Introduction:

Forum For A Better Hyderabad was formed under the banner of Hyderabad Bachao (Save Hyderabad), when
some of the non-government organizations and citizens, concerned about environmental and developmental
issues in and around Hyderabad city, came together in 24th June 2000. The main focus of the Forum will
be on advocacy of sustainable development, by highlighting the economic and ecological impacts of
environmental problems likely to be created by the developmental activities being undertaken without
proper appraisal and assessment.
All those associated with the Forum have already a record of their own in rousing public awareness on many
of the environmental issues faced in the twin cities. They have also had some success in certain areas
through systematic efforts to convince the authorities or even approaching the Courts of Law. But there was
a need to speak in one voice on some major issues, while keeping up the individual initiatives.
About FunctionForum For A Better Hderabad has ten working groups, namely

(1) Urban development, slums and other related matters,

(2) Heritage, culture, etc.
(3) Rock Formation & Ecology,
(4, 9 & 10) Urban Parks, Forests, Birds & Wildlife,
(5) Urban Lakes & Water bodies,
(6 & 7) Urban Transport, noise pollution, Auto Pollution, Industrial pollution, etc. and
(8) Solid Waste Management.
Each group has a Convenor to take-up the activity or issue of the respective group.
The objectives of the Forum are:
a.To be proactive and constructive
b.To mobilize public opinion, and
c.To speak in one voice on major issues, where there is lack of transparency or neglect of environmental
considerations in

decision making.

Introduction: Forum For A Better Hyderabad was formed under the banner of Hyderabad Bachao (Save
Hyderabad), when some of the non-government organizations and citizens, concerned about environmental
and developmental issues in and around Hyderabad city, came together in 24 th June 2000. The main focus
of the Forum will be on advocacy of sustainable development, by highlighting the economic and ecological
impacts of environmental problems likely to be created by the developmental activities being undertaken
without proper appraisal and assessment. All those associated with the Forum have already a record of their
own in rousing public awareness on many of the environmental issues faced in the twin cities. They have
also had some success in certain areas through systematic efforts to convince the authorities or even
approaching the Courts of Law. But there was a need to speak in one voice on some major issues, while
keeping up the individual initiatives
About Function Forum For A Better Hderabad has ten working groups, namely (1) Urban development,
slums and other related matters, (2) Heritage, culture, etc. (3) Rock Formation & Ecology, (4, 9 & 10)

Urban Parks, Forests, Birds & Wildlife, [5) Urban Lakes & Water bodies, [6 & 7] Urban Transport, noise
pollution, Auto Pollution, Industrial pollution, etc. and (8) Solid Waste Management. Each group has a
Convenor to take-up the activity or issue of the respective group
The objectives of the Forum are:
a. To be proactive and constructive
b. To mobilize public opinion, and
c. To speak in one voice on major issues, where there is lack of transparency or neglect of environmental
considerations in decision making.

Hyderabad, also known as the City of Pearls and nowadays capital of the State of
Andhra Pradesh in South India, was founded in 1591, when Sultan Muhammad Quli
Qutb Shah abandoned his old headquarters at Golconda because of water scarcity and
built a new city along the banks of the Musi River.
It is situated on the Deccan Plateau whose rocky and hilly region here rises to an
average of 544 meters. The climate is characterised by a hot and dry summer from
February to June with temperatures regularly rising above 40C. The average annual
rainfall is 790 mm of which the majority is received during monsoon season from June
to September.

Market Place in Hyderabad

Today Hyderabad is Indias sixth largest city and a fast-growing metropolis with an
estimated population of 7 million, compared to 4.3 million in 1991. It is expected that the
Hyderabad Urban Agglomeration, which comprises the Core City Area and the quickly
urbanizing surrounding municipalities, will reach a population of 13.6 million by 2021.
The growth was pushed by economic reforms that promoted foreign and national
investments in order to transform Hyderabad from traditional manufacturing towards a
knowledge-based economy. Today more than 500 IT companies have their presence in
Hyderabad. Between 2004 and 2008 the economy grew at an average rate of 8.73%.
This has led to an inflow of migration adding to the high natural population growth in the
city.

As all megacities in India, Hyderabad faces severe environmental challenges like air
pollution, generation of ever increasing amounts of solid waste as well as the
overexploitation and pollution of water resources.
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Issues we face in our city

http://www.hmda.gov.in/ebgh/home/issueswefaceinourcity.html

Hyderabad, the capital city of Andhra Pradesh, is rapidly growing like many other cities in India. High
economic growth is evident especially in the sectors of Information Technology, biotechnology and entertainment .
Growth has been most evident in the way the citys built environment has changed over the last 10 years. To understand
the scale of growth, here are a few things the city has witnessed in the past few years.....
Annual Growth rate of number of electricity consumers is 7%, and total Connected Load is 8%

Hyderabad Growth Trend

There has been an increase of 88.7% in built up area permissions give by MCH from 2006 to
2007

And the future projections.....

1.

