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The coming up buildings are GSR Hotels &Estates (opp. Jalagam Vengal Rao Park)
GVK Mall (near Banjara Hills Post Office)
City Centre Mall (opp. Hotel Taj Krishna)
Alcazar Plaza and Towers
Shopping complex at former residence of cinestar Akkineni Nageswara Rao
Ashoka Mall (intersection of Banjara Hills Road No.12 &1)
Babu Khan Mall and two more in the region

Rising vehicular traffic, narrow roads, hindrances from religious structures and a mere six per cent road space should make any urban planner for the capital think twice before permitting high-rises or multiplexes in the central region. But, the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad thinks differently. Barely has the storm over permission given to the Hyderabad Central Mall at the super-busy Punjagutta crossroads blown over, MCH has already given sanction for nine more private malls in the clogged Banjara Hills-Ameerpet-Punjagutta region!

All study, no action

The Chief Minister, Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, had recently directed officials to initiate action on commercial complexes that misuse cellars and on those without proper parking space. He had also set deadlines for a comprehensive roadmap. But, studies and reports by MCH itself were put on the backburner.

"Capacity of the roads is saturated. Traffic impact studies, calculating the exit and entry capacity of vehicles, are imperative especially for structures of more than 5,000 sq.ft. in the central city region," says S. Raghavachari, former advisor to MCH on traffic

Green signal for nine malls

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