All roads in Secunderabad Cantonment should be opened immediately: FNCS

Hyderabad: A public notice issued by the Secunderabad Cantonment Board (SCB) regarding the closure of roads drew strong criticism from  members of Green Sainikpuri, a Federation of Northeastern Colonies of Secunderabad and other residents of the area. The SCB in the notification mentioned that six roads in SCB jurisdiction will be closed permanently for public […]

Hyderabad: A public notice issued by the Secunderabad Cantonment Board (SCB) regarding the closure of roads drew strong criticism from  members of Green Sainikpuri, a Federation of Northeastern Colonies of Secunderabad and other residents of the area.

The SCB in the notification mentioned that six roads in SCB jurisdiction will be closed permanently for public use and asked people for suggestions and objections within 21 days from the date of publication i.e. October 18, 2022.

The roads mentioned in the notice include 500-metre Ammuguda Road, 500-metre Byam Road, 700-metre Albain Road, 900-metre Empress Road, 500-metre Protenee Road and 300-metre Richardson Road.

Aggrieved at the notice, members of Green Sainikpuri sought to know as to why a public notification was issued when the mentioned roads were already been closed. They alleged that having closed the roads illegally, efforts are now to close them permanently and cover up the earlier actions under the guise of the public notice.

“A total of 21 roads in SCB are already closed, the plan is to build a compound wall and close the six roads mentioned in the public notice permanently,” said CS Chandrashekhar, Secretary, Federation of Northeastern Colonies of Secunderabad.

Members of the Federation also said the orders issued by the Ministry of Defence in 2018 with regard to the closure of roads in the Cantonment were not being implemented.

“The Local Military Authority (LMA) should strictly comply with the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) issued in 2018 and take the approval of the Defence Minister before closing the road,” said a member from Green Sainikpuri.

He further said all roads in the Secunderabad Cantonment including A1 should be opened immediately and the SOP issued in 2018 should be strictly followed.