Colony rooted in culture

The colony’s streets are also named after great Telugu poets, authors and scholars like Tikanna Somayaji, Tenali Ramakrishna, Gurajada Appa Rao, Annamayya, Palkuriki Somanadudu, Gurram Jashua, Bammera Potana, Pingali Venkaiah, Suravaram Pratap Reddy, Bellary Raghava, Sri Sri and Sarojini Devi

Ch Saibaba

Deendayal Nagar Housing and Plot Owners Welfare Association located in Circle 17 of the north zone limits of the GHMC is a colony which is paying a tribute to many great Telugu poets, authors, scholars, by naming the roads and streets after them. The colony itself is named after Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya, an Indian philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist and political activist. He was one of the most important leaders of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh which is the present Bharatiya Janata Party.

The colony was formed in 1967 by Somi Reddy along with other likeminded people like K P Sharma, Jaipal, Shiva Rama Sastry and others. The layout for this colony was done by then MCH, it consists of 500 individual plots which measure up to anywhere between 200-300 square yards. It is spread over 100 acres and houses over 900 families. The colony is 2 km from Safilguda railway station and 35 km from the airport. The closest shopping centre is at Anandbagh.

The colony is surrounded by Kakatiyanagar in the north, Venkateshwaranagar in the east, Dinakarnagar in the west and Santoshimanagar in the south. Within the colony vicinity there are three schools, a Ganesh temple, community hall, children’s play area and a library. The community hall for this colony was funded by the colony members and a few donors.

The colony’s streets are also named after great Telugu poets, authors and scholars like Tikanna Somayaji, Tenali Ramakrishna, Gurajada Appa Rao, Annamayya, Palkuriki Somanadudu, Gurram Jashua, Bammera Potana, Pingali Venkaiah, Suravaram Pratap Reddy, Bellary Raghava, Sri Sri and Sarojini Devi.

The term of office for the present office bearers is three years. The office bearers are K Satyanarayana, president; S Venkata Narasaiah, vice president; Dr A Chandraiah, general secretary; AKDKV Prasad and K Veera Swamy as joint secretaries; Ch Mallesh, treasurer. They are assisted by four chief advisors and 20 executive members. The office bearers conduct regular meetings to take up developmental works.

M Upender, office-bearer, said, “The founder of the colony, Somi Reddy struggled hard to save the land from being usurped by land sharks. Another B Varadha Reddy, had donated 2000 square yards in 1967 for Saraswathi Vidya Peetham which houses Adivasis to take care of their basic needs.”

Dr A Chandraiah said that the newly constructed Vajpai drinking water tank is leading to reverse flow of water which is resulting in lack of water supply to the neighbouring colonies. To ensure enough water supply the height of the tank needs to be raised.