Jubilee Hills

Coordinates: 17°24′59″N 78°26′18″E / 17.416471°N 78.438247°E / 17.416471; 78.438247
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Jubilee Hills
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Jubilee Hills is an affluent

Hyderabad, Telangana. It is one of the most expensive commercial and residential locations in India with prime land prices fetching up to ₹300,000 ($4015) per square yard. A 6-acre (24,000 m2) tract of land in the city was sold for nearly ₹3,340,000,000 ($66,800,000) in 2005. Rental prices on Road Numbers 36 and 37 range from ₹100–₹200 per square foot, among the top commercial rental locales in India.[1]

This suburb is between the wealthy commercial district of Banjara Hills and is located within two kilometres of Hyderabad's IT hub of HITEC City.[2][3][4]

To its southeast is the

national parks
in India covering an area of 1.58 km2 (0.61 sq mi).

History

The idea of Jubilee Hills came about in 1963. In 1967, IAS officer and Padma Shri award winner, Challagalla Narasimham was asked to become the President and "help proper development of the colony".[citation needed] He was thought to be the best person for office since he had planned and developed several colonies in Madras. At the time, Jubilee Hills was a hilly terrain without development. Mr. C Narasimham's family happens to be the first family to have built and occupied the house in Jubilee Hills, making them the first residents. By 1980, 350 houses were built in the area which started the subsequent growth of the area.[citation needed]He had also cut down the trees to build his house and the others followed his example.

Commercial area

Jubilee Hills is home to the

Ramanaidu Studios, Padmalaya Studios and Annapurna Studios
are located here. It is also home to most of the Telugu movie industry's actors, business tycoons, and leading politicians.

Jubilee Hills is the political heart of Hyderabad as well as the state of

KCR resides here. Large scale political rallies are witnessed in the area occasionally.[citation needed
]

Healthcare and education

The Indian Heart Association,[5] an international non-profit organisation focused on expanding South Asian cardiac health awareness is headquartered in Jubilee Hills. Hamstech Institute of Fashion & Interior Design is located here.

The

Apollo Hospital
, Apollo Cancer institute, and other Apollo Subsidiaries located in Jubilee Hills Apart from hospitals in health care, Jubilee Hills has also surrounded with diagnostic centers.

Jubilee Hills has numerous schools including

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Open University is a distance education university of higher education that is also located here. The regional office of the Central Silk Board is in Prashasan Nagar locality in Jubilee Hills. The neighbourhood is a base to a number of small IT startups and BPOs
.

Media

Jubilee Hills is home to large media houses like NTV, YuppTV, TV-9, TV5, T News, RMFT Rainbow Media, Mahaa TV, V6, CVR News, etc. It has become a media hub with a majority of the leading Telugu media houses headquartered here.

Recreation

KBR Park
View of the Lotus Pond

The

Lotus Pond, are used by walkers and joggers. Also, there are two other significant natural water bodies in the area: Durgam Cheruvu and Hakimpet Kunta
. The former is a major attraction to visitors where boating, trekking, restaurants, and an open-air disco operate. The State Gallery of Fine Arts is located to the northwest or in the region behind the business hub of Road Number 37.

Places for recreation in the region include the Jubilee Hills International Club, the Film Nagar Club, and the Hyderabad Gymkhana. The Jubilee Hills International Club (JHIC) is an exclusive membership only facility including outdoor Olympic-sized pools, indoor and outdoor restaurants, outdoor movie theatres, library, grand halls, playgrounds, fountains, badminton courts, squash courts, basketball courts, cricket courts, billiards hall, nature spaces, and grand lobby. The JHIC is home to the political and economic elites of Telangana . Nightlife in Jubilee Hills got enhanced by Dock 45, Fat Pigeon, Fusion 9, etc.[6]

Places of Worship

The Sita Ramaswamy Temple, Jagannath Temple,

Peddamma Temple and Jubilee Hills Mosque and Islamic Centre
are the most popular in the area.

Transport

Peddamma Temple, and near the intersection of Road Numbers 36 and 37 towards Madhapur road. The Telangana government has also announced the building of a flyover connecting Madhapur to the Jubilee Hills Check Post. The flyover will come up at the backside of Road Numbers 36 and 37.[7] With this addition, Jubilee Hills is set to be a central transport hub of Hyderabad
.

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jubilee Hills.
  1. ^ "Commercial Real Estate Services | Netherlands | Cushman & Wakefield" (PDF).[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Kurmanath, K. V. (13 August 2014). "E-commerce major Amazon to build facility in Hyderabad". @businessline.
  3. ^ "GSRK Group of Companies". www.gsrkestates.com.
  4. ^ Reddy, K. Srinivas (15 March 2010). "Facebook to open first Asia office in India". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
  5. ^ "Indian Heart Foundation". Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  6. ^ "Hyderabad pub serves 45ml alcohol". www.thenewsminute.com. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  7. ^ suares, coreena (8 August 2014). "Flyover for Jubilee Hills checkpost in Hyderabad". Deccan Chronicle.

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