India Developing, but still a long way to go

[gslv mk3]

Hyderabad Metro

Jaipur metro

 

[illusion8]

Pics from Kochi

Choice Paradise--the tallest building in South India (40floors,126 m)

Not for Long..

South India's tallest residential building - Mantri pinnacle - 46 floors. (153 mtrs)

 

[punjabiboy]

Khed City | 13500 acre new city |Pune

This SEZ project has been in the works for many years but got affected because of the global slowdown. However, construction work on the supporting infrastructure has already started. The project also got environmental clearance as well

This city is being developed in 2 phases by a JV of Kalyani Group, Bharat Forge and MIDC (Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation). 4,500 acres have been acquired for the first phase of the project.

So far it has received poor response from the industry (we need a Vibrant MH type event or Modi himself) but work is still underway at the site (see news reports below)

Website - Khed City

HOK are the architects of the project.
location

Renders - from HOK's

Phase 1 - Land Use

University Campus

KHED SEZ, Maharashtra, India
Getting closer to nature...

Hok designed a city where man and nature coexist harmoniously

KHED is envisioned to be a world class community for scientific innovation and exceptional quality of life, integrated with the natural environment. It is conceived to be a place that nurtures a creative culture, promotes environmental stewardship and stimulates economic vitality.

All 30 million species of planet have learned to live sustainably within the operating conditions of the earth by evolving to fit into place, becoming progressively more well-adapted overtime. Using biomimicry as a design ethos for sustainability, the architects believe we can learn how to be more well-adapted to the plant in the long run, fundamental to this development's model of urbanism where man and nature coexist harmoniously.

The development is essentially made of three components: the 2000 hectare Processing Area (PA); the 2000 hectare Non-Processing Area (NPA); and the 1400 hectare Domestic Tariff Area (DTA). The Processing Area will provide the base of employment focused on export-oriented non-polluting industries and R&D facilities; the Non-Processing Area will become the mixed-use neighbourhoods located in the close proximity to employment concentrations; the DTA will remain the flexible area to be developed in the future based on the changing market demand.

The Processing Zones at KHED SEZ are envisioned to have the state-of-the-art infrastructure, equipped with the latest technology. Careful consideration is given to the location of industries and how they are arranged based on their symbiotic relationship with one another. A picturesque location on the Deccan plateau and interconnected industrial clusters in natural setting fosters inspiration and change on a global scale.

The Non-Processing Zones are essentially the urban centres of the KHED SEZ that cater to the creative class who desire environments with a range of amenities and lifestyle choices. These Urban centres are organised around the historically based form of the public squares, plazas and bazaars, in a contemporary form, yielding an urbanism that is both dynamic and familiar. urban centres are next to and connected with residential neighbourhoods, offering a wide range of housing options. This combination is complemented by the physical location of the community which sits upon a high plateau: a picturesque and inspiring location. The design process is still on-going as the conceptual master plan is being developed into a detailed master plan.

 

[patentneer]

Technology

The technology sector in India has a major impact on the Indian economy.

The industry has grown from US$4 billion in 1998 to more than US $ 80 billion in 2011, employing directly and indirectly more than 10 million people.

Riding on the services outsourcing wave, domestic and international companies have leveraged India’s value proposition to enhance their competitiveness in the global market. - yahoo.com

 

[Abingdonboy]

Vizhinjam International Container Transshipment Terminal (ICTT)

 

[IndoCarib]

Bangalore airport expansion U/C

 

[Abingdonboy]

Bangalore airport expansion U/C

Bangalore airport looks great- and not a Padmini/Ambassador in sight!!

 

[Abingdonboy]

@Bombaywalla sir, could you try and post a few more snaps of (new/nice) commercial vehicles in Mumbai/India if you can?

 

[Bombaywalla]

@Bombaywalla sir, could you try and post a few more snaps of (new/nice) commercial vehicles in Mumbai/India if you can?

Sure. I've been out travelling for a bit, and it's time to get clicking now that I'm back home.


Bro, please don't call me 'Sir'

 

[cchettry]

I wanna post some pics but it requires 30 post before i can post links

 

[patentneer]

Mega-projects, the $ multi billion western types, aren't what they used to be anymore.

Delhi-Mumbai Ind. Corridor
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A quick wiki keyword popup reveals that Global $ mega billion projects are well within the budgets of Indian Corp.'s. For eg., the tallest building the Burj in Dubai cost $ 1.5 Billion. As epic as that maybe, there are 100's of $ 1.5 Billion + pvt. real estate projects across India and even a few in Pakistan.

Pvt. world beating, mega $ Billion power plants are coming online now.

Small Town Pvt. Pune Project, Khed City
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The industrialisation of the great Thar desert re: enterpreauneurial culture, cheap land, recent lignite coal, oil & gas paydirts, new ports, world's biggest new canal networks, aging Chinese economy and Gulf & Global investments are combining to turn this sparse area into the world's new gold rush. The area's already got some of the world's largest plants. Lots of new cities are under construction with multiple Global industrial zones. The semi arid Thar is in a sweet spot with cheap long term funds aplenty and lots of desert redevelopment expertise in the Gulf neighbourhood as well as Oz, China, Central Asia, US and Iran who have solid desert redevelopment experience looking to park over the horizon, long term soveirgn funds. Pakistan would do well to learn That desert redevelopment from India.

Khed Sub-City, Pune
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Interesting times ahead.

 

[itachiii]

MYRA b school

 

[IndoCarib]

Hyderabad

 

[cloud_digger]

Excellent posts guys, I am loving this thread. Thank you for the pictures.

 

[Abingdonboy]

I wanna post some pics but it requires 30 post before i can post links

Make another 29 posts then!

Sure. I've been out travelling for a bit, and it's time to get clicking now that I'm back home.


Bro, please don't call me 'Sir'

Thanks bro, hope you had a great time- looking forward to your snaps!!