Temporary traffic curbs to be in place whenever the president moves around the city.
Hyderabad: Elaborate security arrangements have been made by the city police in view of the President’s annual visit.
North Zone police officials said that fool proof security will be in place at the Rashtrapati Nilayam at Bolarum in Secunderabad, where President Pranab Mukherjee will be staying.
The entire RP Nilayam area is under strict watch, and extra security officials have been deployed.
Temporary traffic curbs will also be in place whenever the president moves around the city, higher officials said.
North Zone DCP Jayalakshmi said that enough security officials will be on the ground. “Apart from the police, we have deployed APSP too. Strict surveillance measures are in place all along the routes through which the president will be travelling,” she said.
Traffic curbs will be in place from 5.15 pm on the routes from Hakimpet to Rashtrapati Nilayam.
Traffic curbs will be in force on these routes:
Hakimpet, Air force Station ‘Y’ Junction - 2 & 4 Battalion gate Air Force - Bollaram Check Post (Left Turn) – Sahej Dwar (Right Turn) - JCO’S Mess EME Centre - 1st Battalion EME Center - Haig line Pump House - Bision Enviro park - Bision Head Quarter main Gate - Yapral road - Bision Bakery extension Counter - Navy House Jn (Straight) - Officer Mess Andhra Sub area - RSI Jn (Straight) - EME Centre House (Straight) - Gate No.3 (Straight) - Gate No.2 (Straight) - Gate No.1 (Straight) - R.P. Nilayam Main Gate.
Addl. CP Amit garg requested citizen to avoid these routes and take alternate routes.
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3 copters ready for Pranab
Hyderabad: Three choppers have been put at the disposal of President Pranab Mukherjee, who is arriving in the city on Thursday. The helipads at EME Centre near Rashtrapathi Nilay-am, Begumpet Airport and Hakimpet Airport are being kept ready.
The President will arrive at Hakimpet airport on Thursday and will take the road to the Rashtrapathi Nilayam at Bollarum.
The original plan was for the President to land at the Begumpet airport and so the civic authorities have been busy repairing roads from Begumpet airport to Rashtrapathi Nilayam. However, it was later decided that the President will land at Hakimpet IAF station.
The President will not have any meetings on Thursday. The following day, December 20, he will leave for Chennai from Hakimpet airport. He will also be visiting Kerala.
On December 23 he will come back to Secunderabad and take part in the centenary celebrations of former president Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy, and will host a dinner at the Raj Bhavan on December 24.
However, G.V. Rao, general secretary of the Great Alwal Allied Service Association, said that people living near Rashtrapathi Nilayam face serious trouble whenever the President visits.
particularly now that the population of Alwal circle is around 2.5 lakh.
“Defence has recently closed several roads in the area and only the road from Alwal to Yapral is functional. With the President coming even from Hakimpet we have trouble at Bollarum. All the roads are closed during his journey in the city and there are curbs during his stay.”
J. Dorai Raj of Saraswatinagar in Lothukunta said that he is “glad to know that the President is coming to Hyderabad and will stay in Rashtrapati Nilayam, Bollarum because the roads from Begumpet to Bollarum, via Secunderabad Club, Kharkana, Trimulgherry, Lal Bazar, Lothukunta are nicely laid, potholes have been filled, ditches covered, wires and cables hanging from poles removed, street lights are working.
“But my happiness is short-lived. The moment the last car of the convoy leaves Begumpet, the wear and tear begins. By February the holes and ditches will reappear, and by June it becomes bad and in the rainy season it becomes worse. Next December the whole process starts again.”
Rashtrapati Nilayam is one of the two official retreats of the President of India, the other being in Shimla. The President’s winter sojourn will end on December 31.
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All set to receive the President
Hyderabad: Around 16 teams from various government departments like horticulture, entomology, veterinary, security and protocol have been deployed on the premises of the 90-acre Rashtrapathi Nilayam which would house President Pranab Mukherjee on December 19.
So far the zoo officials have caught two snakes and one scorpion, and the GHMC?veterinary department have caught 36 stray dogs.
They have been sent to the stray animal centre. Two Monkey trapping cages are being installed in the 90-acre compound.
Special dog squads and snake catchers have been deployed to monitor the grounds till the President leaves.
Veterinary department north zone assistant director Dr Govardhan Reddy said, “a-year-old monkey was trapped in the adjacent area last week by the team and has been sent to to the stray animal home.
The 36 stray dogs will be sterilized, vaccinated and released in the adjacent colonies after observation.
Two monkey trapping cases have been installed on the Rashtrapathi Nilayam compound wall with eatables.
The movement of stray cattle on the main roads leading to the President’s home will also be monitored. Special dog catching squads and monkey catchers have been deployed in and around the Nilayam.”
A four-member team from the Nehru Zoological Park have been deployed to keep a watch on snakes. Mohd Safiullah, Zoo in-charge curator said, “A cobra, rat snake and a scorpion were caught last week. The team have been monitoring the Nilayam since December 2nd week.”
The entomology team of the GHMC has carried out anti-larva operations December 12.
Meanwhile the SCB has repaved the stretch between Jubliee Bus stand and Rashtrapathi Nilayam.
“Unwanted structures hindering the free flow of traffic have been cleared,” SCB chief Sujatha Gupta said.
