Traffic restrictions for Secunderabad Bonalu festival

HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad City Police on Friday issued a fresh traffic advisory to ensure free flow of traffic during the Bonalu festival at Sri Ujjaini Mahankali temple in Secunderabad. The new set of traffic regulations will be in force from 4 am on July 17 till the end of the jatara on July 18.

The police requested the general public to avoid roads and junctions located at Karbala maidan, Ranigunj, Old PS Ramgopalpet, Paradise, CTO, Plaza, SBI X Road, YMCA, X Roads, St. Johns Rotary, Sangeeth X Road, Patny X Road, Park lane, Bata, Ghasmandi X Roads, Bible house, Ministers Road and Rasoolpura during this time.

Passengers, intending to travel by trains from Secunderabad Railway Station, were requested to start early to reach the railway station on time. There would be traffic congestion while approaching Secunderabad Railway Station from Platform No. 1 side. In view of this, passengers were requested to use the entry from platform no. 10 which is on the Chilkalguda side.

Traffic congestion is expected within a two-km radius of Sri Ujjaini Mahankali Temple during the festival time.

Below are the details of roads that will be closed for vehicular traffic:

1 The road leading to Mahankali Temple from Tobacco Bazar and Hill Street.

2. Subhash Road starting from Bata X Roads up to Old Ramgopalpet PS, Secunderabad.

3. The road leading to Mahankali Temple from Audaiah X Roads, Secunderabad.

4. The road towards Mahankali Temple from General Bazar, Secunderabad.

Diversion points:

1. Ranigunj X Roads towards Secunderabad Railway Station:

i) General Traffic and RTC Buses coming from Karbala Maidan to Secunderabad railway station would be diverted at Ranigunj x roads towards Minister Road–Rasoolpura X roads - Left turn – P N T Fly over- HPS U turn - CTO–SBI X roads – YMCA X Roads – St.John's Rotary – Sangeeth – Gopalapuram Lane–Railway Station.

ii) RTC Buses returning from Railway Station towards Tank Bund would pass through Chilkalguda X Road, Gandhi Hospital – Musheerabad X Road – Kavadiguda – Marriot Hotel – Tankbund.

iii) RTC Buses return from Railway Station towards Tadban and Begumpet would pass through Clock Tower–Patny X Roads/ YMCAX road–SBI X Roads.

2.Ghasmandi X roads:

i) General Traffic coming from Bible house going towards Secunderabad Railway Station, Trimulghery would be diverted at Ghasmandi x roads towards Sajjanlal Street, Secunderabad railway station or Hill street, Ranigunj.

3. Patny X roads:

i)General Traffic coming from SBI X Roads towards Tankbund would be diverted at Patny x roads towards Paradise, Minister Road or Clock Tower, Sangeeth X Road - Secunderabad Railway station, Chilkalguda, Musheerabad X Road – Kavadiguda – Marriot Hotel – Tankbund.

ii)General Traffic coming from Paradise towards Bible house would be diverted at Patny X Roads towards SBI or Clock Tower.

iii)General Traffic coming from Clock Tower towards R.P.Road would be diverted at Patny X roads towards SBI X roads or Paradise.

4. Paradise X roads:

i)General Traffic coming from CTO Junction towards M.G.Road would be diverted at Paradise X roads towards – Sindhi Colony – Right turn – Minister Road – Left turn - Ranigunj X roads –Right turn – Karbala Maidan. Traffic coming from Patny x roads will be diverted at Paradise x roads towards CTO Junction.

5. To and fro towards /from Secunderabad Railway Station (For Railway Passengers)

i) From Punjagutta to Secunderabad Railway Station to reroute from Panjagutta –Khairtabad Junction – IMAX Rotary – Telugu talli flyover – Lower Tank bund – RTC X Road – Musheerabad X Road – Gandhi Hospital – Chilakalguda X Road – Platform No.10 entry to Secunderabad Railway Station and vice-versa.

ii) Secunderabad Railway Station – Old Gandhi X Roads –Monda

Market - Ghasmandi – Bible House – Karbala Maidan – Tankbund and vice-versa.

iii) Do not use roads from Secunderabad Railway Station to Patny –

Paradise Junction – Begumpet – Punjagutta as they will be congested.

6. To from Uppal towards Punjagutta

i. Use road from Uppal – Ramanthapur – Amberpet – Himayathnagar – Khairtabad Junction – Punjagutta.

ii. Don't use road between Uppal – Tarnaka – Rail Nilayam- Sangeeth

YMCA – Plaza – Begumpet – Panjagutta as it will be heavily

Congested.

7. The Road between Secunderabad Railway Station towards St.Mary's

Road / Clock tower would be closed for all vehicular traffic.

8. All buses proceeding towards Secunderabad Railway Station from

Hakeempet, Bowenpally, Balanagar and Ameerpet will be terminated at

Clock Tower and they would return to their destinations on the same route

i.e.,Via: Patny, SBI X Road.

Parking places for devotees:

1.For the vehicles coming from St.Johns Rotary, Sweekar Upkar, SBI side would park their vehicles at Hari Hara Kala Bhavan.

2.For the vehicles coming from St.Johns Rotary, Sweekar Upkar, SBI side would park their vehicles at Mahabub College/SVIT College.

3.For the vehicles coming from Subhash Roadside would park their vehicles at Old Jail khana open place.

4.For the vehicles coming from Karbla Maidan, Bible House, Ghansmandi side would park their vehicles at Islamia High School.

5.For the vehicles coming from Ranigunj & Audaiah X Roads side will park their vehicles at Govt. Audaiah Memorial High School, Audaiah X Roads, Rani gunj, Secunderabad.

6.For the vehicles coming from Rasoolpura, CTO, Balamrai would park their vehicles at Mahatma Gandhi Statue, M.G Road (Limits of Tr. PS Begumpet).

7.For the vehicles coming from St.Johns Rotary, Sweekar Upkar, SBH side would park their vehicles at Belson Taj Hotel.

8.For the vehicles coming from Manju Theater side will park their vehicles at Anjali Theater lane.

Those public coming for Sri Ujjaini Mahankali Jatara were requested to refer to the Map for parking places for Jatara.

Commuters were requested to plan their journey / travel in advance and as suggested above. Hence the public were requested to cooperate with the Hyderabad Traffic Police.