Tallest building in India

The historic Charminar might soon lose its status as Hyderabad's most famous structure, stated CNN-IBN.

Apart from the famous pearls and biryani, Hyderabad will now be known for it's (soon to be contrsucted) tallest building in India. The building is to be located in a 100-acre Business District in Manchirevula near Hyderabad.

"In the area that the building is coming up, the minimum height of a building should be 30-storeys. The building that we are making will be 100-plus storeyed building surrounded by a series of 10-12 30-storeyed towers. It will be a compact business district like Manhattan or Nariman point," said APIIC Vice-Chairman, B PAcharya.

The proposed Trade Tower will house corporates, hotels and other establishments. 22 international players participated in the recently-concluded bidding process.

The APIIC had initially proposed to build 60-floor twin towers. Teams were sent to study the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Sears Towers in Chicago and high-rise buildings in Dubai.
Based on their reports, a single trade tower was approved. At present, the 16-storey Babu Khan Estate, built in 1987, is the tallest commercial building in Hyderabad followed by the 13-storeyed Haj House.

According to the APIIC, the construction of the trade tower will start by July this year and it is likely to be ready in the next three years.
Source: ibnlive.com