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Yeh Humara Shehar Langar Houz
Langar Houz is a suburb located near Golconda. It is a major commercial centre for nearby villages and also serves a part of the cantonment area in the city.
Langar Houz is a suburb located near Golconda. It is a major commercial centre for nearby villages and also serves a part of the cantonment area in the city.
The area positions itself as a gateway for about 30 engineering colleges; students reside in rented apartments in the area due to close proximity to their colleges.
The prominent colonies are Defence Colony, Bagdad Colony, Laxmi Nagar, Om Nagar, Ambedkar Nagar, Haridaspura and Kalidaspura. Major landmarks are Bapu Ghat Samadhi Military, Sangam Temple, Baghdadi Shah Dargah, HUDA Municipal Park, Tapovanam, Lake Langar House, Qutub Shahi Mosque, Sri Kodanda Ramalayam, Kendriya Vidhyalaya and Sri Ganesh Temple. The neighbourhood areas are Mehdipatnam, Purana pul, Golkonda and Gandipet.
TSRTC buses are available to all parts of the city. The nearest railway stations are Lakdi ka pul and Nampally. It is 20 km to Secunderabad railway station and 25 km to the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport.
History
According to history, Langar means "a chain used to tether an elephant". During the Nizam rule a golden langar was donated to a Muslim recluse by the Queen. Later, this was cut into small pieces and distributed among holy men as Jagir.
According to another legend, during the period of Muslim Bahmani Sultanate, Langar was the place where food was cooked and served to people of all religions with love and affection and hence it came to be called as Langar House.
Problems
Locals complain of heavy traffic congestion leading to accidents near the flyover. There is no underground drainage system and drinking water supply is twice a week for only about an hour with low pressure. The streetlights are poor and there are no public urinals.
Footpaths encroachments cause inconvenience to pedestrians, who are forced to walk on the roads. The Assistant Commissioner of Police for Traffic, Tolichowki, P Jaipal stated, “There is an urgent need for widening the road to accommodate the increasing number of road users and heavy vehicular traffic.
We are removing the illegal encouragements on the footpaths.”
By:Ch Saibaba
