Gachibowli
Gachibowli
గచ్చిబౌలి | |
|---|---|
 Sky Line of Gachibowli From ICICI Bank Towers | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Ranga Reddy District |
| Metro | Hyderabad |
| Government | |
| • Body | GHMC |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 500 032 |
| Vehicle registration | TS |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Chevella (Lok Sabha constituency) |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Serilingampally (Vidan Sabha constituency) |
| Planning agency | GHMC |
| Website | telangana |
Gachibowli is a major IT suburb of Hyderabad, Telangana, located in the Serilingampally mandal of the Rangareddy district.[1] It is situated about 5 km away from HITEC City, another IT hub. Both these suburbs lie in the north-west part of Hyderabad city.[2]
Economy
Gachibowli has grown into a software hub for companies operating from Hyderabad. It is home to some of the top IT companies like the Microsoft, Amazon.com, Honeywell, Thoughtworks, Deloitte, Accenture, TCS, Virtusa, Hitachi Consulting, Wipro, Computer Associates, Infosys, Capgemini, Polaris, NVIDIA, CMC Limited, FactSet and DLF cyber city phase I and II. International banking institutions such as the Franklin Templeton Investments, Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS), Brigade Corporation and Bank of America have made their home here. ICICI Bank runs its Regional Operations from here. The area is also home to multinational CROs such as Medtronic, Dupont, Parexel, Neuland Laboratories, InVentiv Health, PRA Health, Avesthagen, Makhteshim Agan, Multiplier Solutions etc.
Hotels
Hospitality has been introduced in this area by Ista group of hotels and Indus Palm hotel. The region is also being developed as an international business hub, by the Real estate giant Tishman Speyer, with its signature waverock buildings. Other hotels that have come up recently in Gachibowli are Lemon Tree Hotel, Hyatt Hyderabad, The Pearl Inn, Radisson, to name just a few.[3][4]
Hospitals (24/7 Emergency)
- Maxcure Hospital
- Himagiri Hospitals[5]
- Continental Hospitals
- Rajitha Hospital
Education and research
- University of Hyderabad
- Indian School of Business
- International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad
- Nithm National Institute of Tourism and Hospitality Management
- Indian Immunologicals Limited
- Kendriya Vidyalaya
- Maulana Azad National Urdu University
- Nasr School
Sports
Apart from the IT industry, Gachibowli is also a sports hub. Some of the best stadiums in the city are located here including the Swarna Telangana State Sports Complex, the GMC Balayogi Stadium, the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, a hockey stadium and an aquatics complex. The Military World games, World badminton championships were conducted at Gachibowli. A golf course with natural rock formations has come up there recently. Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy is also located in Gachibowli.
Transport
Gachibowli is well connected by roads to another IT hub – HITEC city, and also to the rest of the city. TSRTC buses – No.216, No.217 connects Gachibowli to Mehdipatnam, Koti, and the major city centers. The closest MMTS train station is Lingampally railway station. The Outer-Ring Road connects Gachibowli to the International airport at Shamshabad. A metro train service is also being planned in Hyderabad, which would provide better connectivity in the city and will be another public transport.
Government of Telangana and Cyberabad Security Council (SCSC) Launched She Shuttles Bus Services in Hyderabad for women employees in the IT corridor in the Cyberabad area was launched on 29 June 2015.
See also
References
- ^ Official website of the Ranga Reddy District
- ^ "The Hindu : Property Plus Hyderabad : Grab a slice of Gachibowli pie". hindu.com.
- ^ http://www.waverock.in/images/WaveRock.pdf
- ^ Special Correspondent. "International business hub planned". The Hindu.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ http://himagirihospitals.com Himagiri Hospitals
