By Mouli MareeduTuesday, December 30, 2008
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Demand for MIG flats
By Mouli Mareedu
With the global economic meltdown affecting people’s lives, there is a sudden demand for MIG flats in and around the city, says Sun Guard Infra Projects Private Limited MD A Siva Prasad.
Despite the global economic meltdown, suddenly there is a huge demand for Middle Income Group (MIG) residential projects in and around Hyderabad. Customers want to invest according to their budget and are queuing up to buy a dream house in the range of Rs 15 lakh to Rs 25 lakh. As a result the Higher Income Group (HIG) projects are facing hard times.
A Siva Prasad, Managing Director (MD), Sun Guard Infra Projects Private Limited said that the Middle Income Group (MIG) projects are selling like hot cakes in the realty business as customers prefer to invest their money to obtain their dream house at Rs. 15 lakh to Rs 25 lakh. “Due to the impact of global financial crisis on Higher Income Group (HIG) projects sales and construction activities in and around Hyderabad, there is a mammoth demand for Middle Group and Higher Middle Income Group projects in the present scenario,” Siva Prasad said.
The Sun Guard Infra Projects Private Limited is one of the leading firms in Middle and Higher Middle Income group projects in the real estate business in Hyderabad and it has come up with half-a-dozen residential including commercial projects in Hyderabad. “We are aimed at providing a dream house at affordable price with proper facilities as per customer interest. Even as the customer spends huge money on high class homes, there is no guarantee that the so-called realty firms are using good construction materials,” he said.
Elaborating on the current Sun Guard Infra Projects Private Limited, Siva Prasad, professional architect turned realtor said that the name of the venture - Ganaditya apartments, a residential project is under progress at Mallampet, near Bollaram area, where Pharma and other industrial firms are located. “In the Ganaditya venture - two kinds of flats are available, 2 and 3 BHK. Each flat of 2 and 3 BHK will have 1075 to 1375 square feet plinth area priced between Rs. 15 lakh to Rs 22 lakh,” he said.
The other features include round-the-clock security and water supply, every flat designed as per customer's choice by experienced architects and quality material, 20 minutes drive to Mumbai- Hyderabad national highway. Venture is surrounded by various prominent educational institutions and colleges and it is very close to Kukatpally Housing Board. Some of the Sun Guard projects are coming up at Chandanagar, Gachibowli, Pragathinagar near Kukatpally, and Madhapur. “A few ventures - residential and commercial have started construction -- Sukeerth Towers- residential project at Pragathinagar, offering 900 square yard flat at Rs 17 lakh to Rs 26 lakh. Pramoditya venture located at Madhapur, where Information Technology (IT) and IT Enabled Services (ITES) firms are located offering 1080- 1400 square feet flat at Rs. 20 lakh to Rs 42 lakh. Siva Prasad started his career as an architect and has done various high-status projects globally.
He organised a consultancy in the structural design at Lagos in Nigeria and he worked for Starch biscuits, chocolates and Nutrition Company and Chili Pepper restaurant in Hyderabad. The young entrepreneur said that the Sun Guard would come up with prestigious commercial venture - Anitmadhav Elevation -- at Gachibowli in Hyderabad soon. “We chose the Gachibowli location for the commercial project as the place is becoming as major commercial hub with many business firms starting their activities here. There will also be office space for IT, ITES, Call Centre and other businesses too,” he explained.
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Buzzing Balkampet
By Mouli Mareedu
Being adjacent to Balanagar, Balkampet is keeping pace with industrialisation with a go ahead for high-rise constructions in the area.
Balkampet is one of the largest colonies in Hyderabad and the area has been developed commercially and residentially as it is adjacent to the industrial area- Balanagar. The area gains significance as people from many walks of life have made this place their home.After the construction of a 2 km-long flyover, connecting Sanathnagar, Balanagar and Balkampet, the area has become congested with traffic towards this area rapidly increasing.
“When the area continues to be the industrial hub of Balanagar, Balkampet also is becoming a small industrial place with many alloy, iron, and Pharma raw material firms setting up base here,” senior resident of Balkampet, Srinivas Yadav said. Previously Balkampet used to be called Bahadur Khan Guda. During the rule of the Nizam Nawabs, some brave Muslim youth from this locality provided security to the Nizam. Thus, people living in the locality started calling the area as Bahadur Khan Guda.
