The iconic Command and Control Centre of the Hyderabad Police, coming up at the plush Banjara Hills, is likely to be operational from the Ugadi festival in 2021.
Barring a few works pertaining to the external landscaping, sanitary and flooring among others, the Shapoorji Pallonji Group, which is carrying out the construction in coordination with the Roads and Barring a few works pertaining to the external landscaping, sanitary and flooring among others, the Shapoorji Pallonji Group, which is carrying out the construction in coordination with the Roads and Buildings (R&B) department, has completed a majority of the works.
The R&B engineers, who were part of the construction of Pragathi Bhavan, are overseeing the works of sleek towers. The towers are enveloped with a double glass curtain wall system, which contributes to better acoustic, thermal comfort and energy saving, according to officials.
“If everything goes well as per the plan, the towering structure will be ready for inauguration during the Ugadi festival,” a senior official said. The construction of the four swanky towers – one with 20 floors, while the other three with 16 floors – was already completed in seven acres of land owned by the Police department on Road No 12, Banjara Hills.
The actual cost of the state-of-the-art project was Rs 350 crore, but it was revised to Rs 585 crore due to an increase in plinth area by 20 per cent apart from unforeseen works.
The data centre with the Integrated Command and Control Centre is located in the middle of all towers from the fourth to the seventh floors, with an area of 40,000 sq ft. It consists of server racks, huge double-height video call for surveillance cameras footage and a war room, etc.
Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao laid the foundation stone for the towers in 2015. The building was designed as an environmentally friendly project with a solar photovoltaic roof and integrated photovoltaic panels in the façade to produce clean and green electricity.
