Immersion Day: Watch your step

In order to maintain a smooth flow of traffic and to ensure public safety on the immersion day of Ganesh idols, the following traffic regulations will be implemented in the city. No traffic, other than procession of idols would be allowed to move on the main procession route between September 18, 9am to September 19, 9 am. The traffic restrictions would be extended if the situation demands.

Main procession

The main procession starts from Keshavagiri and passes through Aliabad- Nagulchinta – Charminar – Madina– Afzalgunj – MJ Market – Abids – Basheerbagh – Liberty - and finally Upper Tank Bund and NTR Marg. Various other streams of the procession will join the main procession at stipulated junctions. The procession from Secunderabad area passes through RP Road - MG Road - Karbala Maidan – Kawadiguda - Musheerabad X Roads - RTC X Roads - Narayanaguda X Roads - Himayathnagar ‘Y’ Junction and joins the main procession at Liberty.

The stream coming through the east from Uppal – Ramanthapur – Amberpet - NCC Gate at OU - Durga Bai Deshmukh Hospital joins the above stream at RTC X Roads. The idols from the western side will join the procession at MJ Market and also at Secretariat –Telugu Thalli statue.

Movement of vehicles other than those carrying Ganesh idols will be restricted and diverted at many points along the main procession route and at other points adjoining the routes of other tributary processions. Facility to cross from the west to east or vice versa is given at the Basheerbagh Junction only. Commuters are advised to use the Ring Road and Begumpet area to avoid diversions. All the side roads leading to the main procession route will be barricaded.

Hyderabad South : Keshavagiri, Mahaboobnagar X Roads, Engine Bowli, Nagul Chintha, Himmathpura, Hari Bowli, Asra Hopsital, Mogulpura, Lakkad Kote, Madina X Roads, MJ Bridge, Dar Ul Shifa X Roads, City College.

Hyderabad East: Chanchalguda Jail X Roads, Moosarambagh, Chaderghat Bridge, Salarjung Bridge (Shivaji Bridge) , Afzalgunj, Puthilibowli X Roads, Troop Bazar, Jambagh X Roads, Andhra Bank Koti,

Hyderabad West: Tope Khana Mosque, Alaska Hotel Junction, Osmangunj, Sanker Bagh and Seena Hotel, Ajantha Gate near Exhibition Grounds, Abkari Lane, Taj Island, Barthan Bazar, AR Petrol Pump at KLK Building.

Hyderabad Central: Chapel Road Entry, Gadwal Centre at the GPO, Shalimar Theatre, Gunfoundry, Skyline Road entry, Bharath Scouts & Guides Junction in Domalaguda, Kalanjali at Control Room, Liberty Junction, MCH Office Y junction, BRK Bhavan junction near Telugu Thalli Junction, Iqbal Minar, Ravindra Bharathi, Dwaraka Hotel Junction, Khairatabad Junction (Visweswaraiah Statue), Children’s Park, Viceroy Hotel junction, Kawadiguda Junction, Katta Maisamma Temple at Lower Tank Bund, Indira Park Junction

Hyderabad North (Secunderabad): Traffic will not be allowed to enter the Necklace Road and Upper Tank Bund from Karbala Maidan, Buddha Bhavan, Sailing Club, Nallagutta Junction. The traffic will also be diverted at CTO, YMCA, Paradise X Roads, Patny X Roads, Bata X Roads, Adavaiah X Roads, Ghans Mandi X Roads in view of the procession.

a) After immersion on the NTR Marg, the empty trucks / lorries should proceed to their destination via Necklace Rotary - Khairtabad flyover - V V Statue - KCP and onwards. They will be not allowed to return towards Telugu Thalli statue or Mint Compound Road.

b) After immersion on the Upper Tank Bund, the empty trucks/lorries should proceed towards Children’s Park – DBR Mills - Kawadiguda – Musheerabad. No lorry shall go through the Bible House Rail over bridge

c) Inter state and inter district lorries are not allowed to enter the city on the intervening night of 18/19-09-2013. Their movement will be terminated on the outskirts of the city during the final day of Ganesh immersion process.

1) When the procession reaches its peak, RTC Buses will not be allowed beyond the following junctions towards Hussain Sagar Lake.

1) Masab Tank (Mehdipatnam buses)

2) VV Statue (Kukatpally buses)

3) CTO, Plaza, SBH, Clock Tower, Chilkalguda X road

(Secunderabad buses)

4) Ramanthapur T V Station.

5) Gaddiannaram, Chaderghat (Dilsuknagar buses)

6) Danamma Huts (Rajendra Nagar)

7) I S Sadan (Midhani buses)

8) YMCA Narayanaguda (Inter City Special Buses)

9) Tarnaka (No RTC bus shall be allowed beyond Tarnaka Junction towards Jamia Osmania Flyover)

Help line:

The citizens are requested to contact the following Help Lines numbers for guidance in connection with the above restrictions.

040-27852482,040-27852486,

9010203626