The area was divided in two parts, Bahadur Khan Guda (BK Guda) and Balkampet. “As many as 200 years ago, when my forefathers were digging for a bore well to facilitate water supply for cultivation purposes, they found some stones, which depicted a goddess. Whoever tried to break the stones received severe injuries or paid with their lives. Then, my family elders took a decision to set up a temple and started worshiping the Goddess Yellamma and also constructed a small temple,” said the Yellamma Temple Trust Board Chairman, Prabhakar Goud.
The Yellamma Temple is not only famous in this locality, but devotees from across the twin cities- Hyderabad and Secunderabad and various places in the Telangana region come to the temple to offer prayers. Come Sunday and Tuesday, devotees throng the temple to have darshan of the goddess,” Prabhakar Goud said. S Mahesh, local resident said that the demand for residential sector would increase in the near future in this area as the civic authorities have given a green signal to start high rise constructions after the airport shifted to Shamshabad from Begumpet.
“When the Begumpet airport was in operation, hundreds of flights took off and landed from the area when the runway stretched to Balkampet,” he said. Balkampet is also famous for construction materials like bricks, cement, iron and sand. “As Balkampet is the epicenter for many localities in Hyderabad, we chose this place and started wholesale business in construction materials. Many people come to this place and purchase construction material as they are available at affordable prices,” said Yadgiri, brick seller. Ameerpet, S R Nagar, Balanagar, Sanathnagar, Fathenagar are the neighbouring areas of Balkampet.
Friday, December 19, 2008
Buzzing Balkampet
By Mouli Mareedu
Being adjacent to Balanagar, Balkampet is keeping pace with industrialisation with a go ahead for high-rise constructions in the area.
Balkampet is one of the largest colonies in Hyderabad and the area has been developed commercially and residentially as it is adjacent to the industrial area- Balanagar. The area gains significance as people from many walks of life have made this place their home.
After the construction of a 2 km-long flyover, connecting Sanathnagar, Balanagar and Balkampet, the area has become congested with traffic towards this area rapidly increasing. “When the area continues to be the industrial hub of Balanagar, Balkampet also is becoming a small industrial place with many alloy, iron, and Pharma raw material firms setting up base here,” senior resident of Balkampet, Srinivas Yadav said.
Previously Balkampet used to be called Bahadur Khan Guda. During the rule of the Nizam Nawabs, some brave Muslim youth from this locality provided security to the Nizam. Thus, people living in the locality started calling the area as Bahadur Khan Guda. The area was divided in two parts, Bahadur Khan Guda (BK Guda) and Balkampet.
“As many as 200 years ago, when my forefathers were digging for a bore well to facilitate water supply for cultivation purposes, they found some stones, which depicted a goddess. Whoever tried to break the stones received severe injuries or paid with their lives. Then, my family elders took a decision to set up a temple and started worshiping the Goddess Yellamma and also constructed a small temple,” said the Yellamma Temple Trust Board Chairman, Prabhakar Goud.
The Yellamma Temple is not only famous in this locality, but devotees from across the twin cities- Hyderabad and Secunderabad and various places in the Telangana region come to the temple to offer prayers. Come Sunday and Tuesday, devotees throng the temple to have darshan of the goddess,” Prabhakar Goud said.
S Mahesh, local resident said that the demand for residential sector would increase in the near future in this area as the civic authorities have given a green signal to start high rise constructions after the airport shifted to Shamshabad from Begumpet. “When the Begumpet airport was in operation, hundreds of flights took off and landed from the area when the runway stretched to Balkampet,” he said.
Balkampet is also famous for construction materials like bricks, cement, iron and sand. “As Balkampet is the epicenter for many localities in Hyderabad, we chose this place and started wholesale business in construction materials. Many people come to this place and purchase construction material as they are available at affordable prices,” said Yadgiri, brick seller.
Ameerpet, S R Nagar, Balanagar, Sanathnagar, Fathenagar are the neighbouring areas of Balkampet.
Being adjacent to Balanagar, Balkampet is keeping pace with industrialisation with a go ahead for high-rise constructions in the area.
Balkampet is one of the largest colonies in Hyderabad and the area has been developed commercially and residentially as it is adjacent to the industrial area- Balanagar. The area gains significance as people from many walks of life have made this place their home.
