Date:19/12/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/12/19/stories/2006121917170400.htm

Andhra Pradesh - Hyderabad

Airport master plan submitted for final nod

M. L. Melly Maitreyi

45 p.c. of HADA area out of bounds for construction activity

High-rise promotion zone has no height curbs on buildings

Ground+3 floors allowed in medium-rise promotion zone

HYDERABAD: The HUDA has completed yet another major task when it submitted the draft master plan for the 459 sq.km Hyderabad Airport Development Authority (HADA) to Government for final approval.

Draft plan

As per the draft plan, 45 per cent of HADA area is out of bounds for any residential or construction activity in accordance with G.O. 111 issued in 1996. When HADA was incorporated in 2003, the G.O. 111 area comprising catchment areas of Himayat Sagar and Osman Sagar was named bio-conservation zone, HUDA officials clarified.

However, exception has been given to educational and other institutional activities in the bio-conservation zone where only 5 per cent of the site area could be used for construction. while the remaining is left free.

Floriculture and horticulture activities are allowed in the area.

In the high-rise promotion zone, there will be no height restriction and sky scraper zone for residential, commercial, small scale industries' purpose would be allowed along the national and State highways, namely, Bangalore, Sagar Road, and Srisailam.

In the medium-rise promotion zone, only Ground+3 floors for all activities would be allowed and in work centres zone, commercial and industrial activities would be allowed with no height restriction on buildings.

Though no residential activity is allowed here, under land-pooling scheme, 100 acre layouts would be allowed for residential purpose.

In low-rise promotion zone, residential with G+1 floor and commercial and other activities with G+2 floors would be allowed.

In this zone, only 20 per cent of the site is to be used for construction and the minimum plot size should be about 1,000 sq.m.

In the recreational zone, 10 per cent of area could be utilised for construction. In the air funnel zone, height restriction would prevail up to 15 km east and west of the airport and 8 km towards south and north.

An NOC from Hyderabad International Airport Ltd. is mandatory for undertaking development activity in this zone.

Norms for usage of land are being marked for another 70 sq.km area comprising Ibrahimpatnam, Kalasa, Ramdaspalli, Chintapalli, added subsequently to HADA area.