Waqf Board gears up for Eid prayers

Officials of the Telangana State Waqf Board conducted an all departments meeting on Thursday in connection with better arrangements at various eidgahs.

Board officials arrived at the Mir Alam Eidgah and were accompanied officials of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewage Board and Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Limited. Public representatives including Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen legislator Moazzam Khan were also present. Later, addressing media persons, Telangana



State Waqf Board chairman Mohammed Saleem, who is also a Telangana Rashtra Samithi legislator, said that he has instructed officials to make arrangements so that worshippers who arrive at Eidgahs do not face any problems. Temporary shelters will be installed keeping in view the recent spells of showers which the city has been witnessing.

GHMC officials have been instructed to take up pothole filling of all approach roads to the important eidgahs. These include Mir Alam Eidgha, Eidgah Balamrai and Madannapet Eidgah.