After the construction of a 2 km-long flyover, connecting Sanathnagar, Balanagar and Balkampet, the area has become congested with traffic towards this area rapidly increasing. “When the area continues to be the industrial hub of Balanagar, Balkampet also is becoming a small industrial place with many alloy, iron, and Pharma raw material firms setting up base here,” senior resident of Balkampet, Srinivas Yadav said.
Previously Balkampet used to be called Bahadur Khan Guda. During the rule of the Nizam Nawabs, some brave Muslim youth from this locality provided security to the Nizam. Thus, people living in the locality started calling the area as Bahadur Khan Guda. The area was divided in two parts, Bahadur Khan Guda (BK Guda) and Balkampet.
“As many as 200 years ago, when my forefathers were digging for a bore well to facilitate water supply for cultivation purposes, they found some stones, which depicted a goddess. Whoever tried to break the stones received severe injuries or paid with their lives. Then, my family elders took a decision to set up a temple and started worshiping the Goddess Yellamma and also constructed a small temple,” said the Yellamma Temple Trust Board Chairman, Prabhakar Goud.
The Yellamma Temple is not only famous in this locality, but devotees from across the twin cities- Hyderabad and Secunderabad and various places in the Telangana region come to the temple to offer prayers. Come Sunday and Tuesday, devotees throng the temple to have darshan of the goddess,” Prabhakar Goud said.
S Mahesh, local resident said that the demand for residential sector would increase in the near future in this area as the civic authorities have given a green signal to start high rise constructions after the airport shifted to Shamshabad from Begumpet. “When the Begumpet airport was in operation, hundreds of flights took off and landed from the area when the runway stretched to Balkampet,” he said.
Balkampet is also famous for construction materials like bricks, cement, iron and sand. “As Balkampet is the epicenter for many localities in Hyderabad, we chose this place and started wholesale business in construction materials. Many people come to this place and purchase construction material as they are available at affordable prices,” said Yadgiri, brick seller.
Ameerpet, S R Nagar, Balanagar, Sanathnagar, Fathenagar are the neighbouring areas of Balkampet.
Offers to draw shoppers
By Mouli Mareedu
To woo customers back, Future Group is organising a 21-day long Great India Shopping Festival by offering a plethora of gifts.
To woo customers this festive season, many retail shops in the twin cities- Hyderabad and Secunderabad have announced fabulous gifts, prizes and vouchers on the sale of various accessories, dress material, and other retail products. India’s leading business houses with multiple firms, Future Group, is organizing a 21-day long festival - The Great India Shopping Festival - to attract customers. The group is offering various gifts, prizes and vouchers to woo customers to shops during the Christmas season.
K Venkateswar Rao, General Manager, Pantaloon Retail (India) Limited, a Future Group venture said that the Group had taken a decision to win customers this festive season -ahead of Christmas and Sankranti – by offering cores of worth prizes.
Speaking to Deccan Post, Rao said that as many as 1000 brands would be exhibited in the shopping festival offering gifts and prizes worth over Rs. 15 crore. The Future Group is expected to obtain at least Rs. 700 crore revenue by attracting 2 crore customers in all future group retail shops across India.
The prizes include cars, Televisions, Air Conditioners (AC) and home appliances. All Future Group formats would participate in the shopping festival including the flagship formats—Big Bazaar, Food Bazaar, Pantaloons, Hyderabad Central, Home Town and eZone.
Silas Paul, Area Manager, Big Bazaar said that the Great Indian Shopping Festival would help boost the sales of retail and home appliances in this festive season. When questioned whether there was decline in the retail business because of global financial meltdown, Paul agreed there was and hoped the shopping festival would drag the customers to the shops and boost sales.
He said that Big Bazaar had taken a decision to bring down prices and offered discounts on the purchase of dress materials. Buy two Stylized Men’s Denims in a variety of washes only for Rs. 899, flat 55 per cent off on Persian Carpets; buy 4 pieces Quilt set only for Rs. 1499; exchange any TV set for a Videocon 32 inches Integra LCD only for Rs. 22,990/-; 44 per cent – 66 per cent off on Nike, Red Tape, Lee Cooper, Reebok, Lotto, Puma, Aukang, Ganuchi, ID, Levis, Dj&C.
Sivaramakrishna, Unit Head, Home Town said that Home Town has also scaled down prices on home appliances by offering discounts over 50 per cent on some accessories. Home Town offers-- buy a Shower Panel and Enclosure worth Rs. 19,602 for Rs. 9999 (49per cent discount). Buy home furnishings merchandise worth Rs. 2999 and get a quilt worth Rs. 1799 totally free. Buy décor Lighting and get a flat discount of 40 per cent, buy branded vitrified tiles for Rs. 20- to Rs. 40-per sq ft lesser than market price and many more such offers.
A few shops are also offering special discounts on some products. Some of the shops are as following:
Pantaloons: Shop for over Rs. 2000 and get an assured gift on next purchase; on shopping a number of times (multiple bills) at Pantaloons between November 28, 2008 and January 4, 2009: get a gift worth Rs. 3500 on a purchase of Rs. 20,000 and a gift (food processor) worth Rs. 5395 on a purchase of Rs. 30,000.
Hyderabad Central: Flat 40 per cent discount on brands like Belmonte, Luciano, Catwalk, Valencia and Lass; Up to 50 per cent off on Lilliput and Disney, Red tape shoes at flat prices of Rs. 895, Rs. 1195and Rs. 1495.
Food Bazaar: Buy two packs of Natural refined oil and get the third one absolutely free; Tasty Treat 400+200 grams Combi Pack for Rs. 49 only; buy two All Out 60 Nights at Rs. 101.
Navras:Free Gold pendant on purchases worth Rs.20,000 & more of 22K BIS hallmarked gold jewellery or Rs.10,000 worth of EGL certified diamond jewellery.
To woo customers back, Future Group is organising a 21-day long Great India Shopping Festival by offering a plethora of gifts.
To woo customers this festive season, many retail shops in the twin cities- Hyderabad and Secunderabad have announced fabulous gifts, prizes and vouchers on the sale of various accessories, dress material, and other retail products. India’s leading business houses with multiple firms, Future Group, is organizing a 21-day long festival - The Great India Shopping Festival - to attract customers. The group is offering various gifts, prizes and vouchers to woo customers to shops during the Christmas season.
K Venkateswar Rao, General Manager, Pantaloon Retail (India) Limited, a Future Group venture said that the Group had taken a decision to win customers this festive season -ahead of Christmas and Sankranti – by offering cores of worth prizes.
Speaking to Deccan Post, Rao said that as many as 1000 brands would be exhibited in the shopping festival offering gifts and prizes worth over Rs. 15 crore. The Future Group is expected to obtain at least Rs. 700 crore revenue by attracting 2 crore customers in all future group retail shops across India.
The prizes include cars, Televisions, Air Conditioners (AC) and home appliances. All Future Group formats would participate in the shopping festival including the flagship formats—Big Bazaar, Food Bazaar, Pantaloons, Hyderabad Central, Home Town and eZone.
Silas Paul, Area Manager, Big Bazaar said that the Great Indian Shopping Festival would help boost the sales of retail and home appliances in this festive season. When questioned whether there was decline in the retail business because of global financial meltdown, Paul agreed there was and hoped the shopping festival would drag the customers to the shops and boost sales.
He said that Big Bazaar had taken a decision to bring down prices and offered discounts on the purchase of dress materials. Buy two Stylized Men’s Denims in a variety of washes only for Rs. 899, flat 55 per cent off on Persian Carpets; buy 4 pieces Quilt set only for Rs. 1499; exchange any TV set for a Videocon 32 inches Integra LCD only for Rs. 22,990/-; 44 per cent – 66 per cent off on Nike, Red Tape, Lee Cooper, Reebok, Lotto, Puma, Aukang, Ganuchi, ID, Levis, Dj&C.
Sivaramakrishna, Unit Head, Home Town said that Home Town has also scaled down prices on home appliances by offering discounts over 50 per cent on some accessories. Home Town offers-- buy a Shower Panel and Enclosure worth Rs. 19,602 for Rs. 9999 (49per cent discount). Buy home furnishings merchandise worth Rs. 2999 and get a quilt worth Rs. 1799 totally free. Buy décor Lighting and get a flat discount of 40 per cent, buy branded vitrified tiles for Rs. 20- to Rs. 40-per sq ft lesser than market price and many more such offers.
A few shops are also offering special discounts on some products. Some of the shops are as following:
Pantaloons: Shop for over Rs. 2000 and get an assured gift on next purchase; on shopping a number of times (multiple bills) at Pantaloons between November 28, 2008 and January 4, 2009: get a gift worth Rs. 3500 on a purchase of Rs. 20,000 and a gift (food processor) worth Rs. 5395 on a purchase of Rs. 30,000.
Hyderabad Central: Flat 40 per cent discount on brands like Belmonte, Luciano, Catwalk, Valencia and Lass; Up to 50 per cent off on Lilliput and Disney, Red tape shoes at flat prices of Rs. 895, Rs. 1195and Rs. 1495.
Food Bazaar: Buy two packs of Natural refined oil and get the third one absolutely free; Tasty Treat 400+200 grams Combi Pack for Rs. 49 only; buy two All Out 60 Nights at Rs. 101.
Offers to draw shoppers
By Mouli Mareedu
To woo customers back, Future Group is organising a 21-day long Great India Shopping Festival by offering a plethora of gifts.
To woo customers this festive season, many retail shops in the twin cities- Hyderabad and Secunderabad have announced fabulous gifts, prizes and vouchers on the sale of various accessories, dress material, and other retail products. India’s leading business houses with multiple firms, Future Group, is organizing a 21-day long festival - The Great India Shopping Festival - to attract customers. The group is offering various gifts, prizes and vouchers to woo customers to shops during the Christmas season.
K Venkateswar Rao, General Manager, Pantaloon Retail (India) Limited, a Future Group venture said that the Group had taken a decision to win customers this festive season -ahead of Christmas and Sankranti – by offering cores of worth prizes.
Speaking to Deccan Post, Rao said that as many as 1000 brands would be exhibited in the shopping festival offering gifts and prizes worth over Rs. 15 crore. The Future Group is expected to obtain at least Rs. 700 crore revenue by attracting 2 crore customers in all future group retail shops across India.
The prizes include cars, Televisions, Air Conditioners (AC) and home appliances. All Future Group formats would participate in the shopping festival including the flagship formats—Big Bazaar, Food Bazaar, Pantaloons, Hyderabad Central, Home Town and eZone.
Silas Paul, Area Manager, Big Bazaar said that the Great Indian Shopping Festival would help boost the sales of retail and home appliances in this festive season. When questioned whether there was decline in the retail business because of global financial meltdown, Paul agreed there was and hoped the shopping festival would drag the customers to the shops and boost sales.
He said that Big Bazaar had taken a decision to bring down prices and offered discounts on the purchase of dress materials. Buy two Stylized Men’s Denims in a variety of washes only for Rs. 899, flat 55 per cent off on Persian Carpets; buy 4 pieces Quilt set only for Rs. 1499; exchange any TV set for a Videocon 32 inches Integra LCD only for Rs. 22,990/-; 44 per cent – 66 per cent off on Nike, Red Tape, Lee Cooper, Reebok, Lotto, Puma, Aukang, Ganuchi, ID, Levis, Dj&C.
Sivaramakrishna, Unit Head, Home Town said that Home Town has also scaled down prices on home appliances by offering discounts over 50 per cent on some accessories. Home Town offers-- buy a Shower Panel and Enclosure worth Rs. 19,602 for Rs. 9999 (49per cent discount). Buy home furnishings merchandise worth Rs. 2999 and get a quilt worth Rs. 1799 totally free. Buy décor Lighting and get a flat discount of 40 per cent, buy branded vitrified tiles for Rs. 20- to Rs. 40-per sq ft lesser than market price and many more such offers.
A few shops are also offering special discounts on some products. Some of the shops are as following:
Pantaloons: Shop for over Rs. 2000 and get an assured gift on next purchase; on shopping a number of times (multiple bills) at Pantaloons between November 28, 2008 and January 4, 2009: get a gift worth Rs. 3500 on a purchase of Rs. 20,000 and a gift (food processor) worth Rs. 5395 on a purchase of Rs. 30,000.
Hyderabad Central: Flat 40 per cent discount on brands like Belmonte, Luciano, Catwalk, Valencia and Lass; Up to 50 per cent off on Lilliput and Disney, Red tape shoes at flat prices of Rs. 895, Rs. 1195and Rs. 1495.
Food Bazaar: Buy two packs of Natural refined oil and get the third one absolutely free; Tasty Treat 400+200 grams Combi Pack for Rs. 49 only; buy two All Out 60 Nights at Rs. 101.
