cities are separated
Flood through the Hussain
Sagar lake. Both the cities come under the ambit of a single municipal unit of Greater Hyderabad.
HISTORY
Timeline Significant Implications
Event
1912 City
Improvement
Board
1911-1948 Osman Ali Khan Monumental
Asaf Jah VII architecture for
cultural, economic major administrative
and administrative structures
reforms
1947-1950 Post
Independence
Hyderabad is a historic city and is famed for its
monuments, temples, churches, masjids, and bazaars. 1956 Division of state Establishment of
on linguistic certain government
A large number of factors have influenced and shaped basis offices
the character of the city in the last 400 years.
1960-1980 Inflow of Growth of Multi-
Telugus to the nucleated city.
Its location on the crossroads of North and South city Commercial plazas
India, has developed the city layer by layer, and the 1990 Globalisation Private commercial
result is a culmination of cultures. The old city can, firms
thus, be identified as to have inculcated an ORGANIC 1995 Rising IT Large scale buildings to
form of development, whereas the new city is being Revolution accommodate the IT
planned radially with precision. boom.
2000-2012 World Class Buildings that follow
Information the universal style
Technology
Location
COMMUNITY PROFILE Religious/ Ethnic Grouping
60
50
hindu
40
muslim
30 christians
20 others
10
0
Major languages spoken are Telugu,
Urdu, Hindi, and English.
Political Impact on
Communities
Political scene
of Nizam rule
Post-Independence politics
Formation of new
state of AP
Migration Effects
POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS
83.76
85
80
72.9
75
70
65
Male literacy
Female literacy
Demographics
Population growth rate of Hyderabad district was 4.71 percent during the decade.
POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS
Average density of Hyderabad district is 18,480 per sq. km in 2011 compared to
17,649 of 2001.
National Census, Hyderabad is 5.53 million.
Five-fold multiplication in 50 years.
Components of Growth
IT sector Identified as
Gross District
District Per Capita
Domestic Product Bio-technology future growth
District Income (Rs. Crores) engines
(GDDP) Tourism
2000-01 2007-08 2000-01 2007-08
Medak 6334 14154 20490 42052 1/4th of the population are migrants (1981-
Ranga Reddy 7950 21552 19713 43400 91) and the reason for migration for 1/3rd of
Hyderabad 10188 25272 22914 51856 them are employment
Andhra 144723 326548 17195 35600
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES & FUTURE
PROSPECTS Initiatives towards promotion
of IT sector
Setting up of IT training
institutes,
Development of a hitech
city,
E-governance initiatives,
Development Hyderabads Encouraging private sector
OPPORTUNI
GoAP is focussing on tourism acknowledging the vast potential of the sector Tourist arrivals in
Hyderabad promoted as a major tourist destination Hyderabad
1,755,057
Initiatives taken in developing it as a major transit hub between Europe and (Indians)
Far East
43,526 (Foreigners) per
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND ITS
INVENTORY
Hyderabad metropolitan area is located
on the ridge of two major river basins,
Godavari- and Krishna-river.
Water bodies in the
Hyderabad Metropolita
region.
The undulating topography of Hyderabad
and its environs formed a number of
natural and water bodies. In addition,
numerous tanks, meant for irrigation,
drinking needs were built, and they have
become the major sources of water
supply. (Osman Sagar, Himayat Sagar,
Manjira)
The Musi River is a tributary of Krishna River in the Deccan
Plateau region.
It flows through a major portion of Hyderabad and divides the
historic old city from the new city. With only 60% of the area
covered by the sewerage system, the domestic and industrial
discharges finally end up in the water bodies, particularly in
River Musi. through 64 sewage outlets making the river, the
citys main sewer line.
Disappearance of
Groundwater and
Groundwater
pollution
The prime focus of all plans is towards provision of the basic necessity of shelter
for the poor and the weaker sections of the society. Concept of Housing changed
from Physical entity to a Social Problem.
60 multi-specialty Hospitals -
Osmania General Hospital,
Gandhi Hospital, CARE, Mediciti,
Apollo, L.V. Prasad Eye Institute,
Nizams Institute of Medical
Science(NIMS) etc.,
PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE - WATER
Land Use Classification result for 1989 Land Use Classification result for 2000
1991-2001s
Rapid densification
Around industrial
sites
Residential area 44%
12% under open ground and agriculture
Mixed use around 6.2 %.
Area under roads around 7%
Advocates clustering of developed
Future projections
areas for a compact development
1.Residential area to increase by 133% in next 15 years
2001-2020 instead of a sparse development,
Saturation of MCH 2.Commercial area to increase 21 times
Higher growth in 3.Conservation/ agriculture area to decrease by which
60% is currently being witnessed
HUA consequently
LAND USE REGULATION AND SUB-
DIVISION CONTROL The Draft Master Plan contains the following Land Us
Zones:
1. Residential Use zone
Existing Village Sites /settlements (as per Draft Plan)
Residential Areas
2. Commercial Use Zone
Commercial cum Offices
Commercial Cum Housing*
3.Public and Semi-Public Use Zone
(includes computer software units on individual plots
4. Manufacturing Zone
5. Recreational Use Zone
6. Water Bodies Zone
7. Transportation Use Zone
Ameerpet Secunderab
ad
Abids
Koti
Golcon
da
Dilshukna
gar
Charminar
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF
THE EXPANDING CITY
BEFORE 1991:
Slow densification of loosely
built up areas along major URBAN
transport corridors in the past.
AGGLOMERATIONS
1991 2001: Recent Past
Rapid densification of areas
around Industrial Sites.
Khairtabad Link
Mehdipatnam Link
Lakdikapul Link
Mahavir Marg
Charminar Link
Chaderghat Link
Revenue Department
Andhra Pradesh Urban Services for the Poor (APUSP)
Social Welfare Department
R&B Department
Home Department
Parastatals:
Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and sewerage
Board (HMWSSB)
Hyderabad Urban Development Authority (HUDA)
Quli Qutb shah Urban Development Authority (QQSUDA)
Urban local bodies in the state are governed by Cyberabad Development Authority (CDA)
two important legislations viz., Hyderabad Buddha Purnima Project Authority (BPPA)
Municipal Corporation Act 1955 and the Andhra Hyderabad Airport Development Authority (HADA)
Pradesh Municipalities Act 1965. The former Act AP State Highways Authority
extends to all the 14 municipal corporations in the AP State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC)
AP Transmission Corporation (AP Transco)
city and the latter applies to all the municipalities.
AP Housing Board (APHB)
The Acts specify the governance framework, the
AP Pollution Control Board (APPCB)
spatial jurisdiction and the functional domain of AP Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation
URBAN GOVERNANCE
INCOME/ EXPENDITURE Source: CDP
11.44%
7%
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM