What is "sainikpuri"

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.