Navras:Free Gold pendant on purchases worth Rs.20,000 & more of 22K BIS hallmarked gold jewellery or Rs.10,000 worth of EGL certified diamond jewellery.To woo customers back, Future Group is organising a 21-day long Great India Shopping Festival by offering a plethora of gifts.
To woo customers this festive season, many retail shops in the twin cities- Hyderabad and Secunderabad have announced fabulous gifts, prizes and vouchers on the sale of various accessories, dress material, and other retail products. India’s leading business houses with multiple firms, Future Group, is organizing a 21-day long festival - The Great India Shopping Festival - to attract customers. The group is offering various gifts, prizes and vouchers to woo customers to shops during the Christmas season.
K Venkateswar Rao, General Manager, Pantaloon Retail (India) Limited, a Future Group venture said that the Group had taken a decision to win customers this festive season -ahead of Christmas and Sankranti – by offering cores of worth prizes.
Speaking to Deccan Post, Rao said that as many as 1000 brands would be exhibited in the shopping festival offering gifts and prizes worth over Rs. 15 crore. The Future Group is expected to obtain at least Rs. 700 crore revenue by attracting 2 crore customers in all future group retail shops across India.
The prizes include cars, Televisions, Air Conditioners (AC) and home appliances. All Future Group formats would participate in the shopping festival including the flagship formats—Big Bazaar, Food Bazaar, Pantaloons, Hyderabad Central, Home Town and eZone.
Silas Paul, Area Manager, Big Bazaar said that the Great Indian Shopping Festival would help boost the sales of retail and home appliances in this festive season. When questioned whether there was decline in the retail business because of global financial meltdown, Paul agreed there was and hoped the shopping festival would drag the customers to the shops and boost sales.
He said that Big Bazaar had taken a decision to bring down prices and offered discounts on the purchase of dress materials. Buy two Stylized Men’s Denims in a variety of washes only for Rs. 899, flat 55 per cent off on Persian Carpets; buy 4 pieces Quilt set only for Rs. 1499; exchange any TV set for a Videocon 32 inches Integra LCD only for Rs. 22,990/-; 44 per cent – 66 per cent off on Nike, Red Tape, Lee Cooper, Reebok, Lotto, Puma, Aukang, Ganuchi, ID, Levis, Dj&C.
Sivaramakrishna, Unit Head, Home Town said that Home Town has also scaled down prices on home appliances by offering discounts over 50 per cent on some accessories. Home Town offers-- buy a Shower Panel and Enclosure worth Rs. 19,602 for Rs. 9999 (49per cent discount). Buy home furnishings merchandise worth Rs. 2999 and get a quilt worth Rs. 1799 totally free. Buy décor Lighting and get a flat discount of 40 per cent, buy branded vitrified tiles for Rs. 20- to Rs. 40-per sq ft lesser than market price and many more such offers.
A few shops are also offering special discounts on some products. Some of the shops are as following:
Pantaloons: Shop for over Rs. 2000 and get an assured gift on next purchase; on shopping a number of times (multiple bills) at Pantaloons between November 28, 2008 and January 4, 2009: get a gift worth Rs. 3500 on a purchase of Rs. 20,000 and a gift (food processor) worth Rs. 5395 on a purchase of Rs. 30,000.
Hyderabad Central: Flat 40 per cent discount on brands like Belmonte, Luciano, Catwalk, Valencia and Lass; Up to 50 per cent off on Lilliput and Disney, Red tape shoes at flat prices of Rs. 895, Rs. 1195and Rs. 1495.
Food Bazaar: Buy two packs of Natural refined oil and get the third one absolutely free; Tasty Treat 400+200 grams Combi Pack for Rs. 49 only; buy two All Out 60 Nights at Rs. 101.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Fear lurks city malls
By Mouli Mareedu
After the Mumbai terror attacks, many Hyderbadis prefer to stay at home rather than risk lives by going to shopping malls, cinemas or pubs.
Though Mumbai returned to normalcy within days after the November 26 terror attacks, fear still grips Hyderabadis. Even after a fortnight, the Hyderabadis are still haunted and the December 3 firing of four suspected terrorists on the Counter Intelligence personnel in the city have heightened the anxiety.
