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Hyderabad Parade Grounds stretch to be beautified for Republic day
Of late the defacing of metro rail pillars has become a major problem, but the officials of the Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR) seem to have found a solution. A stretch of 200 metres in front of Parade Grounds would be beautified before January 26, 2015.
A lot of research was done on sun-shadow analysis, sun path, corporate signage space, pedestrian linkages, research on plants that could survive in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Of late the defacing of metro rail pillars has become a major problem, but the officials of the Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR) seem to have found a solution. A stretch of 200 metres in front of Parade Grounds would be beautified before January 26, 2015.
Exotic plants and flowering plants would be grown under the viaducts and creepers would be grown on the piers. The open space would be decked up with flowery plants. “Just wait for a few days, the Parade Grounds stretch would be transformed,” says N V S Reddy, MD, HMR.
Unlike other metros in the country, there would be no chance for beggars to occupy space under the viaducts. andscaping would be an integral part of the structures. Creepers would be grown on piers to avoid people from sticking posters. A senior official of HMR said a lot of research was done on sun-shadow analysis, sun path, corporate signage space, pedestrian linkages, research on plants that could survive in Hyderabad. Art forms and sculptures too would be considered for beautification.
N V S Reddy said, “An All-India competition for landscaping was held last year in which 50 architects from across India participated. The architects came up with designs keeping in mind the architecture, climate and available building material in Hyderabad. Now the designs are HMR property. The beautification project would use a few aspects of the designs selected and ideas of our own people would also be used.”
Once the Parade grounds stretch is completed, the landscaping between the pillars and under the viaduct would be taken up in other areas. Krishna Mohan, MD, Infotrans Engineers P Ltd, one of the consultants working on the station improvement at Nagole and Uppal said, “The HMR officials are keen on aesthetics and want a litter-free environment. We have been given specific ideas to work on.”
By:T P Venu
