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Published – August 08, 2026 01:05 am IST – HYDERABAD<\/p>\n
A nearly 500-metre stretch along Rajiv Rahadari at Lothkunta has been demolished as part of an ongoing road-widening project to ease traffic congestion.
\n | Photo Credit: RAMAKRISHNA G.<\/p>\n
For decades, the nearly 500-metre stretch along Rajiv Rahadari in Lothkunta was more than just a busy roadside corridor; it was part of the neighbourhood\u2019s daily rhythm. Residents bought medicines from local pharmacies, stopped by restaurants and general stores, while IT employees returning from nearby offices gathered at tea stalls. In the early 2000s, a small VCD and DVD shop was a popular hangout, long before OTT platforms changed the way people watched films.<\/p>\n
Today, those familiar storefronts have been reduced to rubble as the shops are being demolished to make way for the proposed Paradise-Shamirpet elevated corridor.<\/p>\n
The transformation marks the beginning of one of Hyderabad\u2019s largest transport infrastructure projects. Planned along Rajiv Rahadari (State Highway-1), the 18.1-km corridor will run from Paradise Junction to the Outer Ring Road near Shamirpet via Trimulgherry, Karkhana, Lothkunta, Alwal, Bolarum and Thumkunta.<\/p>\n