Secunderabad Cantonment Board

[4] Being primarily a military area, the Secunderabad cantonment comes under the administrative purview of the union defence ministry of the government of India.

The other half comprise the CEO, the Hyderabad district collector and military officers nominated by the Board's President.

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.

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.

Secunderabad Cantonment along with six zones in Hyderabad
British Residency House Bolarum during Nizams era, Photo 1892, Curzon collection