Overview
- Hyderabad Police Commissioner VC Sajjanar conducted a final field inspection on Monday and reported more than 25,000 devotees already at the Nampally Exhibition Grounds with about 1,000 police and specialised teams deployed.
- The Fisheries Department has staged 1.2 lakh murrel seedlings and officials have set up 35 distribution counters plus 16 token counters for the free fish prasadam, scheduled to start at 9 p.m. on June 8 and continue until 9 p.m. on June 9.
- Traffic diversions will be in effect from 6 a.m. on June 8 to 8 p.m. on June 9 with designated parking at Gruha Kalpa, Gagan Vihar and Chandra Vihar and specific drop points for buses and autos as detailed by Hyderabad Traffic Police.
- GHMC, HMWSSB, TSSPDCL and other civic agencies have pre-positioned mobile transformers, water tankers, sanitation crews, a mini command centre and five ambulances to maintain power, drinking water and emergency response at the site.
- The Bathini family organises the ritual that devotees believe eases bronchial ailments and officials have urged calm, asked people to follow verified announcements and given priority today to out‑of‑town visitors to reduce tomorrow’s crowding.