The Hyderabad city police have issued a traffic advisory for all commuters who would pass through Parade Grounds in Secunderabad on January 26 and asked them to take alternate routes as the Telangana government’s official Republic Day celebration would be held at the grounds.
“All invitees coming on vehicles with AA, A-1 and B-1 Car Passes from Begumpet side are requested to proceed via Rasoolpura Junction, flyover CTO and those with similar passes coming from Upper Tankbund and Ranigunj side are requested to proceed via M G Road/Parklane. They will pass through from Plaza Junction to the Parade Ground side of Sardar Patel road and alight at their respective alighting points on the road,” the advisory from the police stated.
As far as regular commuters were concerned, the police said that “the road from Sweekar Upakar Junction to SBH X roads will be closed for all vehicular traffic from 7:00 am to 11:00 am. S P Road will also be closed for the general traffic from 7 am to 11 am.”
“The entry on S P Road between Central Telegraph Cross Road and YMCA Cross road will be ‘One Way’ between 7 am and 11 am. All citizens are requested to take note of above programmes and plan their movements accordingly and co-operate with the Hyderabad Traffic Police,” the advisory added.
In another related advisory for January 26, the police said that commuters may also face inconvenience due to the ‘At Home’ programme being organised at the Raj Bhavan in Hyderabad by Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Governor E S L Narasimhan at 5 pm.
“The Raj Bhavan road from Monappa Island (Rajiv Gandhi Statue) to V V Statue Junction will witness heavy traffic. The traffic congestion is expected from 4 pm to 7:30 pm. On need basis, the traffic will be diverted or stopped at Monappa Island and VV Statue Junction. Panjautta – Raj Bhavan Quarters Road (Metro Residency) will be closed for general traffic on both sides during this period,” the police said.