Secunderabad Cantonment Board

Secunderabad Cantonment along with six zones in Hyderabad

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,[1][2][3] after Bathinda Cantonment. There are eight civilian wards in Secunderabad Cantonment Board, with a population of four lakh.[4] Being primarily a military area, the Secunderabad cantonment comes under the administrative purview of the union defence ministry of the government of India. It is overseeing an area of 71.23 km2 (27.50 sq mi),[5]: 93  where there are several military camps.[6]: 2 [7] Secunderabad Cantonment has a huge land bank (about 18,350 acres), which has been protected since the British era.[8]

  1. ^ "Secunderabad, 2nd largest cantt, has no fire service department". The Times of India. 6 March 2017.
  2. ^ "'Strict' Secunderabad Cantonment Board keeps coronavirus at bay". The Times of India. 5 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Clean-up time: Secunderabad Cantonment Board hits bottom in Swachh League 2020 ranking". The Times of India. 2 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Secunderabad Cantonment Board met just twice this year to discuss people issues". 28 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Exploring urban growth management in three developing country cities" (PDF). World Bank. 15 June 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 June 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  6. ^ "Survey of child labour in slums of Hyderabad: final report" (PDF). Center for Good Governance, Hyderabad. 17 December 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  7. ^ "Information hand book under right to information act Secunderabad cantonment board" (PDF). Secunderabad Cantonment Board. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  8. ^ "Sec'bad Cantt plans land demarcation to keep sharks at bay". The Times of India. 14 October 2022.

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