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Telangana Regulations & Permitting12 min readโ€ขJuly 24, 2026

TDR (Transferable Development Rights): How to Calculate FSI Bonus for Road Widening

Spoken by: AGNAA Permitting & Valuation Team
Primary Reference: Telangana MA&UD TDR Guidelines & GO Ms 168
Direct Answer (AGNAA Engineering Standard)

Transferable Development Rights (TDR) are certificates issued by GHMC/HMDA to landowners who surrender plot areas for public road widening or lake buffer protection. In Hyderabad, surrendering land for road widening earns a TDR credit equal to 400% of the surrendered land area, which can be loaded onto another site to increase allowable building height and FSI.

Executive Key Takeaways

  • Road widening land surrender generates 400% TDR credit of the surrendered area in GHMC limits.
  • Lake buffer/park land surrender generates 200% TDR credit.
  • TDR certificates can be sold or utilized on receiving plots with minimum 40 ft road access.
  • Loading TDR increases building height without incurring additional municipal FSI fees.
  • AGNAA handles TDR valuation, certificate processing, and architectural loading plans.


TDR is one of the most powerful financial and architectural tools in Hyderabad real estate. At AGNAA Design Studio, we optimize TDR loading to unlock maximum built-up square footage for our clients.

Calculate allowable FSI and TDR loading potential on the AGNAA FSI Calculator.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does TDR help increase building height on a plot?

By purchasing or applying TDR certificates onto a receiving plot, developers can load extra FSI above the base FAR limit, allowing additional residential floors to be constructed legally.

What is the minimum road width required to load TDR in Hyderabad?

Receiving plots must front a minimum 40 ft (12m) wide road to load TDR for extra vertical height.

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