Miyapur (/ˈmiːjɑːpʊər/MEE-yah-poor), located 22.5 kilometres (14.0 mi) northwest of Hyderabad in India, is part of Greater Hyderabad and administered by GHMC and developed by HMDA. Transportation is managed by UMTA.
Miyapur is now a part of Ranga Reddy (RR) district, previously known as 'Hyderabad (Rural)' district, which was formed on 15 August 1978, by carving out and deleting the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad, a few surrounding urban settlements that formed the urban core, of the erstwhile district of Hyderabad in the erstwhile Indian state of Hyderabad and renamed as Ranga Reddy district after the Late Sri K. V. Ranga Reddy, then deputy chief minister of erstwhile united Andhra Pradesh.
Agriculture was the predominant occupation, before the urbanization of Miyapur. The main crops were cotton, maize, sugar cane, ground nut, red gram etc. In addition Flori-culture, dairy, vegetable cultivation were being practiced by the farmers.[6] Sand quarrying is also an occupation.
For sometime now, Miyapur is turning around, to be a more urban economy with people working in large corporates and moving away from agriculture.
Elixir City is a 200 acres (0.81 km2) medical city at Ameenpur that is being planned by HMDA, with a focus on medical tourism. As of 2012, this project is on hold.[17]
Hyderabad BRTS – Seems to be a non-starter. Maybe this should be converted to an overhead metro rail.[18]
Fire stations, firemen and equipment is inadequate[24]
Most buildings in Hyderabad are potential tinder boxes
Environment
Air, water, noise and radiation pollution in Indian cities is a cause of great concern and Miyapur is no exception and the worst part is no one knows which are the culprit industries the polluting industries have been extremely clandestine in their polluting activities.
33 pharmaceutical-drug units, some of which include reputed companies like, Dr Reddy's Laboratory,[21] Aurobindo Pharma,[22] which have units in and around Miyapur.
No signboards or even barricades to warn motorists[30]
Land Grabbing
Disputed land survey number 78, Hafeezpet village at Serilingampally mandal.[31]
Govt is reclaiming usurped land in Hyderabad. In Miyapur the disputed land survey numbers are 70, 44, 214.[32]
Remedial measures
The government, corporates and social workers have been doing a great job by playing an active role in the development of surrounding communities and pollution control.
Erstwhile united Andhra government order to shift polluting industries from Hyderabad[33]
Begumpet Airport (IATA: BPM, ICAO: VOHY) is a joint civil and military airport. The biennial Wings India is held here. It is approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) southeast of Miyapur.
G.Vijay: "Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals in South India: Sun-Rise Industrialisation or Global Cost Shifting of Dirty Goods Manufacturing", in Hans Lofgren and Prakash Sarangi (eds) (2009) The Politics and Culture of Globalisation: India and Australia, Social Science Press, New Delhi.
G.Vijay: 'Other side of Industrialisation', in D’Souza Rohan (ed.,) (2012): Environment, Technology and Development; Critical and Subversive Essays, Orient BlackSwan, Economic and Political Weekly and Tata Institute of Social Sciences; New Delhi.
G.Vijay: 'Systemic Failure of Regulation: The Political Economy of Pharmaceutical and Bulk Drug Manufacturing' in Hans Lofgren (ed) (2013)The politics of the pharmaceutical industry and access to medicines : world pharmacy and India, Social Science Press, New Delhi.
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