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	'''~~Secunderbad~~ Cantonment Board''' is the civic administrative agency of [[Secunderabad]] [[cantonment]] area. Geographically, it lies in the twin cities of [[Hyderabad]]-Secunderabad. Secunderabad Cantonment Board is India’s second largest cantonment board,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/secunderabad-2nd-largest-cantt-has-no-fire-service-department/articleshow/57486227.cms\|title=Secunderabad, 2nd largest cantt, has no fire service department}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/strict-scb-keeps-coronavirus-at-bay/articleshow/75543332.cms\|title=‘Strict’ Secunderabad Cantonment Board keeps coronavirus at bay}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/clean-up-time-scb-hits-bottom-in-swachh-league-2020-ranking/articleshow/73062549.cms\|title=Clean-up time: Secunderabad Cantonment Board hits bottom in Swachh League 2020 ranking}}</ref> after Bathinda Cantonment. There are eight civilian wards in Secunderbad Cantonment Board, with a population of four lakh.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2018/dec/28/scb-met-just-twice-this-year-to-discuss-peoples-issues-1917509.html\|title=Secunderabad Cantonment Board met just twice this year to discuss people issues}}</ref> Being primarily a [[Indian Armed Forces\|military]] area, the Secunderabad cantonment comes under the administrative purview of the [[Ministry of Defence (India)\|union defence ministry]] of the government of India. It is overseeing an area of {{Convert\|40.1\|km2\|sqmi\|abbr=on}},<ref name="Wba ci rep">{{cite web\|title=Exploring urban growth management in three developing country cities\|url=http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTURBANDEVELOPMENT/Resources/336387-1169585750379/Urban_Growth_June_2008.pdf\|publisher=[[World Bank]]\|date=15 June 2008\|accessdate=6 December 2012\|url-status=live\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605133128/http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTURBANDEVELOPMENT/Resources/336387-1169585750379/Urban_Growth_June_2008.pdf\|archivedate=5 June ~~2013~~}}</ref>{{rp\|93}} where there are several military camps.<ref name="cgg Hyderabad 1">{{cite web\|title=Survey of child labour in slums of Hyderabad: final report\|url=http://cgg.gov.in/publicationdownloads/Survey%20of%20Child%20Labour%20in%20slums%20of%20Hyderabad.pdf\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629112955/http://cgg.gov.in/publicationdownloads/Survey%20of%20Child%20Labour%20in%20slums%20of%20Hyderabad.pdf\|archivedate=29 June 2012\|publisher=Center for Good Governance, Hyderabad\|date=17 December 2008\|accessdate=16 May ~~2012~~}}</ref>{{rp\|2}}<ref>{{cite web\|title=Information hand book under right to information act Secunderabad cantonment board \|url=http://scb.aponline.gov.in/SCBPortal/RTI-Act.pdf \|publisher=[[Secunderabad Cantonment Board]] \|page=6 \|accessdate=31 July 2013 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110232944/http://scb.aponline.gov.in/SCBPortal/RTI-Act.pdf \|archivedate=10 November 2013 }}</ref>		'''Secunderabad Cantonment Board''' is the civic administrative agency of [[Secunderabad]] [[cantonment]] area. Geographically, it lies in the twin cities of [[Hyderabad]]-Secunderabad. Secunderabad Cantonment Board is India’s second largest cantonment board,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/secunderabad-2nd-largest-cantt-has-no-fire-service-department/articleshow/57486227.cms\|title=Secunderabad, 2nd largest cantt, has no fire service department}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/strict-scb-keeps-coronavirus-at-bay/articleshow/75543332.cms\|title=‘Strict’ Secunderabad Cantonment Board keeps coronavirus at bay}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/clean-up-time-scb-hits-bottom-in-swachh-league-2020-ranking/articleshow/73062549.cms\|title=Clean-up time: Secunderabad Cantonment Board hits bottom in Swachh League 2020 ranking}}</ref> after Bathinda Cantonment. There are eight civilian wards in Secunderbad Cantonment Board, with a population of four lakh.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2018/dec/28/scb-met-just-twice-this-year-to-discuss-peoples-issues-1917509.html\|title=Secunderabad Cantonment Board met just twice this year to discuss people issues}}</ref> Being primarily a [[Indian Armed Forces\|military]] area, the Secunderabad cantonment comes under the administrative purview of the [[Ministry of Defence (India)\|union defence ministry]] of the government of India. It is overseeing an area of {{Convert\|40.1\|km2\|sqmi\|abbr=on}},<ref name="Wba ci rep">{{cite web\|title=Exploring urban growth management in three developing country cities\|url=http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTURBANDEVELOPMENT/Resources/336387-1169585750379/Urban_Growth_June_2008.pdf\|publisher=[[World Bank]]\|date=15 June 2008\|accessdate=6 December 2012\|url-status=live\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605133128/http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTURBANDEVELOPMENT/Resources/336387-1169585750379/Urban_Growth_June_2008.pdf\|archivedate=5 June 2022}}</ref>{{rp\|93}} where there are several military camps.<ref name="cgg Hyderabad 1">{{cite web\|title=Survey of child labour in slums of Hyderabad: final report\|url=http://cgg.gov.in/publicationdownloads/Survey%20of%20Child%20Labour%20in%20slums%20of%20Hyderabad.pdf\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629112955/http://cgg.gov.in/publicationdownloads/Survey%20of%20Child%20Labour%20in%20slums%20of%20Hyderabad.pdf\|archivedate=29 June 2012\|publisher=Center for Good Governance, Hyderabad\|date=17 December 2008\|accessdate=16 May 2022}}</ref>{{rp\|2}}<ref>{{cite web\|title=Information hand book under right to information act Secunderabad cantonment board \|url=http://scb.aponline.gov.in/SCBPortal/RTI-Act.pdf \|publisher=Secunderabad Cantonment Board \|page=6 \|accessdate=31 July 2013 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110232944/http://scb.aponline.gov.in/SCBPortal/RTI-Act.pdf \|archivedate=10 November 2013 }}</ref> Secunderabad Cantonment has a huge land bank (about 2,000 acres), which has been protected since the British era.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/secbad-cantt-plans-land-demarcation-to-keep-sharks-at-bay/articleshow/94848566.cms\|title=Sec’bad Cantt plans land demarcation to keep sharks at bay}}</ref>