Residential area to increase by 133% in next 15 years

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The sequence of tasks and activities during formulation of the Environmental Building
Guidelines and Regulations (EBGHs) for Hyderabad are listed below

As part of Phase 1, sector specific framework for EBGHs, based on national and international
best practices that could be adapted for Hyderabad were outlined and feedback taken from
HMDA Project Review Committee (11th March 2008).

The guidelines are classified under three broad sectors and sub-sectors within

Energy & Indoor Comfort Energy, Comfort (18 Guidelines)

Water & Wastewater Water, Sewage, Storm Water (12 Guidelines)

Quality of Built Environment Solid Waste, Pollution, Ecology & Geology, Building
Materials (11 Guidelines)

The feedback enabled in outlining a framework for guidelines within each sector. The
findings of Phase 1, framework of EBGHs and an overview on the technical content of the
guidelines were discussed in the 1st Stakeholders Workshop (28th June 2008)

The suggestions helped in developing the guidelines, economic appraisals, implementation

strategies and incentives and feedback taken from HMDA Project Review Committee (22nd
October 2008)

Further, these guidelines were discussed separately with key line departments viz., GHMC,
HMWSSB, APCPDCL & APPCB for a pragmatic feedback (November 2008)

HMDA constituted Expert Panel of Professionals on Energy & Indoor Comfort, Water &
Wastewater and Quality of Built Environment for the technical review and feedback on the
formulated guidelines in the Expert Consultation Workshop (10th December 2008)

Further, the guidelines, implementation strategies and incentives were discussed in the 2nd
Stakeholder Workshop (12th December 2008)

The workshops recommendations enabled consultants in refining the guidelines, economic

models & implementation strategies and Draft set of Guidelines, Implementation
Methodologies Reports submitted to HMDA (3rd February 2009), which is forwarded to
GoAP for approval.

A one-page summary of all the 41 Guidelines is also prepared and the draft Educational
Booklet is submitted to HMDA (30th April 2009)

As part of the awareness generation and capacity building of various stakeholders

1st set of training programs were conducted for architects, engineers, planners, academicians
and other buildings professionals (30th April to 02nd May 2009)

2nd set of trainings are scheduled for the officials of HMDA, GHMC and other utility
agencies 30th july to 1st Aigist 2009)

The draft Website on the Environmental Building Guidelines for Hyderabad is also
launched during the 2nd set of traning programme by the HMDA`s Metropolitan
Commissioner, Dr, KS Jawahar.

The feedback on Reports, educational leaflets from HMDA/GoAP, trainings and website
from various stakeholders evolve in Final Set of Guidelines, Educational Booklets and
Website and same submitted to HMDA for adoption.

HMDA/GoAP reserves all rights to finalize and delineate the guidelines into mandatory and
voluntary implementation requirements. It is then the responsibility of the respective
implementing agencies to ensure effective enforcement of mandatory guidelines and
incentivize voluntary guidelines respectively

Home > HMDA's initiative > The Consultants

TERI was formally established in 1974

with the purpose of tackling and dealing
with the immense and acute problems that
mankind is likely to face within in the
years ahead
The Institutes growth has been
evolutionary, driven by a vision of the
future and rooted in challenges looming
today, based on an approach that looks
beyond the present and across the globe.
TERI has, therefore, grown to establish a
presence not only in different corners and
regions of India but is perhaps the only
developing country institution to have
established a presence in North America
and Europe and on the Asian continent in

Terra Viridis was formed in 2006, to aid

architects, planners and policy makers in
creating environmentally sensitive built
environments. Their main partners have
substantial experience on projects across the
globe, especially in Europe, UK, USA, India
and Middle East.
Terra Viridis services are primarily in the areas
of Environmental building design consultancy,
Environmental Policy Research, Capacity
Building, Training and Awareness Generation.
Terra Viridis acts as a consultant to urban local
bodies providing environmental policy
research services. In this regard, they have

Japan, Malaysia and the Gulf.

TERI now has staff strength of over 700
dedicated employees, drawn from a range
of disciplines and experience, supported
by infrastructure and facilities, which are
world class and distinctively state-of-theart.
In this world of increasing globalization
and buoyed by optimism generated by the
success of the Indian economy TERI
moves forward to meet the challenges of
the future through the pursuit of
excellence embedded in its visionary
charter.

http://www.hyderabadgreens.org/

developed the Environmental building

Initiative for the city of Hyderabad for HMDA
in partnership with TERI.
Terra Viridis collaborates with some of the
largest and most prestigious architectural firms
in the country. They provide environmental
design services that include thermal modeling,
daylight simulation modeling and computer
fluid dynamics to ensure energy efficiency in
buildings. In this regard, their projects range in
scope from individual residences straight
through to office buildings for multinational
corporations.
The company conducts trainings on green
building practices for building professionals.
They have been conducting training programs
along with TERI in Hyderabad for the past 2
years. They are also part of ADARSHs
(GRIHA Secretariat) team providing training
on the GRIHA Rating system.