Hyderabad: First solar-roofed 23-km cycling track on the horizon
The 23 km-long track would be completed before the next summer.
Hyderabad: A 23-km solar-roofed cycling track is being developed along the service road of the Outer Ring Road (ORR) between Nanakramguda to Telangana State Police Academy and from Narsingi to Kollur. The foundation of the cycling track, being developed by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA), was laid by Telangana Municipal Administration Minister KT Rama Rao on Tuesday, September 6.
Speaking on the occasion, KTR said the 23 km-long track would be completed before the next summer. He revealed that it is not just a cycling track, but 16 MW of electricity would be produced by the shaded solar panels installed on the 23 km-long track. To ensure safety, 24×7 CCTV surveillance would be in place along the track, he informed.
The track will have food kiosks, toilets, cycle parking docks, cycle repairing stations and also first aid centres. It is being planned to set up cycle rental stations where cycles would be available for a nominal rent. The News Minute reported. Saying that Himayat Sagar and Osman Sagar reservoirs and Anantagiri hills there have a lot of tourism potential, KTR said that the tourism would be promoted in the region.