	== Demographics ==		== Demographics ==
	{{As of\|~~2011~~}} [[census of India]], it had a population of 217,910 and an area of {{Convert\|22.81\|km2\|abbr=on}} with 50,333 households. <ref name="census">{{cite web\|title=District Census Handbook – Guntur\|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2805_PART_B_DCHB_HYDERABAD.pdf\|website=Census of India\|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner\|accessdate=12 June 2017\|pages=28\|format=PDF}}</ref>		{{As of\|2022}} [[census of India]], it had a population of 217,910 and an area of {{Convert\|22.81\|km2\|abbr=on}} with 50,333 households. <ref name="census">{{cite web\|title=District Census Handbook – Guntur\|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2805_PART_B_DCHB_HYDERABAD.pdf\|website=Census of India\|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner\|accessdate=12 June 2017\|pages=28\|format=PDF}}</ref>

	The infrastructure management and administration of the civilian areas in the cantonment are looked after by the Board. As per the Cantonment Act of 2006, Secunderabad cantonment is classified as a Class-I cantonment.		The infrastructure management and administration of the civilian areas in the cantonment are looked after by the Board. As per the Cantonment Act of 2006, Secunderabad cantonment is classified as a Class-I cantonment.
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	==History==		==History==
	[[File:Residency House Bolarum.jpg\|thumb\|right\|British Residency House Bolarum during Nizams era, Photo 1892, Curzon collection]]		[[File:Residency House Bolarum.jpg\|thumb\|right\|British Residency House Bolarum during Nizams era, Photo 1892, Curzon collection]]
	The significant presence of the military in the Secunderabad cantonment area can be dated back to the days of the [[British Raj]] in the early 1800s. To honour the progress achieved by the [[British Empire\|British officers]] stationed at Secunderabad cantonment in [[Hyderabad, India\|Hyderabad]], the erstwhile [[British Empire\|British government]] established {{convert\|10\|acre}} of land for building a [[Secunderabad Clock Tower\|Clock Tower]] in 1860.<ref name="history_3">{{cite news\|title=Time stands still at Clock Tower\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/13/stories/2007021321680400.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070219021701/http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/13/stories/2007021321680400.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=19 February 2007\|accessdate=7 November 2010\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|date=13 February ~~2007~~}}</ref>		The significant presence of the military in the Secunderabad cantonment area can be dated back to the days of the [[British Raj]] in the early 1800s. To honour the progress achieved by the [[British Empire\|British officers]] stationed at Secunderabad cantonment in [[Hyderabad, India\|Hyderabad]], the erstwhile [[British Empire\|British government]] established {{convert\|10\|acre}} of land for building a [[Secunderabad Clock Tower\|Clock Tower]] in 1860.<ref name="history_3">{{cite news\|title=Time stands still at Clock Tower\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/13/stories/2007021321680400.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070219021701/http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/13/stories/2007021321680400.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=19 February 2007\|accessdate=7 November 2010\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|date=13 February 2022}}</ref>

