Traffic Restrictions in Hyderabad in View of World Cup Matches
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Traffic Restrictions in Hyderabad in View of World Cup Matches
Hyderabad: In view of the World Cup cricket matches to be held at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Uppal, the Rachakonda Police have notified certain traffic restrictions between 12.30 pm and 11.30 pm on Friday, Monday, and Tuesday.
Heavy vehicles such as lorries, dumpers, earthmovers, water tankers, and others from Warangal Highway towards Chengicherla will be diverted towards Chengicherla X road-Cherlapally- IOCL-NFC road.
Similarly, vehicles from LB Nagar to Nagole will be diverted towards Nagole Metro Station to HMDA-Boduppal-Chengicherla X road, and heavy vehicles from Mallapur towards Nacharam IDA will be diverted to Nacharam IDA to Cherlapalli-Chengicherla.
The traffic police said there will be no restrictions on the movement of regular traffic on the Uppal crossroads to Genpact.
The Union Home Minister has alerted the states of the country in the wake of the Indo-Pak War. The Telangana government and police, which were immediately alerted, took preemptive measures. Security has been tightened in Hyderabad.
Thirty-two airports across northern and western parts of the country, including Srinagar and Amritsar, have been closed for civilian flight operations till May 15, according to the civil aviation regulator.
In view of the ongoing high alert across India and intensified security arrangements in Hyderabad and Secunderabad, the city police have issued a ban on bursting firecrackers or fireworks in public spaces, particularly near military cantonment areas.
India responded strongly to Pakistan’s repeated drone and missile attacks and hit at least eight military targets inside Pakistan on Friday night with precision, thereby causing significant damage, the Centre told the media, as part of a special briefing on ‘Operation Sindoor’.