Telangana gets ready to embrace holy Ramzan
Deputy Chief Minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali on Monday said the officials were instructed to make better arrangements for the forthcoming Ramzan festival and ensure that Muslims did not face any sort of inconvenience during the month-long festivities.
Deputy Chief Minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali says elaborate arrangements have been made for the smooth conduct of month-long festivities
​Hyderabad: Deputy Chief Minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali on Monday said the officials were instructed to make better arrangements for the forthcoming Ramzan festival and ensure that Muslims did not face any sort of inconvenience during the month-long festivities.
Mahamood Ali held a high-level review meeting with officials on the arrangements for the same along with Home Minister Naini Narsimha Reddy, Animal Husbandry Minister T Srinivas Yadav, Minority Welfare Advisor AK Khan and others.
Later speaking to reporters at Secretariat here, the Deputy Chief Minister said elaborate arrangements would be made for the smooth conduct of the holy festival across the State and in the twin cities. The government sanctioned Rs 5 crore for immediate repair of mosques across all districts and Rs 8.48 crore for Mecca Masjid near Charminar.
The police would be deploying adequate forces at necessary points for 24 hours to provide security to the people, he said. Government employees were allowed to leave an hour early to attend prayers, he added.
The officials concerned were directed to ensure uninterrupted power supply, drinking water, clean drive at mosques and nearby roads and security. Mobile transformers would be put in place for continuous power supply and special water tanks would be pressed into service if necessary.
Besides setting up a control room at historic Charminar area, Mahamood Ali said the hotels would remain open for 24 hours and the officials would take up works related to road repairs, drinking water, street lights and sanitation.
Those present included MLC and Wakf Board Chairman MD Salim, local MLAs Ch Ramachandra Reddy, Ahmed Pasha Quadri, Muntaj Ahmed Kham, Mojam Khan, Maganti Gopi, Jafar Hussain, Ahmed BinBalala, Deputy Mayor Baba Fasiuddin, GHMC chief Janardhan Reddy, Metro Water Works M D Dana Kishore, CMD Raghuma Reddy and Minority Welfare Secretary Syed Omer Jaleel.
