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BRS spokesperson Manne Krishank has strongly opposed eviction notices served to several decades-old temples in Secunderabad Cantonment’s Balamrai area. In a representation to the Defence Estates Office, he termed the move legally flawed and insensitive to community sentiments.

Begumpet Airport authorities have issued notices to Anna Nagar residents seeking building permissions and NoC for height clearance, citing safety concerns after the Ahmedabad Air India crash. Residents question the sudden demand, citing long-term habitation and lack of deadlines.

Heavy rainfall flooded the Balamrai pump house in Secunderabad Cantonment, disrupting water supply to nearly one lakh residents. SCB officials said supply would remain suspended for two days, with tankers deployed as restoration efforts continue. The pump house last failed in 2020.

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will unveil former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s statue at Picket Public Garden, Secunderabad Cantonment, on September 17, following the Hyderabad Liberation Day Parade

Road closures have returned to Secunderabad Cantonment, causing major disruptions for commuters. Residents have expressed frustration over the lack of prior notice, urging the Local Military Authority to provide timelines for reopening affected roads, with plans for official representations

Residents of North-eastern colonies in Secunderabad protested against road closures by the Local Military Authority, citing illegality and commuter inconvenience. FNECS listed affected roads and urged local MPs and MLAs to intervene for reopening and resolving the issue

BRS spokesperson Manne Krishank has alleged collusion between Congress MLA Sri Ganesh and BJP nominee Banuka Narmada to extort bribes for construction approvals in Secunderabad Cantonment.

The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that elections to Cantonment Boards, including Secunderabad, will not be held as an excision and merger process with State municipalities is underway. The development was welcomed by local civic activists and residents’ groups

Property owners in Secunderabad Cantonment are protesting the compensation offered for land acquisition under two elevated corridor projects. While HMDA says 70% of the work is done, owners demand double the rates, citing soaring market values

The Secunderabad Cantonment Board passed a resolution to restore Trimulgherry Lake and build a retaining wall along Patny Nala to curb encroachments. Due to a funding shortfall, SCB has sought assistance from HMDA, with the proposal under active review.

The encroachments resulted in annual flooding in several localities, including Paigah Colony, Patny Housing Colony, Viman Nagar, BHEL Colony, and Indiramma Nagar, every monsoon

HYDRAA demolished illegal structures on Patny Nala in Secunderabad Cantonment to restore its original 70-ft width. Locals, plagued by monsoon floods, welcomed the action. Over 70% of the nala was encroached, prompting a major anti-encroachment operation and future flood-prevention plans.

Works on the project likely to commence mid-June; project has a completion period of 36 months at an estimated cost of Rs 652 crore, says HMDA Chief Engineer

This M-47 Patton Tank happens to be one of the 66 tanks knocked out by the Indian Army in December 1971 and presented to the people of the twin cities by Lt Gen WAG Pinto

The two proposals were approved in the BRS Cabinet meeting held on July 31, 2023, to be taken up as part of the Phase-3'C' expansion, as the Defence Ministry did not issue required clearance for the corridors to pass through the Secunderabad Cantonment.

The petitioners contended that the actual plan showing the elevated corridors had not been shared with the general public including the residents of the area.

Mixed reactions as some are hopeful while a few fear bureaucratic delays

The Congress said the dream of Secunderabad Cantonment residents of the merger had come true due to the efforts of the Revanth Reddy government.

The Defence Estates Organisation has issued broad guidelines principles for excision of the civil areas of different cantonments, including Secunderabad Cantonment, and their merger with the adjoining State municipalities.

During the video conference, he asked the State government officials to expedite the process of excision of civil areas in the cantonment areas at the earliest as the union government was determined to abolish the Cantonment Boards, which were the legacies of the British rule in India.