In connection with "Saddula Bathukamma" to be celebrated at Lumbini Park and Upper Tank bund on October 22, Sunday, Hyderabad city police issued a traffic advisory. As Traffic congestion is expected around Lumbini Park and Upper Tank bund between 2pm to 11pm, traffic will be stopped or diverted. Traffic diversions and restrictions will also be made, if needed as per the local situation, said G Sudheer Babu, Additional CP Traffic in a release on Friday.
General traffic coming to Tankbund from Telugu thalli junction and Karbala Maidan, will not be allowed during the restrictions.
Traffic coming from Iqbal Minar will not be allowed towards Upper tank bund will be diverted towards Telugu tally flyover, Kattamaisamma temple, Indira park, Gandhinagar, RTC cross road.
Traffic coming from V.V. Statue towards NTR Marg will be diverted at Indira Gandhi statue (Necklace rotary) towards Prasad’s IMAX and Mint Lane.
Traffic from Nallagutta junction towards Budha bhavan will not be allowed and will be diverted at Nallagutta cross roads towards Ranigunj and Necklace road.
Traffic coming from Liberty junctiom towards upper tank bund will be diverted at Ambedker Statue towards Iqbal minar , Telugu tally junction on to the Telugu Tally
Flyover.
Traffic coming from Secunderabad towards upper tank bund will be diverted at Karbala Maidan towards Bible House, Kawadiguda, Lower Tank and Telugu tally flyover.
Traffic coming from Musheerbad and Kawadiguda towards Children’s Park – Upper Tank bund will not be allowed and diverted at DBR Mills towards Lower Tankbund, Kattamaisamma temple.
All inter district TSRTC buses coming from Secunderabad towards MGBS will be diverted at Sweekar-Upakar Junction towards YWCA, Sangeeth, Mettuguda, Tarnaka, Nallakunta, Fever Hospital cross road, Barkathpura, Nimboli Adda, Chaderghat, Rangmahal and MGBS from 2pm to 11pm.
City buses will be diverted at Karbala Maidan towards Bible House, Kawadiguda cross roads, Lower tank bund, Kattamaisamma temple and on to the Telugu Tally flyover from 2pm to 11pm.
Police also advised citizens to avoid junctions at V.V. Statue, Khairatabad, Old PS Saifabad, Iqbal Minar, Telugu thalli junction, Necklace rotary, Liberty, Ravindra Bharati, Ambedkar Statue, Tank Bund, Kavadiguda cross roads, Kattamaisamma Temple, Karbala Maidan, Ranigunj, and Nallagutta.
Parking arrangements have been made at Snow world, NTR Stadium and Meekosam Parking Place, beside NTR Garden.