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Fig: Selected 400*400 M site, Secunderabad. (Google Earth)

Site Selection

• The site is located in the Secunderabad region in Hyderabad,

Telangana�

• The main landmark of the site is Secunderabad Clock Tower�

• The Site is a commercial area�

• The Site shows a junction at the center of the site connecting to roads i�e�, Sarojini Devi Road, Regimental Bazaar road, Market road, St Marys road, and then to the local roads�

Brief History of Site

The city was formed in 1806 after the order was signed by the Nizam allotting the land north of Hussain Sagar to set up the British Cantonment� The twin cities are separated by the man-made Hussain Sagar lake, which was built during the reign of the Qutb Shahi dynasty in the 16th century� Secunderabad Clock Tower was built in 1860 on a plot of 10 acres of land and the purpose was to help the people know the time of the day� To honor the progress made by the colonial government at Secunderabad Cantonment in Hyderabad, the erstwhile British government established a plot consisting of 10 acres (4�0 ha) of land for this purpose in 1860� To make the 2�5 acres of park attractive, a 120-ft high clock tower was built in 1896� This historical clock tower was about to be pulled down in 2003 to ease the expanding vehicular traffic. With the interference of heritage lovers, the then Andhra govt� took steps to repair and restore it� In 2006 restoration was carried out in such a way, the size of the park was reduced to allot more space for widening the road� The clock tower was declared a heritage structure in the twin cities of Hyderabad Secunderabad and efforts are afoot to seek UNESCO Heritage status for Hyderabad� It became a logo in 2006 when the 200-year celebrations of the formation of Secunderabad were organized by the Government of Andhra Pradesh�

Fig: Selected Site, Secunderabad, Google maps image.