Hyderabad heritage: 125-year-old Kotwal House restored; new police station buildings inaugurated

HYDERABAD: The city's iconic Kotwal House - a 125-year-old Nizam-era colonial structure in the Old City that once served as the residence of the city police commissioner - has been restored after years of neglect.The restoration of Kotwal House was taken up under Greenko Pvt Ltd's CSR initiative. Hyderabad police commissioner CV Anand announced that he would rotate his presence across the city's three commissioner offices - working from Kotwal House on Fridays, Basheerbagh on Wednesdays, and the main ICCC Commissionerate on the remaining days.Inaugurating the revamped building, Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi urged the state govt to take up restoration of another landmark Sardar Mahal which currently houses the GHMC's South Zone office. On the occasion, new buildings for the Kalapathar, Chatrinaka, and Shalibanda police stations were also inaugurated.