Traffic restrictions in Hyderabad for Ganesh immersion on September 6

The City Police have announced extensive traffic restrictions across Hyderabad and Secunderabad in view of the Ganesh immersion procession on September 6. The curbs, aimed at easing congestion and ensuring public safety, will remain in force from 6.00 a.m. on September 6 until the evening of September 7, and may be extended if needed.

The main procession will enter Hyderabad from Balapur and pass through Keshavagiri, Chandrayangutta, Falaknuma, Aliabad, Charminar, Afzalgunj, Abids, Basheerbagh, Liberty, Ambedkar Statue and finally reach Necklace Road via NTR Marg and PVNR Marg. Other processions from Secunderabad, Uppal, Tarnaka, Mehdipatnam, Tolichowki, Erragadda, and Asifnagar will join along the way. No traffic other than idol-carrying vehicles will be allowed on these routes during the immersion.

Vehicle diversions will be enforced at several points including Keshavagiri, Chandrayangutta X Road, Moosarambagh, Chaderghat, Afzalgunj, MJ Bridge, Liberty Junction, RTC X Roads, Paradise, Ranigunj, Patny, and Tank Bund. Commuters are advised to use the Inner Ring Road, Outer Ring Road, or the Masab Tank–Punjagutta–Begumpet–Secunderabad corridor to avoid congestion.

Parking for devotees and visitors will be arranged at designated locations such as NTR Stadium, Public Gardens, Necklace Road (back side of Buddha Bhavan), Adarsh Nagar, Khairatabad MMTS station, and the Institute of Engineers premises.

Empty lorries after immersion will have to exit the city via Necklace Road and Khairatabad flyover, and heavy commercial vehicles, trailers and construction equipment will not be permitted into the city from 8 a.m. on September 6 until 11 p.m. on September 7.

RTC buses will also face restrictions, with city services curtailed at entry points such as Masab Tank, VV Statue, CTO, Tarnaka, Ramanthapur, Gaddi Annaram and I.S. Sadan. Inter-State and district buses bound for MGBS will be diverted through alternative routes including JBS, YMCA, Tarnaka, Vidyanagar, and Chaderghat, depending on their point of origin. Private travel buses have been directed to operate from outside the city.

The Hyderabad Police Commissioner, C.V. Anand, appealed to the public to cooperate with the arrangements and said helplines had been set up for guidance at 040-27852482, 8712660600 and 9010203626.

74 artificial ponds arranged for immersions

Meanwhile, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation has announced special arrangements for Ganesh idol immersion, setting up 74 artificial ponds across the city to ease pressure on Hussainsagar and other major tanks. These include 24 temporary portable water tanks, 23 temporary excavation ponds and 27 permanent baby ponds spread across zones.

Each pond will be managed by an officer-in-charge and supported by nodal officials, sanitation teams, cranes, medical camps and waste removal vehicles working in three shifts to ensure smooth immersion.

Immersion will take place in 20 main tanks including Hussainsagar, Saroor Nagar, IDL and Safilguda, in addition to the artificial ponds, allowing devotees to complete rituals closer to home.