The Hindu 05.02.2010
HMDA identifies land for truck terminals
HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) which identified necessary land stretches surrounding the city and abutting National Highways is looking forward to develop Logistic Hubs that when in place could better traffic conditions.
These hubs or truck terminals would provide parking facilities for the inbound/outbound commercial heavy vehicles, reduce turn around time for them and eliminate parking and loading/unloading instances within the city. Proposed as part of implementation of Master Plan of Hyderabad Metropolitan Area, the Authority has identified government lands on eight corridors with an area ranging from 20 acres to 40 acres. These locations include Peddashapur, Batasingaram, Muraharipally, Mangalapally and Edulabad where the HMDA has taken over the lands.
IL&FS Infrastructure Development Corporation which was appointed as Project Advisors for structuring the project on PPP last year recommended development of these provisions as ‘Integrated Logistic Hub’ and ‘Moderate Logistic Hubs/Truck Terminals’.
While the integrated facility was suggested with 85 to 100 acres on National Highway with connectivity to the ORR, the latter was proposed as Type-II facility with parking, warehousing and wayside amenities in 25 to 40 acres on National and State Highways.
Among others, the hubs would have rest and related facilities for the crew, vehicle repair and maintenance and requisite commercial facilities for sustaining logistics operations and cater the needs of visitors and others.
According to statistics, more than 30,000 freight vehicles ply on the city roads daily with around 1 lakh ton cargo which works out to a demand for warehousing of about 10 lakh sft space and parking demand for about 10,000 cargo vehicles.
For the Integrated Logistic Hub facility, the HMDA is looking at spaces abutting railway line and NH-7 along the Medchal-Dabeelpura-Manoharabad railway stations, abutting the railway line at Thimmapur station and NH-7 towards Bangalore and at Edulabad with connectivity to Ghatkesar railway station and ORR. U
nder active consideration are two truck terminals at Bata Singaram and Peddashapur.
