Manikonda

Manikonda
Neighbourhood
LANCO Hills
LANCO Hills
Manikonda is located in Hyderabad
Manikonda
Manikonda
Location in Hyderabad, India
Manikonda is located in India
Manikonda
Manikonda
Manikonda (India)
Coordinates: 17°24′25″N 78°22′12″E / 17.406994°N 78.370085°E / 17.406994; 78.370085
Country India
StateTelangana
DistrictRangareddy
MetroHyderabad
Government
 • BodyMunicipality
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu and Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
500 089
Vehicle registrationTG
Lok Sabha constituencyChevella
Vidhan Sabha constituencyRajendra Nagar
Planning agencyManikonda Municipality[1]
Websitemanikondamunicipality.telangana.gov.in

Manikonda is a commercial hub and a residential neighbourhood in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. This suburb has boomed in recent years due to the presence of leading software company headquarters in the area as well as Lanco hills, a luxury hi-rise residential project, and an upcoming Chitrapuri Colony residential layout for Telugu cinema workers.[2][3]

Sights

  • Manikonda Cheruvu (Yellama Cheruvu) is located next to Lanco Hills Residential Apartments.[4][5]
  • Khajaguda  Lake and Khajaguda Hills are a popular spot for outdoor activities, such as hiking and bouldering. Located in Khajaguda  area.[6][7]
  • Mushkin Cheruvu, near Puppalaguda - Manikonda Main Road.[8][9]
  • Neknampur Lake.[10][11]

Development

Manikonda is the site of significant commercial and residential development. The area is sought after for its posh locale. Several software professionals who work at Gachibowli and Hi-tech City are purchasing flats and land in Manikonda. In February 2022, a two-member bench of Supreme Court of India passed judgement that Manikonda village jagir comprising prime land of 1,654-acre (6.69 km2) and 32 guntas of land belongs to Government of Telangana, setting aside the orders of the erstwhile Andhra Pradesh High Court.[12] The land is free from any encumbrance.

The area's infrastructure, shopping and entertainment are rapidly growing. The highways leading to Manikonda include one from Darga via OU Colony and another from Sheikpet via Sports complex and filter beds. It consists of two revenue villages named Manikonda and Puppalaguda. Several dozen towers of the multi-billion dollar Lanco hills as well as Chitrapuri Colony are located in Manikonda village. To reach this bustling locale from the airport, one should exit from Outer Ring Road at Nanakramguda/Gachibowli junction and take Lanco Hills Road. DivyaSree TechRidge is a 45-acre (0.18 km2) project near Lanco Hills.[13] Several companies likes Accenture are located in this. There are many parks in Manikonda Municipality like Netaji Park located in Alkaoor Township, Puppalguda. The area also has many gyms like Hyki gym in Green Living Apartments, cult gym in Panchavati colony, etc.

Panorama showing Manikonda and Lanco Hills under construction in 2012
  • Sutherland building near LANCO Hills
    Sutherland building near LANCO Hills
  • LANCO Hills High-rise complex
    LANCO Hills High-rise complex
  • LANCO Hills from Filmnagar
    LANCO Hills from Filmnagar

Transport

The closest Metro Train station is Raidurg metro station. Outer Ring Road -Lanco Hills link road is under construction as part of Corridor 39B.[14][15][16][17] This 3.89 km long link road is constructed alongside the Khajaguda Heritage Rock Formation.[18]

It is well connected by TSRTC buses that run from Mehdipatnam to Manikonda Marri Chettu Junction, and Lanco Hills, bus no. Bus 47L. runs from [secundrabad].

It's easily accessible to tourist attractions such as Khajaguda Historic Rock Formation next to Lanco Hills, Golkonda, Qutb Shahi tombs, Osman Sagar lake near Gandipet, Outer Ring Road, Hyderabad, Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, and HITEC City.

See also

References

  1. ^ About Page of Manikonda Municipality
  2. ^ Microsoft CEO to open new campus at Manikonda
  3. ^ Hyatt Hyderabad in early 2011
  4. ^ "Hyderabad: Amid growing IT hub, Manikonda Cheruvu falls prey to encroachments & waste dumping". The Times of India.
  5. ^ "Manikonda Lake adjacent Lanco Hills dirty: Whodunnit?".
  6. ^ Mohammed Hasib: Khajaguda Hills – relishing SUNSET at the summit, In: Adventures in Hyderabad, Travel Stories, AtomicCircle.com, 8 October 2018, (Link).
  7. ^ hyderabadclimbers.com - Khajaguda Routes, (Link)
  8. ^ "Telangana: National Green Tribunal committee gives clean chit to My Home project". The Times of India.
  9. ^ "NGO's Muski cheruvu bund plantation move opposed". The Hindu.
  10. ^ "Manikonda multi-crore villas face bulldozer action for encroaching on Neknampur lake".
  11. ^ "Heritage in peril: Neknampur lake turns a floating dump".
  12. ^ "Manikonda jagir lands are government lands: SC". The Hindu.
  13. ^ "Times Business Awards 2019: DivyaSree TechRidge, Hyderabad". The Times of India.
  14. ^ "ORR-Lanco link road to be realigned to save Khajaguda rocks".
  15. ^ "Yet another blow to Hyderabad's rock heritage". The Hindu.
  16. ^ "Hyderabad: 3 booked for destroying part of Khajaguda rocks". The Times of India.
  17. ^ "Khajaguda: Activists allege contempt of court".
  18. ^ "IT corridors to get link roads to ease traffic".