Leopold Café in Mumbai was opened within days and one could see people walking in for a cup of coffee and plans are also on to reopen Trident before Christmas. But the people of Hyderabad are still keeping away from public places. Shopping malls, cinema theaters, pubs and restaurants in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad are bearing the brunt of the terror attacks. With only minimum numbers many public places are wearing a deserted look in the weekends.
“Yes, people are hesitating to venture out for shopping or to any other entertainment place. Even regular mall shoppers are thinking twice to shop at malls in fear of any impending attack or blasts by terrorists. This has affected our business a lot,” said Aswin, Manager, Max retail show room at City Centre.
Speaking to Deccan Post, Aswin said that Max retail shop was planning to introduce discount offers and organise events to draw in the customers with festive season ahead. “A few days ago, nearly 1500-1700 customers would visit the Max retail shop daily but the business went into a slump with only 500 to 600 customers after the terrorist attacks. We hope with our discount plans, we could see a huge rush of customers again with the festive season fast approaching,” he said.
Even popular shopping malls like Big Bazaar and Hyderabad Central are also witnessing the same situation. Sabina Ahmed, 24-year-old BPO employee told this correspondent at Hyderabad Central at Punjagutta, “I fear visiting any shopping mall after the terror attack. It happened in Mumbai, it can happen here or anywhere in the country and our twin cities are quite known for bomb blasts like the Lumbini and Gokul Chat blast last year. In spite of that I had come as I had to buy a present for my friend's birthday.”
Though pubs and theatres have increased the security measures, people are still keeping away from these places. “Even after we have increased security precautions to avoid any possible attacks, frequent movie-goers are staying away from theatres. Many seats are not filled even for a new film,” said the PVR Cinema staff.
“Why do we visit theatres and pubs when we do not know when, where and how the city could be attacked,” asks Manish Sarma, a senior marketing executive in a private company. He opined that it is better to stay at home after work than go to any public place or pubs or theatres and risk once life.
But the owner of a famous pub in Banjara Hills has a different hope on his business. He hopes for a demand in his sale despite such fear with Christmas and New Year ahead.
After the Mumbai terror attacks, many Hyderbadis prefer to stay at home rather than risk lives by going to shopping malls, cinemas or pubs.
Though Mumbai returned to normalcy within days after the November 26 terror attacks, fear still grips Hyderabadis. Even after a fortnight, the Hyderabadis are still haunted and the December 3 firing of four suspected terrorists on the Counter Intelligence personnel in the city have heightened the anxiety.
Leopold Café in Mumbai was opened within days and one could see people walking in for a cup of coffee and plans are also on to reopen Trident before Christmas. But the people of Hyderabad are still keeping away from public places. Shopping malls, cinema theaters, pubs and restaurants in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad are bearing the brunt of the terror attacks. With only minimum numbers many public places are wearing a deserted look in the weekends.
“Yes, people are hesitating to venture out for shopping or to any other entertainment place. Even regular mall shoppers are thinking twice to shop at malls in fear of any impending attack or blasts by terrorists. This has affected our business a lot,” said Aswin, Manager, Max retail show room at City Centre.
Speaking to Deccan Post, Aswin said that Max retail shop was planning to introduce discount offers and organise events to draw in the customers with festive season ahead. “A few days ago, nearly 1500-1700 customers would visit the Max retail shop daily but the business went into a slump with only 500 to 600 customers after the terrorist attacks. We hope with our discount plans, we could see a huge rush of customers again with the festive season fast approaching,” he said.
Even popular shopping malls like Big Bazaar and Hyderabad Central are also witnessing the same situation. Sabina Ahmed, 24-year-old BPO employee told this correspondent at Hyderabad Central at Punjagutta, “I fear visiting any shopping mall after the terror attack. It happened in Mumbai, it can happen here or anywhere in the country and our twin cities are quite known for bomb blasts like the Lumbini and Gokul Chat blast last year. In spite of that I had come as I had to buy a present for my friend's birthday.”
Though pubs and theatres have increased the security measures, people are still keeping away from these places. “Even after we have increased security precautions to avoid any possible attacks, frequent movie-goers are staying away from theatres. Many seats are not filled even for a new film,” said the PVR Cinema staff.
“Why do we visit theatres and pubs when we do not know when, where and how the city could be attacked,” asks Manish Sarma, a senior marketing executive in a private company. He opined that it is better to stay at home after work than go to any public place or pubs or theatres and risk once life.
Saturday, December 6, 2008
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