Gachibowli
Gachibowli is a neighbourhood in Hyderabad, Telangana, India, located in the Serilingampally mandal of the Ranga Reddy district. It is situated about 5 km away from HITEC City, another IT hub. Gachibowli is home to numerous tech companies and residential units. It has a vast area and is dotted with rocky surface and hillocks all around.
Etymology
The word Gachi means lime mortar and bowli comes from the word bauli which means a stepwell. Thus, the area Gachibowli is named after the presence of a stepwell plastered 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, 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. As per 2022 traffic study conducted by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, the peak hour traffic at Gachibowli junction stands at 9,806 PCU /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. The decision has been taken keeping in view the Metro Rail Phase-II expansion.