Khajaguda
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Khajaguda is a major commercial and residential area in
Hyderabad, Telangana, in the suburb of Gachibowli.[1][2] It is in the vicinity of Financial district, Gachibowli and HITEC City.[3]
Several residential apartments like ASBL Lakeside, IT HEIGHTS, Niharika Interlake, Niharika Lakefront are situated in Khajaguda.
Sights
- Khajaguda Talab (Pedda Cheruvu) and its adjoining area is developed into a beautiful lakefront.[4]
- Khajaguda Lake and the Khajaguda Hills (Fakhruddin Gutta) on its Southern shore, are a popular spot for outdoor activities, such as hiking and bouldering.[5][6]
- SAS Infra iTower, a very high-rise commercial complex is situated on Khajaguda - Nanakramguda Road.[7] It is the tallest commercial tower in South India. SAS iTower will be 38 floors (171 metres) at completion. First 5 floors is mall-multiplex portion.
- Ramanaidu Studios, Chaitanya Enclave, Khajaguda
- Khajaguda Sports Complex (also known as GHMC Sports Complex) is spread over two acres and the complex is available under the Pay and Play initiative of the GHMC.
- A residential-cum-commercial complex 'Thrive' at Khajaguda is being planned over 5.32 acres of land parcel.
Schools
- Oakridge International School
- Delhi Public school, Khajaguda , Hyderabad
Hospitals
- Sparsh Hospice[8]
Food and Beverage (F&B)
- 1980's Military Hotel
- Tosh-e-daan
- Krispy Kreme
- Subway
- Third Wave Coffee Roasters
- Concu
- Amy's Cafe
- Cafe Rasasvada
Vicinity
The landmarks Near Khajaguda are Ananthaswamy hills (Boda gutta), Delhi public school, Raidurgam police station, Baskin robbins and MJR magnifique. There are few gigantic rock formations known as Khajaguda Hills (Fakhruddin Gutta).Bahmani Kingdom) who was buried here in 1353 AD; an over 800-year-old Annatha Padmanabha Swamy Temple and a cave where the revered saint, Meher Baba had meditated are situated on Khajaguda Hills (Fakhruddin Gutta).[19][20][21] In October 2023, Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) started work to fence the 2.5 billion-year-old Khajaguda rock formations and limiting access to motorists, visitors.[22][23]
Public transport
TSRTC
, since a HCU Bus Depot is close by, it is well connected.
Link Roads
- 0.95 km Link Road connecting Old Mumbai Highway at ESCI with Khajaguda road near DPS.
- 2.20 km Link road from Khajaguda Lake to ORR, parallel to Urdu University compound wall and Oakridge International School.[24]
- Outer Ring Road -Lanco Hills link road is under construction as part of Corridor 39B.[25][26][27][28] This 3.89 km long link road is constructed alongside the Khajaguda Heritage Rock Formation.[29]
See also
- Gachibowli
- Manikonda
- Kokapet
- Society to Save Rocks
- Puppalaguda
References
- ^ "Khajaguda clutter: Traffic police jolted into action".
- ^ "Khajaguda road work opens up trenches, motorists fume".
- ^ "Khaja Guda, Manikonda, Hyderabad, Telangana, India".
- ^ "Road work eating into Khajaguda lake, say activists".
- ^ Mohammed Hasib: Khajaguda Hills – relishing SUNSET at the summit, In: Adventures in Hyderabad, Travel Stories, AtomicCircle.com, 8 October 2018, (Link).
- ^ hyderabadclimbers.com - Khajaguda Routes, (Link)
- ^ "Embassy Group partners with SAS Infra to develop 3 in Hyderabad's Financial District".
- ^ "When Sunil Gavaskar batted for a cause!".
- ^ "Why are Hyderabad's rock formations disappearing?".
- ^ "Hyderabad: 3 booked for destroying part of Khajaguda rocks".
- ^ "HC order openly flouted in Fakhruddin Gutta".
- ^ "Yet another blow to Hyderabad's rock heritage".
- ^ "A city as multifaceted as a diamond".
- ^ "HMDA finally wakes up to Khajaguda destruction".
- ^ "Telangana government urged to save Fakhruddin Gutta heritage rocks".
- ^ "Telangana's Khajaguda Rock Formation is as old as the Earth's crust!".
- ^ "Prehistoric connect makes Khajaguda unique".
- ^ "A year of challenges for built heritage in Telangana".
- ^ "250 Hyderabadis lace up and run to...Save Fakhruddin Gutta".
- ^ "Telangana: Khajaguda's heritage rocks turning to dust".
- ^ "Hyderabad's geological heritage turning to dust".
- ^ "HMDA begins work on fencing Khajaguda hills".
- ^ "Khajaguda rocks turn vice den, HMDA begins work on limiting access to motorists, visitors".
- ^ "21 link roads over 24 km completed".
- ^ "ORR-Lanco link road to be realigned to save Khajaguda rocks".
- ^ "Yet another blow to Hyderabad's rock heritage".
- ^ "Hyderabad: 3 booked for destroying part of Khajaguda rocks".
- ^ "Khajaguda: Activists allege contempt of court".
- ^ "IT corridors to get link roads to ease traffic".
