Overview
- A first group from Utnoor reached Hyderabad under the Adivasi Tourism Exposure Programme launched by Tourism Minister Jupally Krishna Rao.
- Tour organizers used five air‑conditioned buses and housed visitors at Taramati Baradari with planned stops at RGIA, Charminar, Nehru Zoo, Lumbini Park, the Golconda sound‑and‑light show, and Shilparamam.
- Rao said the trip aims to give new perspectives, introduce urban life, and build confidence after he promised such visits during an earlier outreach in Adilabad.
- Participants described first‑time city experiences and flagged problems back home, including mud roads, scarce water for farming, mosquito swarms, missing gas connections, and tense dealings with forest officials.
- Officials said more groups will arrive in the coming days, with Deccan Chronicle reporting a plan for roughly 650 visitors in three batches and PTI noting selections through the state’s Integrated Tribal Development Agency.