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PM visit turns city into high security zone as crowds throng Parade Grounds
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A sea of people heading to Parade Grounds in Secunderabad where Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a public meeting on Sunday. | From early morning, over 2,600 police personnel from various wings including law and order, traffic and special teams, fanned out across Hyderabad and Secunderabad, taking positions at junctions, flyovers, Metro stations and barricaded stretches as the city prepared for one of its largest VVIP movements in recent months.According to Malkajgiri Police Commissioner B. Sumathi, over 65,000 people were present at Parade Grounds during the PM’s public meeting in the evening, while an additional 10,000 to 15,000 remained outside the venue along the periphery and service roads near the Patny and Paradise flyovers.Groups of supporters could be seen lining the barricades around the venue, many peering through the fencing and boundary walls to catch a glimpse of the stage. Loud cheers, slogans and music echoed across the Secunderabad from early evening as supporters gathered slowly.The Prime Minister’s itinerary included the launch of Sindhu Hospital in Hitec City, inauguration of infrastructure projects and the final public meeting at Parade Grounds, all of which concluded peacefully under heavy security cover.Despite elaborate traffic diversions across Hyderabad and Secunderabad, police reported that movement remained largely smooth, with no major halts or disruptions either for the attendees or the regular public. “The smooth coordination between law and order and traffic police made it possible for the waiting times to be zero for all commuters,” Ms Sumathi said.The scale of mobilisation was visible across the city’s transport network. Around 2,000 buses and over 2,000 two-wheelers entered Hyderabad for the programme, with 14 designated parking locations earmarked to manage the inflow.On the Rail Nilayam stretch, buses carrying supporters were seen being directed towards designated parking zones even as regular traffic moved steadily towards Sangeet junction.Public transport hubs also witnessed unusually heavy rush through the evening. Parade Grounds Metro station, in particular, saw a large number of supporters arriving in waves, with platforms and entry points packed as people moved towards the meeting venue. Published - May 11, 2026 01:27 am IST
Mahesh Tenginakai, MLA, reviewing the progress of works on the elevated road and the laying of concrete roads beneath the flyover, in Hubballi on Friday (May 8). | Speaking to presspersons after walking on the stretch between Old Court Circle to Hosur Circle in Hubballi on May 8, Mr. Tenginakai said that already, 70% of the flyover work had been completed and the remaining will be completed in a couple of months, and by December end, the concrete road beneath the flyover, illumination, and other works would be completed.The MLA also performed bhoomi puja for the concrete road opposite the IT Park in Hubballi during his inspection and said that the road work would be completed within four months.Mr. Tenginakai told presspersons that a delegation led by Union Minister Pralhad Joshi met Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari and sought additional funds for laying concrete roads beneath the elevated road. Responding to their plea, Mr. Gadkari had sanctioned ₹13 cr of additional grants.He said that officials had told him the concrete road work between IT Park and Old Bus Station would be completed within 15 days, in addition to the road between Old Bus Station and Bhavani Arcade. The works for laying the concrete road near Old Court Circle had also simultaneously begun, he said.“Out of the 294 girders to be installed for the elevated road, 262 have already been installed and another 32 girders are yet to be installed. This apart, 25 more girders are being readied. As box girders have to be readied at Kittur Chennamma Circle, traffic at the junction will be affected. Our efforts are under way to exert more pressure on the contractor to expedite the work further and complete the work at the earliest,” he said.Mr. Tenginakai also said that the Public Works Department officials had promised him that the work to lay concrete roads at important junctions would be completed within a month and a half.The MLA was accompanied by Deputy Mayor Santosh Chavan, Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation councillor Meenakshi Vantamuri, Deputy Commissioner of Police C.R. Raveen, National Highways Authority of India executive engineer Satish Naganur, Municipal Commissioner Rudresh Ghali, and others were present. Published - May 09, 2026 09:21 pm IST
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