Gachibowli : Emerges as peaceful abode for residents

Hyderabad: Gachibowli, a major IT suburb of Hyderabad, is located in the northwest part of Hyderabad city in Serilingampally mandal of Rangareddy district.

With Hi-Tec city in its vicinity, compared to other developed localities, this has become the domicile for most of the IT people in Hyderabad. Gachibowli has grown into a software hub for companies operating from Hyderabad. It is home to some of the top IT companies like Microsoft, Amazon.com, Accenture, TCS, Sierra Atlantic, Wipro, Computer Associates, Infosys, Polaris, NVIDIA and CMC Limited.

The area is also home to several multinational Contract Research Organizations (CROs) such as Covidien, Dupont, Parexel, Avesthagen, etc. The region turned into an international business hub growing at a very fast pace with many new structures coming up.

Real estate is on a new high, as some of the well-known real estate builders like Tishman Speyer, with its signature waverock buildings have started developing the area. Villas and premiere gated communities are increasing in number in and around Gachibowli, which are attracting people with their new schemes and reasonable prices for all sorts of amenities like 24 hours security, power backup, provision for piped gas, 2-level parking, gym, play area and garden and are built in exquisite landscapes and pollution free areas.

Some of the new and yet to come projects like Golf view which offer 1130 � 2050 sqft for two � three BHK and they are about Rs 3,690 per sq ft. Riparian Casa which is yet to come up in 2015 offers 2500 � 2800 sqft for 2-3 BHK which costs about approximately Rs 2,200 per sqft and sola from Girdhari Constructions offers 2 -3 BHK which costs Rs 3,000 per sqft.

The property rates are very much reasonable considering the amenities, proximity of the IT sectors, shopping malls, movie theatres and top-notch restaurants make this place a wonderful experience and a high-class lifestyle in a reasonable price.

There are many well-known and elite educational institutions in Gachibowli like University of Hyderabad, Indian School of Business, URDU university, Oakridge International School and Samashti International School. Apart from educational institutions, Gachibowli is also a sports hub. Some of the best stadiums in the city are located here including the Swarnandhra Pradesh Sports Complex, the A GMC Balayogi Stadium, the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, a hockey stadium and an aquatics complex.

The, World badminton championships was conducted at Gachibowli of the Military World games. A golf course with natural rock formations has come up there recently. Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy is also located in Gachibowli.

Many shopping malls and fine eateries have come up in Gachibowli improving the life style of the residents. The area also has many multispecialty hospitals like Continental Hospitals, Himagiri Hospitals and Rajitha Multi Speciality Hospital, which offer services 24/7 and are located very close to the developed part of the area.

Gachibowli and Hi-Tec city, the two well developed IT hubs are well connected by roads which is 7 km away. The closest MMTS Train station is at Lingampally Railway Station, which is 6km. The Outer-Ring Road connects Gachibowli to the International airport at Shamshabad and many other places like Manikonda, Kollur, Pocharam and Bolaram.

This makes travel easy for the people living in Gachibowli to almost all the places in and around the Cyberabad area and offers cool residential location.

CH Siva Kumar