Hyderabad: Vedakumar Manikonda, Chairman Deccan Heritage Academy, has expressed his shock over the massive fire that broke out Secunderabad Club on Saturday night.
In a statement that he issued today he said that the heritage building housing the historic Secunderabad Club was established in the British era, carefully and aesthetically maintained. It was given heritage status by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority in 2017.
The club is established in 1878. It has unique qualities such as antique collections and facilities. At one time it was the highest Flag Pole in the town.
The Salar Jung I, Mir Turab Ali Khan, who served as the prime minister of the Nizam, used to stay their during his hunting trips. Some of the trees growing on campus are over 100 years old. They still proudly host a variety of chirping birds, making the club an oasis of calm in the middle of the hustle-bustle of the busy city. The Secunderabad Club is one of the few clubs in the world which has its own Sailing Annexe at Hussain Sagar.
“As a civil engineer and heritage conservationist and urban planner I request the Managing Committee of the Club to restore it to its past glory. I also request the State Government to take necessary steps to restore and conserve this beautiful heritage specimen,” he said in the statement which he shared with the media.
