About Sainikpuri in , Hyderabad

Sainikpuri lies to the northeast of the city Secunderabad. It started as a co-operative housing society venture for retired army personnel, but now has houses which belong to other defence services as well as civilians. Late Brig M. K Rao and Late Brig S.N.Docca (former commandant of EME School now (MCEME) and Late Lt. Col. Tiwari Singh were the first few to have got plots in the society and had a vision that the colony would grow into an elite area. The College of Defence Management (CDM), which is a premier establishment of the Indian Army, is located near Sainikpuri. The area is well planned and maintained. There is an abundance of lush greenery. Roads are well laid and numbered. Now considered a posh area, old buildings are slowly giving way to multi-storied apartments, and it is now beyond the reach of middle-class to acquire living space in this area.HistoryIt is a part of Kapra Village, Then it become Sainikpuri Colony. The name of the place is derived from the original residents who were sainiks, meaning soldiers and puri meaning place. Sainikpuri started as a co-operative housing society venture in 1960 for retired army personnel. But now it has houses which belong to other defence services as well as civilians.RecreationThere is a common auditorium / mess which offers a variety of services for the residents of Sainikpuri. These services include a gymnasium, a basketball court, a badminton court, a library, a community hall as well as get-togethers in the form of festival melas and the occasional game of tambola. Strolling by the sides of Kapra Lake, a lake close by, is another favourite pastime of the denizens of Sainikpuri. There is an abundance of ground water and greenery. The colony is very clean and the temperature is lower than most of the city because of its lush greenery. The housing plots originally allotted to the members of the Sainikpuri co-operative society were of the size of 700-1,000 square yards each. Owing to this reason, most residents of the colony enjoy the luxury of growing large lawns and beautiful gardens with a variety of flowering and fruiting trees, while others have the privilege to enjoy the beauty of its picturesque avenues. Most serving and retired members of armed forces residing in Sainikpuri are also the members of another club, the R.S.I.Club oat Bolarum. This R.S.I.Club is strictly for the armed forces personnel, their families and their guests, and strict dress-code and manners are enforced. Movie-screenings and Tambola are held on Saturdays in the R.S.I. Club, Alwal, which also frequently organizes cultural events and welfare activities for the families of the officers.