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The All India Industrial Exhibition is going to start from today. 

With the Omicron-triggered third Covid-19 wave appearing to have subsided, the exhibition, which was suspended on account of the pandemic a few days after it began last month, will resume from today.

A ‘must visit event’ marked in the calendar of almost every household in the city, the exhibition is held every year between January 1 and February 15 at the Exhibition Grounds in Nampally. Families eagerly wait to visit the annual event which still holds its charm despite several shopping malls and recreational arenas coming up in the city.

“The exhibition was suspended following directions of the Hyderabad City Police in view of the third Covid-19 wave. It is being resumed with all safety measures being put in place as instructed by the State government,” Exhibition Society president Ashwin Margam said.

Traders from various parts of the country including Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi, West Bengal



etc., set up stalls and sell products ranging from clothes, handicrafts, bed sheets and furniture to electronics and footwear, to mention a few. 

These apart, there are eateries providing snacks, sandwiches, haleem and kebabs for food aficionados. Also, there is an arena where people can enjoy giant wheel rides and watch stuntmen performing in the Well of Death.

“All arrangements are in place. Shopkeepers are coming and setting up the stalls. A few had asked for refund and we paid them, but now they have returned to set up their stalls,” the Society president said.

The exhibition was not held last year too due to Covid-forced restrictions. In 2020, before the pandemic struck, around 20 lakh people had visited the exhibition, setting an all-time record for the number of visitors.

The exhibition to be open for 46 days from February 25 between 4 pm and 10 pm on week days and until 11 pm on Saturday  and Sunday.