	Before [[Partition of India\|Indian Independence]] and [[Operation Polo\|Police action]] in 1948, according to the agreement between the British and the [[Nizam of Hyderabad]], the cantonment was under the control of the [[British Raj\|British]]. Later, owing to the huge [[Indian Armed Forces\|military]] presence, the area was brought under the control of the defence ministry. The British Prime Minister during the [[World War II\|World War-II]] [[Winston Churchill\|Sir Winston Churchill]], during his early days in the British Army (c. 1896), was stationed in the Secunderabad cantonment in the [[Trimulgherry]] area.		Before [[Partition of India\|Indian Independence]] and [[Operation Polo\|Police action]] in 1948, according to the agreement between the British and the [[Nizam of Hyderabad]], the cantonment was under the control of the [[British Raj\|British]]. Later, owing to the huge [[Indian Armed Forces\|military]] presence, the area was brought under the control of the defence ministry. The British Prime Minister during the [[World War II\|World War-II]] [[Winston Churchill\|Sir Winston Churchill]], during his early days in the British Army (c. 1896), was stationed in the Secunderabad cantonment in the [[Trimulgherry]] area.
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[[File:Hyderabad Zones.PNG|right|thumb|Secunderbad Cantonment along with six zones in Hyderabad]]
'''Secunderbad Cantonment Board''' is the civic administrative agency of [[Secunderabad]] [[cantonment]] area. Geographically, it lies in the twin cities of [[Hyderabad]]-Secunderabad. Secunderabad Cantonment Board is India’s second largest cantonment board,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/secunderabad-2nd-largest-cantt-has-no-fire-service-department/articleshow/57486227.cms|title=Secunderabad, 2nd largest cantt, has no fire service department}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/strict-scb-keeps-coronavirus-at-bay/articleshow/75543332.cms|title=‘Strict’ Secunderabad Cantonment Board keeps coronavirus at bay}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/clean-up-time-scb-hits-bottom-in-swachh-league-2020-ranking/articleshow/73062549.cms|title=Clean-up time: Secunderabad Cantonment Board hits bottom in Swachh League 2020 ranking}}</ref> after Bathinda Cantonment. There are eight civilian wards in Secunderbad Cantonment Board, with a population of four lakh.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2018/dec/28/scb-met-just-twice-this-year-to-discuss-peoples-issues-1917509.html|title=Secunderabad Cantonment Board met just twice this year to discuss people issues}}</ref> Being primarily a [[Indian Armed Forces|military]] area, the Secunderabad cantonment comes under the administrative purview of the [[Ministry of Defence (India)|union defence ministry]] of the government of India. It is overseeing an area of {{Convert|40.1|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}},<ref name="Wba ci rep">{{cite web|title=Exploring urban growth management in three developing country cities|url=http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTURBANDEVELOPMENT/Resources/336387-1169585750379/Urban_Growth_June_2008.pdf|publisher=[[World Bank]]|date=15 June 2008|accessdate=6 December 2012|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605133128/http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTURBANDEVELOPMENT/Resources/336387-1169585750379/Urban_Growth_June_2008.pdf|archivedate=5 June 2013}}</ref>{{rp|93}} where there are several military camps.<ref name="cgg Hyderabad 1">{{cite web|title=Survey of child labour in slums of Hyderabad: final report|url=http://cgg.gov.in/publicationdownloads/Survey%20of%20Child%20Labour%20in%20slums%20of%20Hyderabad.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629112955/http://cgg.gov.in/publicationdownloads/Survey%20of%20Child%20Labour%20in%20slums%20of%20Hyderabad.pdf|archivedate=29 June 2012|publisher=Center for Good Governance, Hyderabad|date=17 December 2008|accessdate=16 May 2012}}</ref>{{rp|2}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Information hand book under right to information act Secunderabad cantonment board |url=http://scb.aponline.gov.in/SCBPortal/RTI-Act.pdf |publisher=[[Secunderabad Cantonment Board]] |page=6 |accessdate=31 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110232944/http://scb.aponline.gov.in/SCBPortal/RTI-Act.pdf |archivedate=10 November 2013 }}</ref>

