Gachibowli is a neighbourhood in Hyderabad, Telangana, India, located in the Serilingampally mandal of the Ranga Reddy district.
Etymology
The word ‘Gachi’ means
lime mortar and ‘bowli’ comes from the word ‘baoli’ which means a stepwell.
Thus the area ‘Gachibowli’ is named after the presence of a stepwell
Lime plaster with
limestone. The Asaf Jahi period 200 year old Gachibowli Stepwell, next to Jama Masjid-e-Dilawarsha Begum, was revived and inaugurated in November 2021.
Kancha Gachibowli
Kancha Gachibowli is a forest area, which is home to diverse flora and fauna, including the Hyderabad Tree Trunk Spider (an endemic species), Indian Roller, Spotted Deer, Snakes, Peacocks and various plant species.
Gachibowli- ORR Junction
There are multi-level flyovers at the Outer Ring Road entrance at the Gachibowli Junction,
which are constructed as part of Strategic Road Development Program (SRDP). As per 2022 traffic study conducted by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), the peak hour traffic at Gachibowli junction stands at 9,806 PCU (Passenger Car Unit)/per hour. By 2036, the same junction is estimated to face a traffic of 17,711 PCU/hour.
The four-lane bi-directional flyover from Shilpa Layout to the Outer Ring Road near Gachibowli Junction was inaugurated on 25 November 2022.
This 823-metre-long, 16.60-metre-wide flyover has two twin steel girders.
Some spans of this flyover are placed across the existing Gachibowli Crossroad Flyover. The flyover at Shilpa Layout is the second longest four-lane bi-directional flyover in Hyderabad.
The six-lane, two-way flyover meant to link Kondapur to the Outer Ring Road under the Strategic Road Development Plan has been put on hold by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC). The decision has been taken keeping in view the Metro Rail Phase-II expansion.
File:Gachibowli flyover.jpg|existing Gachibowli Crossroad Flyover
File:View from Nehru outer ring road 3114.JPG| ORR entrance at the Gachibowli Junction in 2012
File:Gachibowli 15022015.jpg| ORR entrance at the Gachibowli Junction in 2015
File:Gachibowli Flyover2022.jpg|Gachibowli Crossroad Flyover in 2022
Cityscape
File:Amazon campus in Financial district.jpg|Amazon campus in Financial District
File:Q-City building in Financial district.jpg|Q-City
File:ICICI Bank Towers Hyd.jpg|ICICI Bank, Financial District, Hyderabad
File:Waverock buildings in Financial district (2).jpg|Waverock Buildings
File:Care hospital, Hyderabad.jpg|CARE Hospitals, Gachibowli
Schools and Colleges
One campus of CHIREC International is situated in Gachibowli. The Gachibowli branch, which caters to students from Grades 1 through 3, was inaugurated in 2012. Kendriya Vidyalaya and Nasr Boys School (affiliated to CBSE) are also situated in Gachibowli. University of Hyderabad & Maulana Azad National Urdu University are also located in Gachibowli. There is one off-campus of Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Hyderabad in
Roda Mistry College of Social Work and Research Center, Gachibowli.
Blue Blocks Pre School and National Institute of Tourism and Hospitality Management is also situated in Gachibowli. India's only IIIT (International Institute of Information Technology) is also located at C.R. Rao Road, Gachibowli.
See also
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Khajaguda
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University of Hyderabad
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List of tallest buildings in Hyderabad
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Financial District, Hyderabad
