Clock Ticking: Hyderabad gears up for major events on Sept 17
Hyderabad: With clock ticking for major events in the city- Ganesh idol immersion, grand celebrations at Public Gardens, Parade Grounds, and Milad Un Nabi festivities- on Tuesday, Hyderabad city police are on their toes to ensure smooth and hassle-free proceedings. The city police are working around the clock to ensure everything unfolds seamlessly and intensified the final phase of preparatory activities.
Hyderabad City Police Commissioner C.V. Anand held a video conference with all zonal DCPs, SHOs, and the patrol and Blue Colts staff. During this comprehensive briefing, CV Anand outlined the challenges ahead and emphasized several key factors that need to be considered while preparing bandobust plans. He stressed the importance of security measures starting tonight, intelligence gathering, and the overall action plan. Blue Colts and patrol teams were instructed to increase patrolling in lanes, bylanes, and mixed-community localities.
Referring to lapses from last year, he emphasized the need for a robust traffic management plan, particularly at critical junctions and cross over points such as Basheerbagh and MJ Market. “Vehicles approaching critical junctions from different roads should be managed proportionally,” he said. Directives were given to the Deputy Commissioner of Police(DCPs) to encourage organizers to move the idols without delay and to provide all necessary logistical support.
Intensifed preparations for Ganesh Immersion
Key instructions were issued regarding force accommodation, briefing of external forces, communication systems, anti-sabotage checks, social media monitoring, deployment of SHE Teams, drones, and camera-mounted vehicles, as well as the strategic deployment of additional platoons. The arrangements for the Milad-Un-Nabi procession on the 19th and other operational aspects were also discussed in detail.
The TGCCC and the Command Control Center(CCC) at the old commissioner office in Basheerbagh will be operational from the early hours, with representatives from all departments present to resolve any issues that may arise during the immersion day.
