The festival is anticipated to attract lakhs of devotees over the next five days, concluding on February 20. To manage the large influx of pilgrims and ensure their safety, the administration has introduced traffic diversions on National Highway 65 from Hyderabad to Vijayawada.
Movement of all types of vehicles is banned in the reserve between 9 pm to 6 am except for medical emergencies, citing prevention of deaths of wild animals caused by road accidents
The Hyderabad traffic police has placed certain traffic restrictions in the city in view of Ganesh idol immersion processions between September 10 and 16
Citizens are requested to avoid the junctions and route of Marathon Run and take alternative routes to reach their destinations to avoid traffic congestion
Meanwhile, vehicles moving to Jagtial from Karimnagar would be diverted through Court complex, Jyothinagar, Chemist bhavan, Satavahana University and Rekurthy cross roads.
The Outer Ring Road (ORR) will be closed for light motor vehicles except vehicles bound towards the RGI Airport and PVNR Expressway will be closed, except for vehicles bound towards the airport between 10 pm and 5 am.
In view of the dinner being hosted by the Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on the eve of Christmas, traffic restrictions have been imposed around LB Stadium on Friday between 5 pm and 9 pm.
Hyderabad Police requested citizens to avoid road from Punjagutta – Green Lands – Begumpet to towards Parade Ground in Secunderabad. The road between Tivoli ‘x’ road to Plaza ‘x’ road will be closed.
The RTC Buses plying from Ravindra Bharathi towards Abid Road should avoid LB Stadium main Gate i.e. in front of Khan Lateef Khan building and take diversion at A.R. Petrol pump (Public Gardens) towards Nampally station road.