== Demographics ==
{{As of|2011}} [[census of India]], it had a population of 217,910 and an area of {{Convert|22.81|km2|abbr=on}} with 50,333 households. <ref name="census">{{cite web|title=District Census Handbook – Guntur|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2805_PART_B_DCHB_HYDERABAD.pdf|website=Census of India|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner|accessdate=12 June 2017|pages=28|format=PDF}}</ref>

The infrastructure management and administration of the civilian areas in the cantonment are looked after by the Board. As per the Cantonment Act of 2006, Secunderabad cantonment is classified as a Class-I cantonment.

The General-Officer-Commanding ([[General officer commanding|GOC]]) or Deputy GOC of the [[Indian Army]]'s [[Telangana]] & [[Andhra Pradesh|Andhra]] Sub Area acts as the President of the Board. The executive powers of the Board are vested in the CEO who is an [[Civil Services of India|Indian Defence Estates Service]] officer appointed by the union defence ministry. Half the members on the Board are elected by the civilian population residing in the cantonment in the Board's general elections. The other half comprise the CEO, the Hyderabad district [[District collector|collector]] and military officers nominated by the Board's President. Though not members on the Board, as per the Cantonment Act the local [[Member of Parliament (India)|MP]] and [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] are treated as special invitees to the Board meetings.
==Areas In Cantonment==
* [[Trimulghery]]
* [[Marredpally]]
* [[Bowenpally]]
* [[Hakimpet]]
* [[Jawaharnagar, Ranga Reddy | Jawahar nagar]]
* [[Bolarum]]
* [[Ammuguda]]
* [[Kawkour]]

==History==
[[File:Residency House Bolarum.jpg|thumb|right|British Residency House Bolarum during Nizams era, Photo 1892, Curzon collection]]
The significant presence of the military in the Secunderabad cantonment area can be dated back to the days of the [[British Raj]] in the early 1800s. To honour the progress achieved by the [[British Empire|British officers]] stationed at Secunderabad cantonment in [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]], the erstwhile [[British Empire|British government]] established {{convert|10|acre}} of land for building a [[Secunderabad Clock Tower|Clock Tower]] in 1860.<ref name="history_3">{{cite news|title=Time stands still at Clock Tower|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/13/stories/2007021321680400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070219021701/http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/13/stories/2007021321680400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 February 2007|accessdate=7 November 2010|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=13 February 2007}}</ref>

Before [[Partition of India|Indian Independence]] and [[Operation Polo|Police action]] in 1948, according to the agreement between the British and the [[Nizam of Hyderabad]], the cantonment was under the control of the [[British Raj|British]]. Later, owing to the huge [[Indian Armed Forces|military]] presence, the area was brought under the control of the defence ministry. The British Prime Minister during the [[World War II|World War-II]] [[Winston Churchill|Sir Winston Churchill]], during his early days in the British Army (c. 1896), was stationed in the Secunderabad cantonment in the [[Trimulgherry]] area.

==Present Day==
The Secunderabad Cantonment Board, informally known as Cantonment is responsible among other things for drinking water, drainage, roads, sewage, garbage disposal, public health, municipal taxes, etc. The main offices are housed in a British-era building near the edge of the Cantonment. The complex also houses a Court and the office of the zonal [[Superintendent of police (India)|DCP]] of the [[Hyderabad City Police|Hyderabad city police]].

Potable water is supplied to the residents of the Cantonment on a fixed delivery timeline, once every two or three days based on the locality.

Laying and maintaining of Sewer lines is a function of the SCB and one can often see the workers clearing clogged manholes during a work day.

All house plans need to be approved by the Cantonment before start of any construction activity. House taxes are collected on a yearly basis and the Cantonment sends out bills with amounts due to the residents. The taxes are expected to be paid at the Cantonment main office.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://scb.gov.in Secunderabad Cantonment Board Website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20040620165702/http://www.hindu.com/2004/05/28/stories/2004052813040300.htm Elections to Cantonment Board - The Hindu]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110702231452/http://www.hindu.com/2011/06/28/stories/2011062862050300.htm Illegal Structures: Demolition drive - The Hindu]

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