Nawab Saheb Kunta is a district of Hyderabad, India. The neighbourhood is located in a low-lying area of the Old City[1] and has been developed since 1978, fully developed locality with all shops, schools, and hospitals. The area is prone to waterlogging and flooding, which sometimes leads to problems with the supply of drinking water. As it is a majority Muslim population the municipality does not do much as compared to Ravindra colony which is nearby[2]

Nawab Saheb Kunta is a municipal corporation in Hyderabad district, As it is one of the oldest area of Hyderabad. Most of the people live here are Muslims. It has its own GHMC corporator, Shireen Fatima.[3]

The medical system of Nawab Saheb Kunta is poor. Regularly, people who live there are diagnosed with different diseases which are rare in more well-to-do areas, like dengue, malaria, and chikungunya.[4]

Unrepaired and Tarmacless roads and scarcity of water continues to affect vast areas of the Old City. The residents of Vettapally, Fatima Nagar, Nawab Sahab kunta, Tigal kunta and Mustafa Nagar of Bhadurpura constituency, alleged that local administration has ignored these areas which lack basic amenities.[5]

The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen party is strong in this area.[6]

The oldest mosques in this area are Masjid-e-Omer Farooq, Masjid-e-Bilal, and Masjid-e-Bibi Fatima.

References

  1. ↑ "Heavy rain lashes city". Times of India. 9 August 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
  2. ↑ "Residents give a thumbs down to water board". The Hindu. 5 November 2009. Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
  3. ↑ Khan, Asif Yar. "A student and a corporator too!". The Hindu. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  4. ↑ www.ETHealthworld.com. "Hyderabad: Another woman succumbs to swine flu; toll touches 3 - ET HealthWorld". ETHealthworld.com. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "Bahadurpura residents battle bad roads, water problems". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "MIM and the political contours of Old City". The Hans India. Retrieved 29 March 2017.



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