The Hyderabad police will deploy 17,000 police personnel, along with additional armed forces, for the Sri Veera Hanuman Vijaya Yatra on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti on Saturday. Approximately 150 Sri Veera Hanuman Vijaya Yatras are scheduled within the Hyderabad City Police Commissionerate limits, with an additional 46 Yatras originating from the Cyberabad and Rachakonda limits, all of which will converge into the main procession.
Hyderabad Police Commissioner C V Anand urged the organisers “to be vigilant about any new individuals joining the procession and to promptly inform the local police as a precautionary measure.” He cautioned against believing or spreading rumours and provocative or fake messages on social media. He requested the organisers’ cooperation with the traffic police to avoid any traffic congestion during the Yatra.
He appealed to the organisers to refrain from using DJ systems during the procession, highlighting the benefits of minimising noise pollution for the health and well-being of the public and devotees, suggesting the use of large sound boxes without sound mixers instead. Anand also clarified that the use of drone cameras is prohibited without prior authorisation from the police department.
The main procession will start at 11 am from Sri Ram MandirGowliguda, and proceed through Narayanaguda, RTC Chowrasta, Ashok Nagar, Kavadiguda, and Bible House, among others, culminating at TadBund Hanuman Temple at 8 pm, covering a distance of approximately 12.2 km.
Drawing upon past experiences, Anand stressed the need for restraint during the return journey after the Vijaya Yatra concludes. Traffic restrictions will be in place for the procession, and the police will be operationalizing a joint control room from 8 am on Saturday at the Integrated Command Control Centre (ICCC) building. The police also directed organisers to train and increase the number of volunteers to ensure a disciplined and safe environment throughout the procession.
Another procession will start from Karmanghat Hanuman temple under Rachakonda Commissionerate jurisdiction and enter Hyderabad city limits at Champapet and pass through Champapet X Road – IS Sadan – Dhobhighat – Saidabad Y Junction (DCP South East Zone office) – Saidabad Colony Road – Sankeshwar Bazar and re-enter Rachakonda Commissionerate limits at Saroor Nagar Tank. Thereafter, the procession will again enter the Hyderabad city limits at Rajiv Gandhi Statue, Dilsukhnagar, and pass through Moosaram Bagh Junction – Malakpet – Nalgonda X Road – Azampura Rotary – Chaderghat X Road and join the main procession at DM&HS, Women’s Junction. This tributary procession will cover 10.8 km before joining the main procession.
The traffic police have appealed to commuters to avoid the procession route and look for alternate routes.
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