| AP News: MCH working on pollution free projects at Charminar |
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 Charminar pedestrianisation project (CPP) set to be completed by December 2007, the MCH is also working on other ideas to put the conservation project in place. It has proposed to purchase battery-operated three-wheelers, create bicycle and two-wheeler zones and construct sidewalks around the Charminar to make it a pollution-free zone. Apart from that, the corporation is proposing to purchase 50 mini buses to provide connectivity to nearby MMTS stations.
These vehicles will be purchased with Rs 18 crore under the Global Environment Facility program which is funded by United Nations Development Program. Hyderabad is among six cities selected by the Centre last week for the UNDP program.
The CPP would make Charminar area free of pollution and conserve the heritage buildings there. The MCH has already started replacing overhead electrical and telephone wires with underground cables in that area. Road-widening works around the historic structure are nearing completion. Once the CPP is completed only battery-operated buses and vehicles would be allowed near Charminar.            |