All India Industrial Exhibition (Numaish) inaugurates by HM Mahmood Ali

The 80th edition of the All India Industrial Exhibition, one of the biggest annual consumer exhibitions in the country, began here on Wednesday.

Popularly known as Numaish, the exhibition, which will go on till February 15, features a variety of products, ranging from dry fruits to handicrafts from Jammu and Kashmir, and handmade garments from across the country. Declaring the exhibition open, Home Minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali said the event, which is of one of its kind, attracts exhibitors from all parts of the country. “It is a heritage event of Hyderabad and probably the best exhibition in the country,” he said.

Health Minister and Exhibition Society president Etela Rajender said in the wake of last year’s fire, safety measures have been installed at a cost of Rs 3.5 crore. He said the Society made fool-proof arrangements. 

The Numaish spread over 46 days allows the visitors to go through a host of stalls featuring dry fruits, handicrafts, electronic goods, garments, toy train, giant wheel, eateries and others.

The entry fee for visitor is fixed at Rs 30 while free parking facility is provided in and around Exhibition Grounds. A well-equipped medical centre manned by trained staff along with



ambulance is made available at the exhibition.

As part of fire and safety measures, the exhibition society has laid two underground sumps and 2 km of underground pipelines. Apart from fire hydrants, fire-extinguishers are set up at every stall and all the stalls have been insured this time. Prabha Shankar, Secretary of Exhibition Society, said that a total of 50 CCTV cameras were installed for round-the-clock monitoring of the sprawling campus. “All entry and exit points are manned with security personnel with dog squads along with scanning and frisking,” he said.

According to Exhibition Society, an open air theatre was set up for cultural programmes and more lawn/ open space provided by reducing stalls for the convenience of visitors. Auto-glow signage in English, Telugu and Urdu indicating entry and exit points were provided for speedy evacuation in cases of emergency.

As the Exhibition Grounds is well connected by Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR) from Gandhi Bhavan and Nampally Metro stations, citizens can travel by metro trains from various parts of the city. The Hyderabad Metro Rail authorities have agreed to run extra services and increase frequency up to 11.30 pm for convenience of shoppers.