Hyderabad Municipal Maps, Lingampalli Area, Reduced Map Sheet No - 9

Many flower gardens, while some are covering an extensive area such as Lingampalli Gardens, Khurshed Bagh, Wahid Bagh, and Shahi Bagh, others are merely associated with noble houses or rest houses are showed on the map. These gardens were laid out beautifully with hedges. The Lingampalli garden lies to the left side of Maula Ali Pahar Road, laid out during the reign Muhammed Quli V itself, was famous for its fruits. During Sultan Abdullah VII, who used it as a delightful resort for recreation and had spent 3 lacs of rupees on its restoration and decorations. The other buildings, which housed were erected by Asaf Jah III in 1761 and afterward Nawab Afzal-ud-Daula Bahadur, Asaf Jah V, who presented later this garden to his brother-in-law Nawab Khurshed Jha Bahadur. Many houses of the noble family such as Nasir Nawaz Jang Br, Nawab Khurshid Jah Br, Kadir Jang Br, Ghalib Jang Br, Nawab Vikar Nawaz Jang Br, Mukram-ud-Daula Br, Faiyaz-ul Mulk Br, etc are depicted well on the map. The main roads such as Upal road, Maula Ali Pahar road, Mushirabad road, Lingampalli Bagh road, and Harrajpet road are also visible. Also, the Chappal Bazar Street road, Uppar Basti street, Chanda Miyan street, and Kachigura lane are identifiable. Besides these, many areas are marked as the wasteland and at few places, tiny cultivable fields are also visible. And, many major, as well as, minor drain channels served as the mere carrier of sewage are also portrayed on the map.

As well, a major portion of the Malakpet Racecourse is visible on the map. This indicates Hyderabad's racing tradition back to more than hundred years. It was built by the sixth Nizam Mir Mahboob Ali Khan in 1886 A.D. Earlier, it was at Maula Ali racecourse, racing was conducted under some English men. In 1886, the Nizam who wanted it close to his residence and built a new one at Malakpet. It had a fine grandstand capable of accommodating hundreds of people, in it. At first, under his Patronage racing flourished till 1896 and afterward under Royal Calcutta Turf Club. Again, a regular race course was constructed at the cantonment in Secunderabad. At present, it is known as Hyderabad Race Club. The shahi stables, separate buildings kept aside for horses, prison namely Thagi, graves of Muslims, Zanani School, Panj Mahla Palace, Hospital, Plague Camp, and the residences of many other prominent people are also visible on the map. The Hyderabad city had been witnessed to recurrent plague epidemics during the medieval period, and the construction of Charminar itself in 1591 A.D was to ward off the recurring plague. During Nizam Mahboob Ali Pasha, such a destructive plague started again in the state of Hyderabad in 1897, which spread gradually and badly infected the Hyderabad city in 1911. The nizam's reaction to it was through the opening up of many plague camps especially on roads and railway junction. The infected people were selected and provided treatment. The entry into Nizam dominions and railway stations were the main centers of camp. It is said that plague broke out as many as 18 times between 1911 to 1945. And, the worst one was during 1911-12, around 16654 people died then and 13579 people died during 1916-17. However, the anti-plague measures taken by the Nizam were unpopular and received much opposition. Since the measures were not taken against the rats and fleas, became ineffective and the camps on road and railway junction failed to stop the further spread of it. It was in 1930 the anti-plague campaign started, which was mainly anti-rat campaign.